Friday, August 27, 2010

Great Bay, NH

My sail is back, and apparently, it was cut just fine by Duckworks.  So now I have to figure out how to tension the lug rig right to get rid of some of those wrinkles.  An interesting rig, this lug rig.

Yesterday I did some sailing in Great Bay, a favorite sailing spot of mine.  Coincidentally, I ran into a CLC Jimmy Skiff "Life Goal #9" built in nearby Dover.  Unfortunately I left my camera at home, but "Life Goal #9" had one and took some of the first picture and video of my Goat Island Skiff putting along.






Thanks Ron!
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3 comments:

  1. BobAugust 29, 2010 at 9:12 PM

    Puttering along!? Indeed! More like seriously pulling away from the Jimmy Skiff! Fun stuff.

    Bob

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  2. davlafontSeptember 1, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    What were the Jimmy's captain's comments/reactions to your Goat? Was it, "wow" or "whatever"?

    After reading this post I looked up CLC and I see a lot of simliarities between the two, though the Jimmy looks to be shorter.

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  3. callsign222September 5, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    The Jimmy is over two feet shorter, has less freeboard, and proportionally carries less sail area than the GIS. It's a good solo boat, though I wouldn't take it coastal camp cruising in Maine, for instance. This captain has taken it to Wooden Boat's Small Reach Regatta however. It's obviously a proven design, but the GIS is another animal altogether.

    The captain's reaction was like mine when I saw his boat... we're always happy to see new boats and talk about construction, boat behavior, etc. until our jaws fall off.

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