A bit of scary reading, somewhat nervous making, and a good read about boats in the USVI in the aftermath of Irma/Maria...
I've always had a soft spot for cargo schooners and other working sailboats. As a kid growing up on an island 26 miles from Los Angeles, I remember clearly how a cargo schooner brought the first real bicycle I got for my birthday, toys for the holidays, and other assorted household goods.
Of course, when most folk think of a cargo schooner the picture that pops into their head is a salty gaff-rigged boat sporting baggywrinkle and helmed by a guy in a southwester who says aaarhh a lot.
The thing is it's 2017 going on 2018...
Perhaps it's time for something a little different?
Michael Schacht has just the thing...
Some quick numbers...
LOA: 48-64
BOA: 24’
Hull BOA: 5’ (4’ bunks just fit)
WLB: 3.8'
Hull cross section: sharpie-like
Weight empty: 5300 lbs
Racing: 7550 (cargo schooners MUST race)
Medium: 12,100
Heavy: 17,200
SA: 700 sq. ft
I expect more to be soon coming...
Listening to Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
So it goes...
