This might be what Chestertown looked like 200 years ago. I took this during my frosty morning dinghy sail.
Chestertown Downrigging Weekend
This might be what Chestertown looked like 200 years ago. I took this during my frosty morning dinghy sail.
That looks to have been a bright day, Dobbs, and what company to keep. The rake of those masts on the left look quite spectacular. We've not seen the sun in two days here, low cloud and mist
Sapiens qui vigilat He is wise who watches
The ship on the right looks to be 200 years old, although I suppose she's not. Do You have a hard bottom dinghy on Grace? or are you back home?
Originally Posted by Vagabond
Amusingly, Grace is one of the older boats in attendance, at 58.
Agility is a hard dinghy of my own design. Here's a picture from a few years back of my test pilot preparing for the maiden voyage in less than exciting conditions.
Our Fall cruise ends in less than 2 weeks. We've been enjoying the sun, but the report from our home is that the gardens would enjoy some low cloud and mist.
Last edited by Dobbs; 11-03-2024 at 17:59.
That's an interesting design, lots of freeboard. I don't think I've seen a sail plan like that before, presumably the mast is free standing like a junk rig so Is the sail set for a port tack or do you dip the yard to tack.
Good to hear you're getting sun it's pretty miserable here.
We woke up this morning to 2-3°C, but it is sunny.
The mast is freestanding and breaks down into to sections when not in use. I believe that the rig is called a standing lug, similar to the junk rig, but without the battens. The upper yard stays on the same side of the mast on both tacks.
As to the freeboard, Suzanne and I play in some unreasonable conditions sometimes and I like the assurance that the water will stay on the outside.
Great pictures. I should have driven down. Curious about that black hulled cutter next to the Pride, I don't recognize her.
That cutter beat up the Chester River with us for a while. She was splendid to behold and walked away from us easily. She's Bloodhound, a reproduction of a 19th century racing cutter.
In a strange encounter, on the other side of the Bay, Suzanne and I were out walking the day before we sailed up the Chester and met a man walking his dog. After introductions and finding out we were on a boat, he mentioned that he owned Bloodhound . His dog was a beagle.
https://sailbloodhound.com/meet-the-fleet/
Last edited by Dobbs; 11-08-2024 at 17:54.
In my trawling through the site I came across your original post from your inaugural launch of Agility with plenty of pictures showing her on both starboard and port tack, cheers. It reminded me of a couple of posts on lateen sails and how they were tacked.
Your story about Bloodhound reminds me of one about his dog.
A man with a lead and no dog is almost certainly a Beagle owner.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks