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New Boat 4 Sled
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OlyJeff
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I was wandering the docks in Port Townsend just checking out boats for fun, and to my surprise, there she was — Tally Ho! Nobody else was around, so I had the treat of seeing her all to myself. Totally made my day.
Daydreamer
SAILOR
Leo gave a nice overview of the project and answered questions afterwards.
I think he is truly amazed and grateful for the support the project has received.
I think he is truly amazed and grateful for the support the project has received.
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival (PTWBF) always a treat. This year there was a collection of SSS and other shorthanded notables encountered, including previous winners of 6 SHTP's: Dan and Linda Newland, Stan and Sally Honey, Norton Smith, Synthia Petroka, Milly Biller, Ants Uiga, Kris North, and myself. At least one of these is considering sailing the 2027 SHTP.
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Other SSS'ers at PTWBF were Greg Ashby who recently made a notable return trip under sail from the 2025 SHTP on his Merit 25 AKUMU. Another SSSer doing good work at PTWBF was SHTP vet Lee Johnson of MORNING STAR who was doing the dirty work of inspecting bilges and bilge pumps of entries into the Festival. Thanks to Lee and his team there were no oil sheens into the confined waters of Point Hudson to spoil the festive atmosphere. Yay for them!
Apologies to Greg Ashby whose AKUMU I misidentified above and is not a Merit 25, but a B-25 (Bailey). I would be curious if Greg could share with us specifics: AKUMU is a daggerboard/lifting keel design? Is the lifting blade weighted (most likely) and can it be retracted downwind? Or primarily for trailering.
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Daydreamer
SAILOR
Hi Skip
Sorry I missed you at the Wooden Boat Festival. Saw several of the people you mentioned earlier.
Leif Beiley designed and built her in 1994
Number 44 of fifty.
2000# displacement with 800 in the daggerboard keel.
I have a winch apparatus to lift it up to put the boat on the trailer.
It takes up a lot of space in the cabin when it is up.
Is secured with eight bolts and a gasket when down.
Sorry I missed you at the Wooden Boat Festival. Saw several of the people you mentioned earlier.
Leif Beiley designed and built her in 1994
Number 44 of fifty.
2000# displacement with 800 in the daggerboard keel.
I have a winch apparatus to lift it up to put the boat on the trailer.
It takes up a lot of space in the cabin when it is up.
Is secured with eight bolts and a gasket when down.
An interesting weather perspective on climate change, and its possible effect on yacht insurance and crew requirements: https://www.ft.com/content/c64c0e05-3ead-422e-bbf4-27ac3f06653b?shareType=nongift
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