A very interesting read, the Dropkick Murphys ask the important question, and in the “fascinated by the befuddingly strange moments” department… Now this is cool. Divinité 5.83m big roof: – Possibility of strip planking roof with 1.84m headroom ! – Possibility of junk rig. – Same characteristics as the first flush deck version, excepted -290mm …
A Carl Sagan book everyone should read, a bit of milk history, and in the “Hitler had tariffs” department… I’ve always wanted to own a bilge keel cruising boat. Partly because of the shoal draft and drying out upright. Mostly though, I just wanted to see what they were like. As it happens, there’s a …
EBM says the needful, a timely toon, and some graphs that tell a story… There’s a very interesting thread on the JRA forum you might want to check out. Of course, it had me instantly when I saw it was about converting a Harlé-designed Sangria to junk. The Sangria being a favorite design of mine. …
A needful read, some good advice, and in the “WTF” department… The new JRA Magazine (issue 97) is now available and it’s a worthy read. For me, one of the best parts of being a member of the Junk Rig Association is their great magazine. I’ve never read an issue that did not have an …
A plethora of needful bullet points, today on the weather front, and in the “Heinous state of affairs” department… I’m having one of those days. I’d rant about it but don’t feel any of you deserve the pain. In the mean time, since Eric Henseval has sent some more info on the DIVINITÉ 7m expé …
EBM with a catch that gives me some hope, this pissed me off, and something about those folks without spines… Speaking of the Hensaval scow, Eric is also working on a junk rig version. Kind of cool, that.
I’ve always been of the “Hope for the best, prepare for the worst” kinda guy and, as a result, also big on backup plans. For instance, at 2AM last night I was thinking about… What would I do if I lost the rig on the Islander? And so, my “A” plan for a rig replacement …
This is nowhere. Face it, we all have our passions and some lucky people (or so I’ve been told) get to share their passions with with a large group of like-minded folks. Then again, some of have passions that are, due to a general lack of interest, more along the lines of a private passion. …
I noticed this morning that there’s a junk rig Virgo Voyager for sale on the JRA forum. I’ve always liked the Virgo Voyager as it’s a lot of boat shoehorned into a 23′ envelope. Even better is its shoal draft with bilge keels and it is one of the few production boats available with a …
I’ve always liked Colvin’s junk rig boats as they were in a sorta/kinda evolutionary step that never really made the jump to the next stage and, as a result, have a lot to tell us about sailboat design. Someone has an idea for a boat or rig and designs a sailboat based on that idea. …
