Here’s the first footage I’ve come across of the Barros Pop 25 floating right side up and sailing… Plus here’s some in depth coverage from the Brazilian Nautica magazine on the Pop 25 with English synopsis (though Google translate might be a help for those who are Portugese challenged).
Now that you’ve had some time to think about the lug schooner rig (though we’ll be coming back to it in a post or two) let’s look at the other big chunk of a budget for a cruising boat… The engine. Of course, it’s been proven that a couple can cruise pretty well on a …
some more quick thoughts on designing a VolksCruiser that makes sense… Read More »
I was recently involved in a discussion about what features a boat should have to be a successful VolksCruiser… It was a problematic enterprise. The hard part in discussing an enterprise of frugality in a consumerist world is that there is almost always a certain disconnect of logic. Face it, anyone with a consumerist mindset …
Some quick thoughts on designing a VolkCruiser that makes sense… Read More »
Yesterday, over at Boat Bits, I mentioned a French boat I like that I thought was overpriced… Then again, some astute observers might point out that I think almost all boats are seriously overpriced. I’m just that kind of guy… As it happens, the Mojito 888 is a great boat for folks of the VolksCruiserish …
Some interesting news on the Pop 25 front…
Just maybe, catamarans don’t have to be sillly expensive… Read about it here.
Just one of the reasons I’m a huge fan of Atom Voyages…
Yesterday while running errands we noticed a new boat in the anchorage… A very nice example of a Wharram Tiki 30. What a great boat… Rowing by I was struck with just how much sense it makes and what a great design it is. Sure, it might not be everything you want in a boat …
The new issue of Practical Boat Owner has a review /article about he Etap 24i that caught my attention. First off, it is a good review and not the usual regurgitated advertising copy we take for granted in American sailing rags. Secondly, I’ve always really liked what Etap is doing with their boats and it’s …
I came across this rig a while back and it seems to make all kinds of sense… Better yet, it’s an affordable and home-buildable rig. What’s more, I’d really, really like to build and try it out. Reuel Parker has more to say about the rig and the boat over at WoodenBoat (it’s well …
