Small Boat Gatherings – Simplicity Afloat

12 Responses So Far to “Small Boat Gatherings – Simplicity Afloat”

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  suzan says:

  Thank you Maynard for highlighting the TSCA!! Great meeting you at the WBS in Maine looking over that sweet little catboat! I encourage your team to spotlight more Small Craft _/)
  Capt Suz
  TSCA (President)

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  John Wujack says:

  What design is the white, lap strake, (cat ketch?) that is shown being beached at the 3:10 mark? Stunningly beautiful! Thanks, John

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    Maynard Bray says:

    The boat you ask about belongs to me and is a replica of N.G. Herreshoff’s Coquina. She is a 16’8” cat ketch and building info is available from D.N. Hylan. Doug Hylan and I developed this package in cooperation with the MIT Museum which holds the original plans and the rights.

    She’s a wonderful little boat: fast and fun to sail.

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      John Wujack says:

      Maynard, This is pleasant news learning that you are connected to this lovely boat. I’d love to see more. You continue to be my hero. Regards, John

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  jan labij says:

  Trailer sailers are great, even plastic ones. Because the boat is small, it is very practical to be owner built in wood. I started sailing in my fathers Snipe, 75 years ago. Worked my way up to 38 feet. More work than fun. Then a friend bought a used MacGregor 25, and asked me to help him learn how to sail it. What an eye opener that boat was. Easy to sail, easy to trailer, easy to rig. Simple really is better!

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  Daniel Gonneau says:

  Excellent video, I hope you’ll post a new one covering the 2018 event! Some day I hope to go again (I attended in 2012, great fun)…

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  Rod McLaren says:

  Without realizing it, some of us on the Canadian prairies have been part of this movement. July 2018 will be the 6th Elbow Run on the 145 mile long Lake Diefenbaker. We started in 2013 with 2 WindRider 17’s and it has grown since then. We welcome newcomers to join us this year with different boat designs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH_pWcijG3Q&t=3s

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    Rick Robinson says:

    I want to take part in this….I’m in North Dakota and would really like to take part in a small sailboat group sail. I sail 150 mile long Lake Sakakawea and my boat is a 17.6 foot Mudhen.

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  Conbert Benneck says:

  I totally agree with the comments. In our case, sailing New England in a 29 foot sailboat gradually lost all the charm of sailing; the quiet; the secluded anchorages; the camaraderie among sailors. It was all slowly being ruined by the ever growing hoard of powerboats.
  After one last powerboat experience where we were bracketed by two large powerboats in a narrow channel leading to the Mystic River doing 25 knots, and making us the ham in their sandwich, their wakes rolled us (in a no wake zone) creating havoc down below where my wife had just made herself some coffee. The coffee filter / coffee / coffee pot all rolled around on the cabin sole carpet. After that we went trailer sailing in a 15 footer. Could go where no powerboats dared to go, and enjoyed a vastly expanded sailing area and peace and quiet again. The costs also went to almost $0 except for some ramp charges when we used the boat. Winter storage was next to our garage. We used B&Bs / and cooked on board as well. I can only highly recommend this way of sailing. If you are an experienced sailor you can sail almost anywhere. A sister ship of our boat was single-handed from San Diego to Honolulu.

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  Dave Dickmeyer says:

  Four minutes is just not enough time to give to these beautiful small craft! More please!

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  Patrick Daniels says:

  Time to make Christophe an honorary OCH employee!! Small boats!

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  David Satter says:

  Simple is good, sold my Herreshoff bristol 30. now looking at a small catboat or Beetlecat.Would love to get to the Small Reach Regatta one day.