Now that heavy construction is over, Sasha and I are settling into a more normal routine. Wake up, work out, have breakfast, head to work. Though,...
Topping Up Hydraulic Fluid
We installed some new hoses in the steering system and in the process needed to top up the hydraulic fluid. This was a good trial to see if we are building...
Master List - S&S 5.5-Meter Designs
Here is a master list of S&S 5.5-Meters sorted by name, design number and ye...
Design 2400 - 73' Cruising Ketch
Here's a nice looking ketch that is pretty old school for 1980 but a nice looking cruising boat nonetheless. She's a lot of boat with four cabins plus...
GORGEOUS KER 33!!!
This beauty, contrary to other KER, will be a relatively affordable boat: It is not a carbon one but an Eglass cored boat with aluminium spars standard...
BARCELONA WORLD RACE
It starts at 13.00, 31 December, a good way to start the year :-) a non stop circumnavigation race for duos on IMOCA racers (Open 60's). Unfortunately...
Moving In!
This is not my usual mood when it looks like a bomb went off in the boat, but today is different. Today, I'm unpacking boxes and starting to move...
ROLEX MIDDLE SEA RACE OFFICIAL VIDEO AND SOME MORE
A pity they show so little footage from the bad weather part: they wanted to make a balanced movie with all parts of the race but it is a pity the movie...
Boat Construction Using an Existing Design
Boats can be and are regularly built using an existing design. This is a cost effective way to obtain plans for a proven boat. Click here for an example...
HANSE 315
There is another little Hanse, a new 315. I confess that I did not take a second look at the boat when I saw it the first time. Sure it is a nice little...
Bottom + Bootstripe Painting
After the bottom paint is on We remove the tape and let the paint bake for a few hours in the mid-day sun. Bottom paint dries fast so this afternoon...
A GOOD CRUISING BOAT FOR VERY LITTLE
This is not a new boat, it is an older Gib Sea 126 (43ft). Normally I post about new boats but this thread is about interesting boats and I was so impressed...
Summer in Review: NYC
New York was full on Pizza R&D. I was reading a book that was given to me by a former charter guest titled One day we made sauce, another day...
MAGNIFICENT PEYRON: THE OLD MAN WON THE ROUTE DU RHUM
When he came out ahead of that storm and managed to keep about 100nm to his closest pursuer, Guichard, on the faster and bigger Spindrift trimaran, I...
GREAT IMAGES FROM 2014
Three great movies: A kind of Middle Sea race surfing best off, Concise, the Ker designed 40class racer blasting downwind and a kit surf movie, a great...
Design 2213 - Charisma II
This was the second Charisma for this particular owner. Constructed of welded aluminum, she was built by Minneford's Yacht Yard of City Island, New York....
AN ALL SPANISH TEAM WON THE ROUTE DU RHUM
On the class with more boats and where the competition is harder, the 40class, Alex Pella did not only win the race but also beat the record by one day...
Design 2270 - 12-Meter Racing Yacht - Enterprise
Enterprise (US27) was designed and built to compete in the 23rd America's Cup of 1977. She was constructed of aluminum by the Minneford Yacht Yard of...
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