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| Ready to load on to top of car. Note the red PocketShip in the background. |
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| Carting down to the water. Having a kayak cart makes moving the boat around a breeze. |
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| Initial sea trials consisted of rowing... |
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| And sailing tests. |
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| Time on the water was limited, so the maiden voyage was just a tour of the boat basin |
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| The simple rig and lug sail were intuitive to use. |
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| The hull is actually vert shapely, something you lose sight of when building in the garage |
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| The Eastport Pram has excellent stability, making shifting your weight when tacking uneventful. It has been a while since I've sailed a dinghy, though, and it took a while to get the "behind the back" handoff between tiller and mainsheet back to a graceful motion. |
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| A real pleasure to sail! |
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| Ready to go home. The sail gets rolled up around the spars. |
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| Car-toppable fun. |
Great picture story. I read your article in SBM about Pocket Ship and had a few questions for you. Would you be kind enough to get in touch?
ReplyDeleteThanks,
-Bruce