Cedar Key Small Boat Meet 2K25 Part 2 of 3 . . . . .

Started by Charles Brennan, May 05, 2025, 06:58 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

Charles Brennan

MORE Boats!  ;D
Balanced lug sailing canoe.
You cannot view this attachment.

Decked canoe with a windsurfer sail and carbon fiber mast.
Guy has a second bigger sail and mast, but wanted this one, for the wind conditions that day.
I thought, what a novel approach: Don't Reef!!  :D  Just change out the whole damn' rig!!  ;D
You cannot view this attachment.

ComPac Picnic Cat.
Ho Hum;  ::)  Classic Plastic.
(I can say that now, that I'm going to get rid of Urchin and start sailing a hand-built wood/composite sailboat.)  8)
You cannot view this attachment.

Herreshoff-designed Haven 12½
Always turns a lot of heads, when it hits the beach.
You cannot view this attachment.

Ya know, some boats are well-built boats, and some boats are more akin to fine furniture.
You cannot view this attachment.

One of a couple of Wayfarers, that showed up.
You cannot view this attachment.

By golly! Ken's proa actually SAILS!!  :o
Home-made motor boat at right, looked like a scaled-down Chris Craft runabout from the 40's.
You cannot view this attachment.

Still finding the "groove".  :-\
You cannot view this attachment.

Texas Tri heading out . . . . .  after he clears the sand bar behind him, that is.   :P
Chris watching from his vantage position on/in the water's edge, while we munch our subs, for lunch..
You cannot view this attachment.

Rhodes 19.
Sail organization is not his strong suit; the jib was dragging in the water when he beached it.  :-[
You cannot view this attachment.

THAT'S better!!   :D
You cannot view this attachment.
I guess.  :-\

A Pre-Hutchins, Clark Mills era, ComPac with swing keel.
You cannot view this attachment.

The OTHER Wayfarer.
You cannot view this attachment.

John Gardner designed Chamberlain Gunning Dory
You cannot view this attachment.

Totally FORGOT!!  ???  What this one was.
Sharpy?  ???  Dory?  ???  Dunno.  ???
You cannot view this attachment.

Lineage on this one is unmistakable for John Welsford  fans; a Welsford Pathfinder, with an added cabin.
You cannot view this attachment.

For a future SCAMP owner, ya gotta love it!  ;D
You cannot view this attachment.

Chris opened up his sails, for some pics.
You cannot view this attachment.

Much bigger turn-out than I had thought would happen, since Cedar Key was trashed so severely by hurricanes, last fall.
You cannot view this attachment.

40 sailors, 60 opinions.
You cannot view this attachment.

ANOTHER Sea Pearl showed up! This hull was the protype for the Sea Pearls, when they were first figuring out how they wanted to configure them.
You cannot view this attachment.

A little different than Chris's boat, huh?
You cannot view this attachment.

Guy delights in telling anyone who will listen, that this is a Crotch Island Pinky!!  ;)
Love the sail reefing: Just wad it up, like a hand towel!  :D
You cannot view this attachment.

Sea Pearl tri suffered a lee-board mishap.  :P
You cannot view this attachment.

Charles Brennan

Norm L.

Dozens of great boats and 4 different types of hats.
When are those people going to get into personal designs and colors on their heads.

Captain Kidd

Love the H12-1/2 knock-offs.

Is that a Goat Island Skiff?
"They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and His wonders in the deep." Psalm 107:23-24