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Friday, 7 April 2017

Everything is So Blue

I'm back on the water after two weeks. The day is warm, but the wind is light. I am lazy and don't take advantage of the cool morning, putting my canoe in during the heat of the day. But, I put in on the sound and the millions of gallons of 57F water cools the surrounding air and it is all quite pleasant. I head from my favorite Elliott Bay launch west to 4 mile rock and then north to Discovery Park. I see two osprey as I paddle along the bluffs and also a flock of small sea gulls. A very large person in a small kayak wallows in my direction, but I turn around and paddle back. I'm watching the trees and shore for birds and I look forward and there is the black head of a seal, or perhaps sea lion, watching me. It disappears the second that I notice it. I forget to reset my camera's white balance and all of my photos are blue.

Monday, 27 March 2017

Design 1225 Blue Cloud

We don't have much on hand for this design, shy of asking Mystic Seaport to send us some plans but I'm posting her anyway. I pulled this sail plan from a negative (sorry for the poor quality). I like the look of the boat even though her deckhouse is rather tall versus her freeboard and the camber on her housetop looks excessive. Her sheer and overhangs are beautiful. She is obviously a centerboarder based on her draft.

She was built by Hodgdon Brothers of East Boothbay, Maine. The year of her launch was 1956.

Principal Dimensions
LOA 42'-10"
LWL 29'-6"
Beam 11'-9"
Draft 4'-4"
Displacement 22,400 lbs
Sail Area 846 sq ft