Marconi rigs on yachts in the US were just being experimented with in 1910s so it's understandable she was gaff-rigged: https://herreshoff.org/2020/09/a-prudence-island-clam-bake-part-i/
BURMA was available for cruising programs at the Woodenboat School some years ago. Friends sailed aboard her for extended cruises with her owners the McMemenys. Here's an article about BURMA: https://www.passagemaker.com/cruiser-reviews/a-burma-cruise-in-downeast-maine
It's clear you enjoy your Cal 40. We chartered one with seven college friends in the Caribbean during a windy spring vacation in the 70s. It was a great boat and we thrashed past every other boat we came across with ease. Have you read this set of ideas about 'upgrading' the design into a "Cal 4040" version. It proposes some interesting ideas: https://stephenswaring.com/the-cal-4040/
Fun video of Blake's Cove as we call it (and as you may also). We've wondered what design Fee-Fi is and now we know. I spent time in the Woodenboat Magazine library doing some research one long, foggy afternoon and there was a quiet man working alongside me. I didn't want to interrupt him and he didn't wish that for me either. It was only after he left and I finished that the librarian told me it was Iain Oughtred. What a missed opportunity to chat him up! We look forward to seeing you this spring.
I remember seeing JOY arrive on her trailer at a Savannah, Georgia boat ramp, then rigged and launched. She spent the winter cruising the shallow bays, rivers and creeks there like we did. It believe it was in 2003 or 2004.
Very nice! I recall reading somewhere that Sarby's Finn design was a transom version adapted from a sailing canoe with an extended stern and split rig. It's great to see one still exists and under sail!
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Wonderful photos, especially the one with the dog!46′ Lawley Yawl (1916) – SEMINOLE
Marconi rigs on yachts in the US were just being experimented with in 1910s so it's understandable she was gaff-rigged: https://herreshoff.org/2020/09/a-prudence-island-clam-bake-part-i/58′ Davis/Nevins Motorsailer (1950) – BURMA
Oops. McMenemys....58′ Davis/Nevins Motorsailer (1950) – BURMA
BURMA was available for cruising programs at the Woodenboat School some years ago. Friends sailed aboard her for extended cruises with her owners the McMemenys. Here's an article about BURMA: https://www.passagemaker.com/cruiser-reviews/a-burma-cruise-in-downeast-maine39′ Jensen Cal 40 Sloop (1964) – GONE WITH THE WIND
It's clear you enjoy your Cal 40. We chartered one with seven college friends in the Caribbean during a windy spring vacation in the 70s. It was a great boat and we thrashed past every other boat we came across with ease. Have you read this set of ideas about 'upgrading' the design into a "Cal 4040" version. It proposes some interesting ideas: https://stephenswaring.com/the-cal-4040/30′ S&S Gulfstream 30 Sloop (1957) – LOON
Your Martha's tender is a nice one. Did you build it?30′ S&S Gulfstream 30 Sloop (1957) – LOON
I like the moveable back rests notched over the cockpit coamings.16′ Oughtred Penny Fee (2012) – FEE-FI
Fun video of Blake's Cove as we call it (and as you may also). We've wondered what design Fee-Fi is and now we know. I spent time in the Woodenboat Magazine library doing some research one long, foggy afternoon and there was a quiet man working alongside me. I didn't want to interrupt him and he didn't wish that for me either. It was only after he left and I finished that the librarian told me it was Iain Oughtred. What a missed opportunity to chat him up! We look forward to seeing you this spring.26′ Cook Great Harbor Sloop (2003) – JOY
I remember seeing JOY arrive on her trailer at a Savannah, Georgia boat ramp, then rigged and launched. She spent the winter cruising the shallow bays, rivers and creeks there like we did. It believe it was in 2003 or 2004.20′ Sarby Class E Sailing Canoe (1947) – EVANGELINE
Very nice! I recall reading somewhere that Sarby's Finn design was a transom version adapted from a sailing canoe with an extended stern and split rig. It's great to see one still exists and under sail!