Chuck and Dan test fit the carlin
I stopped by to see Dan Shea in Bristol. He’s building a nice new Nat Herreshoff designed 20-footer but nearest to my heart is the fact that he has not one but two H-12’s in the shop for restoration. If you’re in Rhode Island you really should stop in and visit him in his shop on Burnside St. in the Herreshoff complex.
Helping out at Annapolis Sailboat Show
I just can’t stay away! I accepted the kind invitation of Cruising World Magazine to give a seminar talk at this year’s Annapolis show. Then the folks at Morris asked if I’d just help out a bit at their booth. The show was much better than last year- far more attendees, beautiful weather, even some folks honestly thinking about buying a new boat!
Mark Fitzgerald has also just sold a new design for a cold molded 36 foot sailboat to be built at French and Webb. He’s asked me to draw the lines for it, which is very much of an honor for me. So, as Mark Twain famously stated, “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”
Petunia waiting for her Daddy
Here’s Petunia, patiently waiting to be taken for a sail this last summer. Never have we had such beautiful weather as this year. If this is global warming, BRING IT ON! I fervently believe that the future of boating is small, beautiful, extremely safe, ridiculously high quality and durable, traditional sailboats that consume not a drop of irreplaceable energy and appreciate in monetary value every year.
PETUNIA
Here’s PETUNIA on her mooring in Tenants Harbor, 2010. I’ve just completed a four year restoration and she looks pretty much as she did on her birthday in 1937.
A BOWMAN 42, ETERNITY OF HAMBLE, has just won her class in the 2010 ’round the
island race. You just can’t hold these beautifully designed Chuck
Paine yachts back!
The Morris 42 SHEARWATER has just won her class in the 2010 Bermuda Race. Congratulations, Conrad Hall and Crew!
ERICA racing on Eggemoggin Reach
It is with sadness that I report the passing of Doug Thompson. He built ERICA in 2005. Doug was never happier than when he was aboard his beloved ERICA. He was one of the kindest clients we ever dealt with, and I will remember him with great fondness.
Here’s REINDEER just before the start of the Bermuda Race. Her designer wishes her good luck and a fast race.
Billy Black sent me this photo of Wings of Grace–one of my masterpieces. Has
there ever been a yacht more gorgeous, or that sailed so well?
