MY VISIT TO THE AUSTRALIA WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL

On the way to Hobart I stopped in Sydney to go sailing on one of my cold molded CAROL designs which was built there. Despite her more than 20 years she was looking great- I’ve found that WEST System cold molded boats outlast even fiberglass. I was able to help the owner a bit with some sail problems. The genoa leads were in the wrong place, and the mainsail worn out enough that I convinced him to buy a new one. The boat sailed great in about 15 knots of breeze, with about the best helm of any of my long-keeled boats. With a new mainsail she’ll be at least 1/4 knot faster.

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