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Thursday, July 9, 2020

Question for the Community: Which Vessel?

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Part of the fun of spending some time on the water is the variety of vessels one encounters.  Given that, a question for the community:
If you could go out on any kind of boat for a few hours this afternoon, what kind would it be?























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51 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 8:26 AM

    A 12-m or a J...⛵️

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  2. njglennJuly 9, 2020 at 8:46 AM

    More and more, your site is an oasis from the negativity in the world. It's a reminder me to be a better version of myself. Thank you.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 9:18 AM

    Any Herreshoff I was lucky enough to be on! Thanks so very much!

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  4. David HanssenJuly 9, 2020 at 10:10 AM

    Preferably a beetlecat but I'll take anything wind powered.

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  5. Tim IrvineJuly 9, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    If there is any wind at all I want to be on anything with sails from a dinghy to a Maxi. If there is no wind I want something with a good galley and a comfortable fantail, big enough for a picnic. If this is true fantasy I would probably pick a PJ somewhere around 40', provided there is a good crew along for the fun.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 10:21 AM

    I would really like to learn how Concordias sail. I have heard so much about them and always admired them from afar. Would love to try one out just for an afternoon.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 11:14 AM

    Any of them!
    MaryAnne

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  8. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 11:28 AM

    There is no wind here. So I think an MJM 50Z. Wow what a boat !

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  9. ZackJuly 9, 2020 at 11:29 AM

    Call me simple, but I'm a sucker for a wooden canoe on a wide open lake.

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  10. kentonchasJuly 9, 2020 at 12:41 PM

    Hereshoff Buzzard's Bay 15.

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  11. andrewJuly 9, 2020 at 12:49 PM

    Kayak or a Laser. Something where i could get wet in the heat/humidity.

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  12. BlueTrainJuly 9, 2020 at 12:54 PM

    Although I have both an Old Town canoe and a kayak, I think I'd rather be out with on my late father-in-law's speedboat. Second choice is the ferry to Ocracoke.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 1:04 PM

    Even though my kayak is easier to transport and carry, I would take my canoe because I can take my dog with me.

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  14. Bud's EyeJuly 9, 2020 at 1:22 PM

    Any sailboat under fifty feet.

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  15. PatsyJuly 9, 2020 at 1:30 PM

    Something with a galley, a head and someplace on deck to take a nice nap.

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  16. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 1:37 PM

    Nothing smaller than a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. I get sea-sick easily.

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  17. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 3:29 PM

    Marshall 22

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  18. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 4:15 PM

    A single scull.

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  19. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 5:20 PM

    Whaler...of-course!

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  20. AnonymousJuly 9, 2020 at 9:28 PM

    Sailfish, Sunfish, sailing dinghy — anything like that so long as there's room for only me. Y'all can go find your own boat, he said grumpily, untying the painter.

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  21. AEFJuly 9, 2020 at 9:58 PM

    Great question! Viper 640.

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  22. Jill S. MasonJuly 9, 2020 at 10:03 PM

    I've been lucky enough in my life to cox an eight man shell, sail in a Herreschoff, ride in a Boston Whaler and other variations of same and my family owned a WOODEN catboat. I've even been on a Garvey clamboat with a man who tongs(not rakes!) quahogs. I think a ride in a Hinkley on Narragensett Bay would be a fine thing!

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  23. Jules67July 10, 2020 at 2:13 AM

    I might pass unfortunately. I seem to have bad experiences in boats, beginning at the age of seven, which traumatized me for a very long time! But just today my husband has gone on his annual primitive camping trip to Shackleford Banks with a friend and our Labrador in his Hobie something-or-other. I love the ocean but prefer to enjoy it from the beach!

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  24. AnonymousJuly 10, 2020 at 6:23 AM

    What a timely question - my Herreshoff America will be in the water by 10AM today.

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  25. Jennifer Jones ScottJuly 10, 2020 at 7:23 AM

    Our 25ft sloop

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  26. TwistyTreeJuly 10, 2020 at 7:47 AM

    The Hallberg-Rassy 42 is a thing of beauty and one of the saltiest boats (sloop or ketch) around, and has a beautiful deck. But I'd also be happy with the understated Swan 44. The Scandis make superior boats!

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  27. KarolinaJuly 10, 2020 at 7:53 AM

    Well! This is bad. I didn't know what a Herreshoff America was and now I want one. How beautiful.

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  28. AnonymousJuly 10, 2020 at 11:21 AM

    A ride in that yacht's helicopter for a few hours would be a real treat.

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  29. WSTKS-FM WorldwideJuly 10, 2020 at 1:47 PM

    A large yacht along the lines of the ones featured in either Thunderball (1965), or The Last of Sheila (1973).

    Best Regards,

    Heinz-Ulrich

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  30. Roger StahlJuly 10, 2020 at 1:59 PM

    How about that nice Sweden 34, Muffy? Tell us where we all should meet you. I'll bring ice, money for gas and some food that isn't too messy.

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  31. RCJHJuly 10, 2020 at 2:25 PM

    I vote for a 1920s Elco yacht. 60 footer would be OK with me.

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  32. Mad Dogs and EnglishmenJuly 10, 2020 at 3:30 PM

    A classic Riva Aquarama would be the dream. But I'd settle for the Orca used in Jaws just as long as Quint was captain. "Slow ahead."

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    1. AnonymousJuly 10, 2020 at 7:35 PM

      I think you're going to need a bigger boat ; )

      The Concord Diaspora

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  33. AnonymousJuly 10, 2020 at 6:37 PM

    I was about to say an Herreshoff Watch Hill 15, but that's not really what I'd long for. No.

    My grandfather had a nondescript, 24-foot wooden fishing boat with an outboard Evinrude. Some might have called it a ‘stink pot.’ He kept it at the Indian Neck Yacht Club at the far navigable reach of the Branford River. Every spring, I'd help with the maintenance. Scraping, painting, varnishing. I'll wager I lost more brain cells stripping spar varnish than I ever lost to alcohol. Nonetheless, I have memories of a man I loved dearly, who treated me with incredible kindness and love and many of those memories occurred on that boat. Whether it was quietly making our way up the Branford River, letting it rip once we made our way to the Sound, or having a great day of fishing at the Cow & Calf ... I can remember them all. And in all those memories is my grandfather. He loved the water, was an incredibly skilled boatman, but most of all, he was a wise and gentle soul. In many, many situations, he would tenderly push me to “try just a little harder” to help me learn the ways of the world and, most importantly, learn that I could do things I doubted I could do. Boats are just boats after all; just chunks of wood and varnish and sail. It’s the people; not the vessel. I’ll gladly take the stink pot and my grandpa.

    Aiken

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    1. BlueTrainJuly 11, 2020 at 9:02 AM

      Same here. That's why I mentioned my father-in-law's speedboat. He head several boats, some of which would float. He was not a sailor, though, and once, as a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, he stopped to see what the problem was for a boat that was dead in the water. It was just a small sail boat and the wind wasn't blowing. He was an aeronautical engineer (pre-aerospace, he liked to say) and saw everything as an engineering problem. By no means gentle, he was still thoughtful and generous and sorely missed.

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  34. AnonymousJuly 10, 2020 at 7:37 PM

    I would like to be aboard the ferry "Lilly B," on my way to Bustins Island in Casco Bay outside of Freeport.

    The Concord Diaspora

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  35. Marc M.July 11, 2020 at 12:28 AM

    For a short afternoon sail, I find that LOA is inversely correlated to fun and function. I'd sooner take out a Rhodes 19 than a bluewater vessel if it were just for the day. In that timespan you're bound to have more fun in a small, responsive vessel than a large and grand one, much in the same way that a go-kart is more fun than a touring car.

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  36. AnonymousJuly 11, 2020 at 7:20 AM

    Of those pictured, I'd take a ride on that weird thing in photo 5, just to see it in action.

    I have very little experience on the water, but a friend in law school had a Hobie Cat 16, and that was flat-out fun

    NCJack

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  37. AJJuly 11, 2020 at 1:16 PM

    I didn't know what #5 was either, but found out that it called "The Maltese Falcon" and was purchased for about $100 million from the original owner and designer of this boat.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 13, 2020 at 3:43 PM

      Here's 15 seconds of it overtaking the camera boat:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ONLhf1L8oI&feature=emb_logo

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  38. AJJuly 11, 2020 at 1:19 PM

    Apparently it can cross the Atlantic in 10 days

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  39. UnknownJuly 12, 2020 at 7:30 AM

    Sculling down Manklin Creek in my empacher.

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  40. John E.July 12, 2020 at 7:32 PM

    Being from Wisconsin. . . put me on the aft deck of a good old Burger yacht with an ice cold Belvedere martini.

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  41. stevewJuly 13, 2020 at 9:36 PM

    Sail, preferably a Cape Dory Typhoon. It's the boat on which I learned to sail. On Buzzards Bay, natch.

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  42. UnknownJuly 14, 2020 at 10:02 AM

    CW Hood 32

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  43. New England LoverJuly 14, 2020 at 11:20 AM

    Sailing big: Hinckley DS 42; Sailing small: Vanguard 15
    Power big: Hinckley Picnic 34; Power small: Boston Whaler 15 Super Sport

    Can only pick one? Vanguard 15.

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  44. JimJuly 15, 2020 at 7:59 PM

    I love a Hinkley style boat. i am not versed in the model, maybe a picnic type boat?

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  45. KatahdinJuly 18, 2020 at 4:17 PM

    Dark Harbor 17

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  46. John KingJuly 20, 2020 at 7:30 PM

    My own Marshall 22!

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