What Is the Most Beautiful Boat in the World ?

[wetsail1]

My boat is. Seatrek is my dream boat,when I dream now its always on my boat

[zeehag]

[FrankZ]

Originally Posted by unbusted67

I think Alingi had the prettier boat.

That's only cause it was slow enough to see.

[MarkJ]

Get that freakin pile of speed boat puss out of shot!!!!!!

Well, the most beautiful boat in the world sailed into the bay we are in yesterday.

Nicolle dragged me off the 'puter screaming 'Ya GOTTA see this boat!'

When I first got up I could only see the sails as it was blocked by the motor boat but I thought they would drift along... but just after this photo they turned to starboard and the vision splendid was no more!

Zeehag's pic shows what it would have looked like all standing.

As Nic just said: What happens if you hit a squall?

[Ram]

Originally Posted by zeehag

WOW!!

[Thorin]

Ever see the back of a Canadian dime? The Blue Nose! Now that was a sail boat!

[Ishmael]

I've always been partial to working boat aesthetics, so I've got to go with the Bristol Channel Cutter

[hpeer]

Each to his own. This is our latest beauty.

An Alan Pape cutter center cockpit in steel.

[Healer52]

Originally Posted by Thorin

Ever see the back of a Canadian dime? The Blue Nose! Now that was a sail boat!

Yes it was (and is, the Bluenose II is undergoing refit)




And here's a pretty good song about her:

YouTube - stan rogers bluenose

around 4 minutes

[zeehag]

the gaff rigged ship has always had my heart---i learned on gaff rigged sloop--i still wish to sail a schooner--elegant lady.

the clipper ships--flying cloud and the rest--were impressive in a charge, as well---part of the schooner love, i think...the prow of a clipper ship is beauty in motion...

full rag like that, in a squall--fly or die..is all there is to it---no way to lower it fast!!!

i dont know what boat is pictured--she is merely awesome sailing with a bone in her teeth!

when i visited the caribean dec 2008, i saw many gaff rigged sachooners--i
believe they are charterers....gorgeous...

when you see a garden ketch with a bone in her teeth and charging towards you , you see a very impressive sight...these lil ships are awesome under sail--beautiful. they command the attention .. bcc do also--they are stout lil shiplets--lyle hess did an excellent job of designing them.
but , as for the aesthetics of a charging shiplet, under sail--the old schooners and the garden ketches grab me--i LOVE the looks...

[DannySt]

Dragon.... It's a piece of art

[squarerigger]

Here are two of my boats out for a sail a few years ago. As you can surmise, they tend toward the "old timey" end of the range. Which is more beautiful? Tough call for me - and both of them are pretty good at paying their own way!

Ray

[zeehag]

dragon with gaff rigging. that was close to eleanor. commissioned 1903. national historic treasure owned until 1998 by phillip schuyler egan, then a part of his estate. lovely boat. eleanor's keel and hull together resembles a perfect upside down bell curve..sweeeeeet.....
last seen in a museum in rhode island somewhere i heard--not certain...havent heard in long time. was moms dad's younger brother's boat.

[SvenG]

Originally Posted by cruiserlover

Wow, she is a beauty !



-Sven

[islabucasgrande]

Gaff rigged boat is what I've been dreaming to have....it's something I look forward on having next year....