Good questions, Cormorant!
At 17.3 tons, with a
full keel and schooner rig, Paradoxy is not a light air performer! She is at her best when the
wind and waves kick up a bit. When your typical
Great Lakes sailboats are reefing down, or heading into port, she is at her best, with all
sails flying. Yet she is still very easy to handle, which is good, since I am mostly solo sailing. Although she has been primarily a freshwater boat, I did take her down to the
Gulf of Mexico, the Keys,
Bahamas and
New England, so I have seen my share of "interesting" sailing conditions!
I got beat up quite good crossing the Gulfstream, and even worse crossing
Lake Ontario in late September. Did not really enjoy that, but I was never concerned that my little ship would not look after me! She is a very stable, moderate to heavy
displacement offshore cruising vessel.
So, bottom line is, she prefers heavy
weather, and is more suited to serious passagemaking than daysailing.
Her decks and
cabin tops are all fully insulated underneath, and some areas of her
hull sides also, but no, she was not spray foamed.
The aft cabin, affectionately known as the "afterberth", has a double berth, full nav. station, bench seat, drawers, cupboards and a very large hanging locker, plus
diesel heater.
There is a nice pilot berth to port in the main cabin, and the long dinette seats can also be used as berths.
The
interior was primarily designed for a couple to
cruise extensively.
Fuel range is about 1500 miles, 250 gallons water, 65 gallon
holding tank.
If you have more questions, fire away!
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