Frers F&C 44--a religious experience

[cpa]

Originally Posted by Delancey

Years ago I had the rare privilege of crewing on a late October delivery on Lake Michigan of the Yacht Bacchant from Milwaukee to Boyne City.

My religious experience occurred when I had the boat to myself for two hours beam reaching with the kite up through the Manitou Passage while the other crew were off watch.

The experience of driving a sixty five foot Mahogany splinter through the water with the beautifully carved and varnished tiller against the backdrop of blazing fall foliage crowning Sleeping Bear Dune was one I will never forget.

To call that boat a beautiful work of art is an understatement.

magnificent

[Terra Nova]

Real beauties, fellas.

[Supercat568]

Originally Posted by funjohnson

Wow.... I don't see it at all. Everything is just cut plywood and some basic trim. Even the bulkhead corner moldings are just routed small pieces. It's much more impressive when it's a long, one piece laminated molding.

What is so nice about this interior?

Matt

First, why would you just throw that out there? Second, if you think that interior is plywood then your knowledge of carpentry is on par with your manners. None. Zero.
I just don't understand why boat people are so mean to each other in this forum when in real life, boaters are the best people on earth. It makes no sense.

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by Terra Nova

There was one little day sailor, ~26', named "Gazelle", which was extremely interesting and extremely expensive--can't remember the (French?) builder's name.

Alerion Yachts, maybe? They are based on the Herreshoff Alerion design - "moderned-up"

Alerion Yachts
28 - Alerion Yachts

Herreshoff Marine Museum
https://herreshoff.org/

LittleWing77

[GRIT]

Originally Posted by cpa

Lots of nice ones in Argentina.


MORENO BARCOSÂ*-Â*VELEROÂ*F&C 44 EXCELENTEÂ*1987

That's beautiful! Thanks for posting it.

Cheers.
Paul.