: Anyone out there ever seen one of these decked sailing canoes. A guy brought
: one into the shop today for us to make him a new CF mast today. I had
: never seen one before but it looked really cool. More importantly it
: looked like a great candidate for a strip built boat.

Hmm. My previous post went a-glimmering into electron land.

I was saying that I used to see these boats quite a bit in my 505/Fireball racing days on San Francisco Bay. Two or three of them used to start right behind us, I think, and it was cool to see how fast the boats accelerated and the gymnastics the sailors went through to manage the little beasts. The boats were rockets, as the videos, taken on SF Bay at the Worlds, clearly show. And they were pretty, with that high-roach main.

Thanks for the nostalgia.
--Scott