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Re: Designer Doug Hylan's Knarr (sailboat)
Really cool boats. A beefier boat than a Dragon, yet very elegantly drawn.
Mickey Lake'A disciple of the Norse god of aesthetically pleasing boats, Johan Anker' -
Re: Designer Doug Hylan's Knarr (sailboat)
That is lovely! And a great price!Comment
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Re: Designer Doug Hylan's Knarr (sailboat)
I wish some rich person would take her to Antigua Classics.
They race, or raced, fg Dragons.
Someone a few years ago imported and had rebuilt and raced a smaller PC Kettenburg ...they cleaned up.
Seems each of the boat repair/build buisnesses have a boat that has been kissed with new guts.
I mean sheesh, she's on the East Coast already?Comment
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Re: Designer Doug Hylan's Knarr (sailboat)
I was passing through Benjamin River a number of years ago on my way to watch the start of the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta. Doug and his crew aboard his Knarr were trying to make their way out of the harbor in a dead calm. It didn't look like they'd make the start line. I offered them a tow and they agreed. I threw a bridle together out of two short, heavy lines with a Carrick bend in the middle. They looped a line through the bridle and hauled one end back aboard so they could cast off when they wanted. It's the only time I've found a use for a Carrick bend. They are suited to thick, stiff, heavy line and go together quickly.
"The knot's name dates back to at least 1783, when it was included in a nautical bilingual dictionary authored by Daniel Lescallier.[1][5] Its origins prior to that are not known with certainty. There are several possible explanations for the name "Carrick" being associated with this bend. The Elizabethan era plasterwork of Ormonde Castle in Carrick-on-Suir shows numerous carrick bends molded[6] in relief. Or the name may come from Carrick Roads—a large natural anchorage by Falmouth in Cornwall, England. The name may also have been derived from the Carrack, a medieval type of ship." Per Wikipedia
For the most part experience is making the same mistakes over and over again, only with greater confidence.Comment
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Re: Designer Doug Hylan's Knarr (sailboat)
oh I useta use a carrick bend for a "dress up" knot in my rope belt to upgrade the poorly tied reef knot.
it dont jamComment
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Re: Designer Doug Hylan's Knarr (sailboat)
Great photo.
"Visionary" is he who in every egg sees a carbonara.Comment
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