David Haddock

The pic where he is claiming 20 kts in a force 4 to 5 doesn't really confirm that. The waves don't indicate force 5 winds at all. I think he is just excited about his boat... Nice looking design. He ought to be proud huh?

What a beautiful Boat! Great Job and thanks for the neat pics!!!

Hi folks. Knut, I understood your rationale OK until your point about "Dead reckoning with the side-drift, currents etc. is much more of an unknown in such a small sailboat than in a powerboat. Especially if beating against the wind in areas requiring frequent tacking". This caught my eye as I initially thought you might have the cart in front of the horse in your navigation aids and their priorities, when I read your initial messages... No offense intended please. My only thought here is to encourage you and other friends that you SHOULD be able to determine set and drift if you are in an area susceptible to fog that has currents, tides. etc.. In our electronic world, radar would be a fine tool in the fog for running fixes and distance to hazards but how many of us will be mounting radar on our small craft? In leiu of that, I encourage all to take a class, buy a copy of Duttons etc. etc. so that you can do the math in your head and determine set and drift. We should know the currents and we should know the tides and variances (if sailing in potentially hazardous waters or waters that can become so quickly) so that we can refer to our notes, charts, compasses, GPS's and know that we have to steer a course of 165 to actually head on a course of 180 (for example). your choice of a Silva hand-held compass sounds great too. Great for shooting rough bearings and establishing running fixes. Thanks!

Ed, your PC looks fantastic. Congratulations on a nice boat! The color scheme is like my little skiff. Mine's white with harbor blue trim. Very similar. Do you have any more pics yet? Thanks for the inspiration! [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]

I owe you a frosty one Bill! [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]

So I'm gonna weigh in too here... as it will also help me move on from the insulting "land-lubber" rank! Getting a "white hat" would be nothing compared to getting "scrambled eggs" on your cover!! Something to think about there.... Gedunk Gopher!? Someone who runs to the gedunk machine (candy bar/snack machine) and gets goodies.... Ok then..... (when they first invented them the feed rails had too large of metal loops and we could tip over the machine and all the snacks would fall out..... ) By the way, I was a "bubble-head" in the navy. A beer to the first one who knows what that means..... [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]

Thanks for the replies and insight!

I just registered with this site and wanted to say hello and thanks for a great forum and website! I am also placing a pic of me and my "Tiny dancer". A 13 foot open skiff of my own design. Her and I have lots of fun together. I also have plans for a few other boats and still deciding which to build: Weekender. Pocket Cruiser. Core Sound 17. Bolger micro. Glen-L 17. Some of the other boats I've built: Six-Hour canoe. (sold it to a neighbor) 16 foot sharpie. (gave it to Brother-in-Law) Chesapeake 17 Kayak. (Still enjoy it after 3 years together) 13' skiff tiny Dancer. 15' Rob-roy Canoe. Plans from Glen-L. I lengthend and widened her. Built a sail-rig and we have a blast too. Looking forward to talking with you folks! [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]