Note RE: Southern California Boat Show this Weekend

Jul 27, 2011
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Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
The "Southern California Boat Show", as it called, was held in San Pedro this past weekend. Of the new sailboats we saw not counting multi-hulls--Beneteau, Jeanneau, Dufour, & Hunter (Marlow) w/ very few from Catalina, I can report that the Delta anchor is what is being sold as stock equipment on these yachts here. I imagine on many others as well.
 
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Feb 17, 2006
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Lancer 27PS MCB Camp Pendleton KF6BL
I remember going to the boat shows in the eighties in Long Beach. Gosh the number sailboats at those shows. Now I would be hard pressed to find a dozen or so. Last boat show I went to was in San Diego and it was all motorboats. They had a few 'in the water' sailboats but other than that...

Maybe one day there will be a boat show with more sailboats than motorboats. Someday...
 
Jul 27, 2011
5,134
Bavaria 38E Alamitos Bay
I remember going to the boat shows in the eighties in Long Beach. Gosh the number sailboats at those shows. Now I would be hard pressed to find a dozen or so. Last boat show I went to was in San Diego and it was all motorboats. They had a few 'in the water' sailboats but other than that...

Maybe one day there will be a boat show with more sailboats than motorboats. Someday...
There were many powerboats of brands and "lineages" unfamiliar to me; some impressive (= huge). Also, some smaller fishing boats such as Grady White. Beneteau is producing a 30-ft trawler; one was there. Ranger and Cuttwater tugs were there. Catamarans such as Gemini, Lagoon, and Bali. It's really hard to see how those qualify as "sailboats." I suppose the new Dufour 525 was the most impressive sloop that we went aboard. One could square-dance in the salon if size mattered. I didn't see any yachts I liked more than the one I have now, especially w.r.t. the joinery work below. Chatted briefly with a fellow who converts diesel-powered yachts into diesel (generator)-electric powered ones. I suppose this technology might make sense for someone cruising far where a lot of motoring might be expected and where fuel replenishment might be problematic; but then, that's also why sailboats have sails!
 
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Feb 17, 2006
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Lancer 27PS MCB Camp Pendleton KF6BL
It is interesting that the manufacturing of sailboats is on the decline. That basically means that what is available will eventually find its way to the bottom of the ocean or at the junk yard.

So what is to become of this sport of sailing? We can see the trend at these boat shows. Very depressing. It is like sailing will take a turn and be like the early 1900, with sailing only available to the affluent. Sad