I love it...

[Roger Long]

when people send me pictures of boats I have designed.

 

[kloudie1]

Nice !

 

[Alec]

Now THAT is a handsome craft!

 

[Bob S]

Roger,

beautiful boat, how come you don't own one? Looks like you could take that anywhere.

 

[Roger Long]

how come you don't own one?

How come you don't own one like this?

I should have gone to Wall Street instead of boat designing. Then I could have helped destroy half the economy and bought a schooner with my bonus.

 

[Snotter]

Roger, the picture and boat is worthy of a calander.

 

[Gary_H]

Beautiful boat, I love it's lines. Sure wish it were mine.

 

[Roger Long]

Roger, the picture and boat is worthy of a calander.

Here she is with the boat I own:

I'm not actually sure I would trade even if I could (Are you kidding? I would in a heartbeat but it would probably be a bad idea.) Strider is a wonderful singlehander I should be able to sail her probably 5-10 years longer than I could manage the schooner both on physical and economic grounds. I can't imagine a better boat for the kind of cruising I actually do. If I won the lottery and could have a boat built, she would probably be a lot like what I have now.

 

[heart of gold]

She's beautiful Roger, I saw a ship with similar lines up in Desolation a couple of years ago.
Well done. Glad you didn't go to wall street.

 

[LuzSD]

oh my gosh, that photo is stunning. What an accomplishment.... really really beautiful.

 

[Roger Long]

I just remembered that this is the boat that my two sons went sailing on for the first time. I was in the middle of my aviation mania and spent the daysail thinking that I could never go back to sailing. It inspired my ex. wife to suggest we get a sailboat though. Life is strange.