Most Beautiful Boat?

[Chenega]

As a young boy I was often dropped off at Mystic Seaport and would spend the day wandering around gazing in awe at the Charles W Morgan and her sisters in their splendor. It led me to lots of reading of the days of sail...wooden ships and iron men. And now I be one. Lets face it. All of those are amazingly beautiful ships. I adore the Bark Eagle from the Coast Guard Academy. Saw her many many times in Groton/Mystic.

I agree... but my best memory of sailing was delivering “Brillant” from Essex, CT back to Mystic in south winds of 20 knots. She had freshly painted top sides, varnish on the spars and cabin house, and the crew of Essex Boat Works (who I worked for) working the deck. An amazing sail rail-down in conditions she was built for.
My favorite schooner on the coast...

 

[HukilauMike]

I agree... but my best memory of sailing was delivering “Brillant” from Essex, CT back to Mystic in south winds of 20 knots. She had freshly painted top sides, varnish on the spars and cabin house, and the crew of Essex Boat Works (who I worked for) working the deck. An amazing sail rail-down in conditions she was built for.
My favorite schooner on the coast...

Tacking down the CT river in south winds must have been exhausting! But then the trip from Saybrook to Mystic.... a beam reach in a schooner, rail down. Wow. Sounds fantastic.

 

[jon hansen]

Tacking down the CT river in south winds must have been exhausting!


schooner rigs are designed to drive to weather all day long. sailing out a river with a head wind, eazy beezy.
just turn the wheel. the flying jib forward would be down.

 

[agprice22]

Easy for me. I've seen BOLERO up close.
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And backed up to get the whole boat in the lens.
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BOLERO looks good even in the travel lift,...in the rain!
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I get to photograph a lot of pretty boats where I live. I'm amazed how long it takes to find the best angle on most boats.

In the water - out of the water, 1949 - 2049, there isn't (and never will be) a bad angle to photograph BOLERO.

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Boat Porn!

 

[Will Gilmore]

Boat Porn!

YES! Give'm here, give'm here
Hand me downs
Give me give me, sloppy seconds.
Classic boats ARE the centerfold models of the sailing world, for sure.

- Will (Dragonfly)