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Never heard of the A scow before. When did they develop the A scow? When I was in college I used to have a C scow. Back then the largest scows on the lakes were the E scows - a full 10 feet shorter than the A scow. All the scows are very fast boats. Great fun to sail but are difficult in waves... I once launched in a cove on Lake Monona. There was a lot of chop on the lake and a real nice stiff breeze. I launched in Squaw bay and when I rounded Winnequaw Point into the main part of the lake, I hit a wind shift that pushed the boat around running the bow straight into the chop. The nose went under and the whole boat flipped straight up as if diving to the bottom. It pushed forward on it's nose going deeper into the water, basically straight up and down (at least it felt like that), as the boat slowed down, finally stopping with the water just beginning to reach the open cockpit. I thought I was going to loose the boat on that one... Or at least have to float it back up off the bottom of the lake. Had a lot of fun sailing the lakes out there.
dj
dj
i believe the A scow is the oldest one design racing boat in america.
is that bow under maneuver called "pitch pole"
is that bow under maneuver called "pitch pole"
Hahahaha - Yeah, I guess so - first designed in the late 1800's, Now I certainly didn't go to college before that...
I'd say that bow maneuver came within a few inches of a "pitch pole".... It must have been fun to watch - from shore...
dj
I'd say that bow maneuver came within a few inches of a "pitch pole".... It must have been fun to watch - from shore...
dj
I never sailed my pram like that.
Now I miss her more than ever.
I was going to be late getting home for dinner once when I was 13, having sailed to the north end of Clearwater Beach's Hurricane Pass. The wind was from the south, on my head and I could take longer tacks in better winds if I sailed out into the Gulf along the beach side, then sail with the wind through Clearwater Pass back to the marina. I decided against it because the waves were too big and I stuck with the slower, protected bay side. Lucky a guy in a zodiac gave me a tow so I made it back on times. I was planing faster than those guys.
Those videos are fantastic. Thanks a lot for posting them.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Now I miss her more than ever.
I was going to be late getting home for dinner once when I was 13, having sailed to the north end of Clearwater Beach's Hurricane Pass. The wind was from the south, on my head and I could take longer tacks in better winds if I sailed out into the Gulf along the beach side, then sail with the wind through Clearwater Pass back to the marina. I decided against it because the waves were too big and I stuck with the slower, protected bay side. Lucky a guy in a zodiac gave me a tow so I made it back on times. I was planing faster than those guys.
Those videos are fantastic. Thanks a lot for posting them.
- Will (Dragonfly)
