tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post7480439387084976056..comments2023-09-25T08:48:48.104-07:00Comments on John Vigor's Blog: All’s well that ends wellJohn Vigorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-73439078583412061322011-04-26T06:53:26.560-07:002011-04-26T06:53:26.560-07:00The secret of education lies in respecting the pup...The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-64890121084112648012011-04-15T01:47:31.221-07:002011-04-15T01:47:31.221-07:00I have sailed plenty of transom stern boats and on...I have sailed plenty of transom stern boats and only ever had the odd splash and thump as a wave hits the transom, so thought transom sterns were great. <br /><br />But then I delivered a Atkins Eric design (sistership to Suhaili), and was so impressed with everything about it, it's seakindliness, and handling in a following sea was better than anything else I have sailed... She steered herself like you wouldn't believe, running downwind with two reefs in the main and the helm lashed in a lumpy confused sea. An absolutely incredible boat and faster than she looks (as long as you didn't have to go hard to windward)- so maybe there is something in that stern, or is it some other Colin Archer magic?Benhttp://snowpetrelsailing.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-16576451035421497872011-04-14T17:53:16.332-07:002011-04-14T17:53:16.332-07:00I sailed a Catalac 10M catamaran with transom ster...I sailed a Catalac 10M catamaran with transom sterns for awhile. When following waves would hit one hull first it would start to slew about. It made for a lot of wheel work. Then I owned a Heavenly Twins 26 catamaran with canoe sterns. Much,much easier time with it. <br />So I bought into the idea of canoe sterns being less affected and it's one reason I'm building a Wharram Tiki 30 now, canoe sterns. I don't have enough monohull experience to know but a thought provoking post. Thanks<br />Ed<br />PS Great Blog John!Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312701794088202569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-21186125795241562222011-04-13T15:50:54.907-07:002011-04-13T15:50:54.907-07:00Another advantage to the canoe stern (when made of...Another advantage to the canoe stern (when made of wood, anyway) was strength. Joints are always a weak spot, and the canoe stern pretty much eliminates them. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Knox-Johnston" rel="nofollow">Robin Knox-Johnston</a> was probably glad that <i>Suhaili</i> was built (of wood) to the Archer-inspired <a href="http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Sail/Eric.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Eric</i></a> design (from the pen of William Atkin) while he was getting beat up in the Southern Ocean.<br /><br />The (fiberglass) Westsail 32, built to the same lines, probably gains some strength from not having many corners aft, but GRP doesn't have 'joints' per se. So: overkill? You won't convince a WS32 owner that his boat is overbuilt. There are people, though, that call them 'Wetsnails'. Whatever; I don't have a dog in that hunt.<br /><br />(I do own a Ted Brewer ketch, so I, of course, consider anything Ted says to be Gospel!)Aaron Headlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936150018996105040noreply@blogger.com