 Paradox on the way to the Bahamas |
 Sailing with main and staysail |
 You can just see the southern tip of Florida on the left horizon. |
 Dirk Gootjes, my mentor and good friend. |
Paradox is a 36 foot Pacific Seacraft cutter rigged sail boat with LOD of 31 feet, displacement of 16,000 lbs (dry) and a 4 1/2 foot draft. She is truly the "Rolls Royce of Sailboats". This photo was taken on one of our last cruises from Ft. Myers, FL down to the Florida Keys. At the time the picture was taken we were sailing under main and staysail, but in the first photo I am on my way to the bow to ready the genoa, the large foresail that is roller furled on the forestay.
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Paradox on the way to the Bahamas |
Sailing with main and staysail |
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You can just see the southern tip of Florida on the left horizon. |
Dirk Gootjes, my mentor and good friend. |
Prairie Sea is a 1989 Catalina Wing Keel sailboat we now sail on the Gulf of Mexico. She draws just 2 1/2 feet so she is perfect for gunkholing along the shallow Southwest Gulf coast of Florida. As soon as I can find a sailor with a camera to get some shots, I'll add some "action photos" like those for Paradox above. For the C-22 mail listers, I have posted a couple of images of my recent installation of a Catalina Direct Bimini top...
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