: I'm wondering what the feasibility is of building a large wooden sailboat?
: I'm talking something that is 30'+. Or is this something that is best left
: to fiberglass or metal hull? Are there any decent books on building larger
: sailboats? Perhaps I should be referring to a "sailing yacht"
: instead of sailboat.

: cheers

Joshua Slocum’s 39-foot sailboat “Spray” he built for his circumnavigation around the world “Sailing Alone Around the World” in the 1890’s proved itself to be a really great boat in all kinds of weather. I used to daydream about building this boat.

John