: A bit off topic in a kayak forum, but perhaps interesting to some.

: I've been working on this for a while, off and on, but I'm just now
: putting the finishing touches on my new SOF sailing canoe
: design. She's 16 feet long, 30 inches wide, with 93 square feet
: of sail area. Weighs about 55lbs. Totally decked over, clearly,
: and sailed from a sliding plank seat. I'm hoping she'll satisfy
: my need for speed (I was an avid dinghy racer, years ago).

: She can be sailed as a sloop, a yawl, or with a single sail (una
: rig).
: Read more about it, with more pics, here:

:
: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?137392-I-had-a-dream!-a-thread-about-my-latest-boat

: This pic is just the hull, obviously (ignore that rudder fitting!).
: I'm still working on the boom and running rigging.

: Questions and comments welcome, of course!

: Dave Gentry

Hi Dave,

International Sailing Canoe? Is it class legal?

Wear your PFD, you're gonna get wet, often :)

Bill H.