Back from PuertoRico

[Al Pritchard <al.pritchard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just got back form Puerto Rico (Wedding, Honeymoon, Boat Exploration)

This is slightly off topic, but I thought many of you would be  
interested in hearing about another back yard boat skiff class. This  
one is a bit bigger than our Swifts. But I was so impressed with the  
resourcefulness of the class, and the builders that I thought people  
would be interested.


The class is called "Chalanas", and it has a very similar history to  
the Australian 18. Beginning as a boat to move sugar cane form the  
fields to the plants. In the 1960 most boat owners could no longer  
afford outboards, so they began converting to sail. This developed  
into a racing skiff, predominantly made up of blue color workers who  
like to race.

I had the pleasure of meeting one of the builders, and talking to him  
about his boat. You can find some pictures here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/loft42/sets/72057594140124318/

 and if your interested Ill provide any details.

/Al


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