tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post7390248009199331095..comments2024-03-07T07:08:01.858-05:00Comments on The Unlikely Boat Builder: Strength vs. StrengthThe Unlikely Boatbuilderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8814931629250831543.post-60771380074258148122016-12-09T10:21:03.738-05:002016-12-09T10:21:03.738-05:00John, we've been big and heavy and small and l...John, we've been big and heavy and small and lightweight, the best boat we've had and we didn't really realise at the time, the one that took us 10,000 miles across the Atlantic and back was 34 feet- Van de Stadt legend 34, 4.5 tons all the sail handing and ground tackle was manageable even in the worst conditions. It's probably a bit small but for 2 of us I'd be very reluctant to go much bigger. Hull shape is also really important, we had stiff bilges so relatively kindly rolling down wind and at anchor- and certainly we compared notes with others with more wineglass hulls who suffered much more.Bursledon Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.com