http://intheboatshed.net/2007/06/12/oughtred-sailing-canoe-wins-2007-watercraft-boatbuilding-prize/ Journalist and writer Gavin Atkin's weblog about boats, boatbuilding and restoration Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:24:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/06/12/oughtred-sailing-canoe-wins-2007-watercraft-boatbuilding-prize/comment-page-1/#comment-3415 jeff cole Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:40:20 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/2007/06/12/oughtred-sailing-canoe-wins-2007-watercraft-boatbuilding-prize/#comment-3415 As a fellow Mac owner this is a stunning boat. Mine is over 12 years old, a veteran of 4 Goolwa (Sth Aust) WB shows and is used regularly for rowing, fly fishing, touring and sailing. Congratulations to the builder. I've found her to be a tough little boat, and I've even used her (Felicite) as a surf boat. Very quick but you have to be careful to back out of the breaking water. And yes, she's a bit tender. I'd advise plenty of capsise practice as 1 up she's quite difficult to re-board with the cockpit flooded. Good sailing Jeff Cole Melbourne. Australia As a fellow Mac owner this is a stunning boat. Mine is over 12 years old, a veteran of 4 Goolwa (Sth Aust) WB shows and is used regularly for rowing, fly fishing, touring and sailing. Congratulations to the builder. I’ve found her to be a tough little boat, and I’ve even used her (Felicite) as a surf boat. Very quick but you have to be careful to back out of the breaking water.
And yes, she’s a bit tender. I’d advise plenty of capsise practice as 1 up she’s quite difficult to re-board with the cockpit flooded. Good sailing
Jeff Cole
Melbourne. Australia

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