If you’ve ever wondered what a superbly bouyant Colin Archer looks like when sailing in the weather for which it was designed, now’s your chance to see one on YouTube. It’s bloody marvellous!
My thanks to Jim Van Den Bos for pointing it out.
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Agreed – very impressive! – the way the vessel drives along is really something. and by the looks of it no engine fitted
I didn't realise until watching this video (and then researching on Wikipedia etc) that these Colin Archers were built as rescue boats
Im currently fixing a fiberglass version of this Vessel (also built in norway) and from the few times I went sailing on her I must say that there is no boat that fails as safe as a colin archer when the seas turn rough