 25' Tidewater Rainbow Sloop in Edgewater. I was told this would be a good beginners boat. 2008:05:03 10:31:27 |
 Entry to V-berth 2008:05:03 10:40:17 |
 V-berth, with head beneath. No tank though. :-( 2008:05:03 10:40:33 |
 View forward. 2008:05:03 10:41:15 |
 Mast and furling jib. Jib attachment and two stays were broken. 2008:05:03 10:42:43 |
 One of the broken shrouds/stays 2008:05:03 10:45:11 |
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 Cabin. Dirty and needed cushions, but pretty dry. 2008:05:03 10:52:20 |
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 spinnaker pole in v-berth 2008:05:03 11:01:19 |
 Trying to get the engine started...it wouldn't start 2008:05:03 11:05:16 |
 New Hunter's for sale at Tidewater Marina 2008:05:03 12:17:43 |
 This wasn't even the deepest keel I saw there...there was another that had to be 3-4' higher. Crazy! 2008:05:03 12:18:37 |
 Downtown Annapolis 2008:05:03 12:51:24 |
 Sailboats on display 2008:05:03 12:51:39 |
 Catalina 309. I liked this quite a bit. $113,000 2008:05:03 12:53:42 |
 View through the dodger 2008:05:03 12:54:37 |
 I wish I had remembered the wide angle lens. 2008:05:03 12:55:06 |
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 Salon. I liked the companionway steps. Large and easy to use. 2008:05:03 12:56:38 |
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 Still on the Catalina 309. I did like this boat. 2008:05:03 12:58:46 |
 In-mast furling 2008:05:03 12:59:22 |
 It had a nice cockpit and folding wheel. 2008:05:03 13:04:17 |
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 Hunter Salon. I don't recall the length on any of these other than the Catalina since I only took their brochure. 2008:05:03 13:08:09 |
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 Those steps were a PITA to navigate. 2008:05:03 13:38:27 |
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 I liked the seperate shower. 2008:05:03 13:55:52 |
 Maryland Heritage Festival 2008:05:03 14:40:56 |
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 Water taxi 2008:05:03 14:42:20 |
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 Water taxi about to be t-boned by this guy. 2008:05:03 14:51:47 |
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 Pussers. Tommy made a good try at backing a 24' beam cat into a 25' hole here later that evening. 2008:05:03 14:52:12 |
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 Damn. I want to live here. Oh well, it's an hour and a half drive from my house, which isn't bad. 2008:05:03 14:53:14 |
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 Water taxi leaving 2008:05:03 14:56:15 |
 Lagoon 420 at the dock, little did I know I'd get to sail this boat. 2008:05:03 14:57:34 |
 Fountaine-Pajot Orana. I used to love the looks of the F-P cats but this didn't do much for me either. 2008:05:03 14:57:49 |
 This was the F-P I'd hoped to look at but they weren't showing it. 2008:05:03 14:59:12 |
 And THIS was the boat that I drove all the way out to Annapolis to see. No one there. 2008:05:03 15:01:41 |
 I really wanted to see this boat as I heard great things about the Island Spirits 2008:05:03 15:04:06 |
 I was a bit aggravated at this point so I went back to take a few pics of the Lagoon. It was not one of the boat show boats. 2008:05:03 15:07:54 |
 It was, however, brand new and for sale by The Catamaran Co. 2008:05:03 15:09:01 |
 I have never really been drawn to the Lagoons, and this was the first time I'd ever been close to one. 2008:05:03 15:09:07 |
 The brokers saw me taking pictures and invited me aboard to take a look around. 2008:05:03 15:11:06 |
 All I could say was “Wow.” Note the joystick, that's your internal helm steering station. 2008:05:03 15:11:55 |
 The view out the cabin windows was amazing 2008:05:03 15:12:00 |
 Nice feature of the galley is how it's open to the cockpit. 2008:05:03 15:12:26 |
 I asked how much and the answer was 600k. They were nice and didn't throw me off when I admitted that was outside my price range. 2008:05:03 15:12:30 |
 Ok, I wasn't in love with the cabinetry but the layout was nice. 2008:05:03 15:12:35 |
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 Owner's cabin. The only thing that's a negative here is you'd need custom sheets. 2008:05:03 15:13:09 |
 Escape hatches 2008:05:03 15:13:29 |
 Owner's hull. 2008:05:03 15:13:52 |
 Owners head and shower 2008:05:03 15:14:06 |
 Kiddie pirate cruise pulling in next to us. 2008:05:03 15:16:31 |
 The F-P Orana. I did not go aboard but the looks of this did little for me. The uncovered helm is a deal-breaker. 2008:05:03 15:17:01 |
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 Tommy invited me back to go along on a demo sail. Now I see why everyone raves about Lagoons. What an awesome boat. 2008:05:03 16:45:07 |
 We were in a fairly tight spot. 2008:05:03 16:45:28 |
 But Tommy made it look easy. 2008:05:03 16:45:51 |
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 Look at all these boats, and it's barely May! 2008:05:03 16:50:54 |
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 Narnia at her mooring....there were a couple more boats in this weekend 2008:05:03 16:55:52 |
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 All lines were led to the helm. This boat could be single-handed 2008:05:03 17:01:32 |
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 I'm not 100% sure about these lines being covered. If something tangles in there (like it looks like it's about to) it might be a real drag to fix. 2008:05:03 17:06:50 |
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 Me. Very happy. 2008:05:03 17:13:03 |
 Oh yeah. This is the life. 2008:05:03 17:13:53 |
 Tacking. 2008:05:03 17:14:54 |
 Dinghy davits 2008:05:03 18:28:29 |
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 Sailing lessons 2008:05:03 18:31:09 |
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 The boom was very high on this boat. I never got to ask why. 2008:05:03 18:33:14 |
 It is nice how the galley opens into the cockpit. 2008:05:03 18:35:23 |
 The fittings on this boat were substantial. 2008:05:03 18:36:49 |
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 Heading up the Severn River a bit 2008:05:03 19:49:52 |
 Mainsail heading downwind. 2008:05:03 19:51:09 |
 My plan was to combine these pics into one image but I'm too lazy to do it right now. 2008:05:03 19:51:14 |
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 The Severn Inn 2008:05:03 20:01:06 |
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 It was getting dark at this point 2008:05:03 20:01:51 |
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 Saw these blue lights in the BVI too. Alas, it was too dark for pics when we were showing off in Ego Alley and docking. 2008:05:03 20:15:37 |
