I don't remember the manufacturer, but yes, looks identical - 12 or 14' length (?), fiberglass, single sail, about double width of a surfboard, with a sight depression in it. The only issue I had was capsizing in shallow water and bending the aluminum mast, and cracking the wooden housing for the rudder, when I'd take it out in typhoon weather (7-8 on Beaufort scale).
Very handy when the Bay was full of jellyfish, and sometimes a few sharks. Used to enjoy an offshore breeze. Tie up the tiller, and the sail at about 30 degrees off the coast, and lie on my stomach, cruising straight out to Bear Island. Yes, my wife has amazing stories of her adventures sailing around the world. Now that we are on a fixed income, I am hoping she publishes the book - lol. What has served as an enduring coincidence in our lives together, she went to the island of Java (where I lived for 4.5 years, as a child - 4.5 to 9 yrs. old), and visited the 9th century Buddhist temple, Borobudur, near Jogjakarta. I too, went there while living in Djakarta, touching the heel of the Buddha. She purchased a batik at the time, of the monument, which is now framed in our living room. --- In [email protected], "PaliGap" <compost1uk@...> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > - I love the water. Am more the passenger than sailor now. > > Had a sailfish beached at Repulse Bay, HK, early 70's, and > > downsized to a boogie board. > > Is that an "Alcort Sailfish"? > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfish_(sailboat) > > That looks very similar to the first boat I had > and learned to sail in, a "Sea Bat" like this: > > http://homepages.which.net/~rosgo/sailing/seabat.jpg > > That was about 1971, which is also the year I learned TM > (lives running on parallel tracks and all that?). I got > her for £70 by mail order ($106). > > I imagine your missus would have some good sailing yarns? >
