While I consider Catalina to build good quality sailboats, I don't normally think of them as being blue water boats. That said, I would be willing to sail that boat anywhere.
Very interesting .... what is a "hoit boom"? I see it but guess it's sort of a self-tacking jib arrangement? And yes it is is very well cared for -- that is evident. Sadly it's on the wrong coast.
Thank you for this great channel. This is such an amazing vessel and for me it ticks all the boxes. If I recall those are thole pins. Are they known as dowels in your prt of the world? I'm from South Africa and tok my 2NO FG with my Able Bodied Seaman's ticket, yacht skippers ticket and 5 years deep sea experience. I love your videos and realy get itchy feet when I see such beautiful vessels like this.
They didn't bring supplies they brought the pilot out to the tall ships and the pilot then would take over the tall ship and bring it in through the Bristol Channel which has huge tidal changes and was known to be tricky. The pilots competed with each other and the first one to the ship would get paid by the boat to pilot it in. This meant that the pilots needed fast boats that could handle all types of weather and over many years the Bristol Channel Cutter was born, able to run in light winds (I've seen video of the them doing 3 knots to windward in 5 knots of wind) as well as bash through waves.
Hi Steven…the reason I don’t talk pricing on new boats is because the pricing can change depending on where you buy the boat and what options you choose for it. For example, shipped and commissioned in Southern California you are looking around $3.2 fully loaded. If you take delivery in Europe, you can knock off about $85-90k from that price from the shipping alone. Not to mention various sales tax depending on where you are, etc, etc. That’s why I always mention to reach out to me directly to discuss options, pricing and availability. I hope the helps
Hi William…a few factors that will change the pricing…feel free to email me at adam@scyachts.com or call me on 949 973 4812 and I can get you all the details you need. Thanks
