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Just a quick follow up with a few pictures of my Shields conversion project now that Tim has finished her.

She is going to be a beauty. Did you decide on where the head will be located?

I tossed the permanent head option. Tim & I just couldn't find a way to squeeze it into the cabin in a way that maintained the  quality of the space I am looking for. My wife and I going to use a more "portable" option from the camping world. You can read more than you wanted to know about our choice  here (I just couldn't go into details about this topic in this thread about beautiful boats).

Well this is just one of my favorite topics. So go get a cup of coffee and get comfortable.

I agree that there is definitely a big daysailor craze. And there is a bunch of eye candy for the poor window shoppers. I love this Spirit Yachts 46.



Here is Ginger, a Robert Stephens, "Fast Daysailor"



The other trend that I like, even though it is also way too expensive, is the new construction of classic old boats.

This is from Ames’ Point Boatworks which is building a new version of the classic Camden Knockabout.

The Camden Knockabout is one our recent projects. The hull design will remain true to the original lines of the Camden Class Sloop, drawn by B.B. Crowninshield in 1915. The underbody, rig, and cockpit have been modernized by the experienced yacht designers at Brooklin Boatyard located in Brooklin Maine. Having proven their abilities to produce beautiful, fast, functional Spirit of Traditional boats in the past, we are thrilled to be producing another modern classic day sailor of their drawing.

The Camden Knockabout will be cold-molded with veneers, epoxy resin, and sheathed in fiberglass. The cockpit has been re-drawn so that it self-bails, a feature that many light day sailors of that era lacked. An inboard diesel with sail-drive will supply additional push when the breeze isn't cooperating. A spade keel, carbon fiber mast and rudder will help drive this elegant day sailor around the buoys or up the coast at the front of the fleet.

The Camden Knockabout will be finished in yacht style with Teak and Mahogany accents, coamings, and cabin top. She will certainly turn heads on the water, and at any dock she occupies. With LOA 28' 3", a displacement of 3743#, and SA/D of 25 this boat will be a joy sail on a leisurely afternoon, and a lively competitor in any race.

I hear that the asking price is in the 195k range.

I looks like someone is also trying to get the beautiful Luders L-16 back into production with Morris Yachts as the builder. I think that this would make a fabulous daysailor and with a projected cost of about 60k they may just make it. It seems unfortunate that the "poor" persons daysailor starts at 60k.



I have wanted a classic daysailer for as long as I can remember. I sail without and engine so I appreciate thier sailing abilities and I live in San Juan Islands so there are bunches of places to go with day or two of sailing.

Since I couldn't find an affordable classic daysailer I decided to have one built. Well modified actually. I picked up and old Shields class one design.



And designed a modified concept to create my own daysailor / knockabout sloop.



Here is a picture of where she is now in the construction process.



Tim Lackey who created this Triton Daysailer, is meticulously performing this restoration / conversion.





Cheers, Bill

Ok, I'll bite.  After quickly recovering from missing out on Frank's #50 I launch my Bluenose sloop, see attached photo.  On Monday I had the  one of the best sailing days of my life.   Winds 25+ kts with 3 foot seas. It was  great. No destination, but I managed 25 miles of sailing.

Bill
Lopez Island

Nicely done Adam,

I was madly trying to figure out a way to buy Revival from Frank.  I had a nice plan to haul the boat up to James Baldwin in Georgia for some rigging work and a wind vane and then I was going to fly in from Seattle and sail for a while, maybe even sail her back home to the San Juan's.  Seems I just missed out.  Anyway enjoy you new lovely boat.

Bill