Coastal Cruising in a Pathfinder: June 2011

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Just waiting for some sun

The shed is down, the tools put away and my rigging is mostly installed, now I just need a weekend of some nice weather to check things out.

The whole boat is still covered in a layer of dust so she'll need a good cleaning before launch day, as well as putting the supplies back aboard.

Time to go sailing.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Final assembly

At what seems like a snails pace the cabin is finally complete and I'm setting up the rigging. It's just as well because the weather is not particularly good right now.

The grip paint worked pretty good and there will be no issues with slipping on this.

Time to take down the shed put up some sails.

About the Pathfinder

Pathfinder is a 17’-4” gaff rigged wooden sailboat designed by John Welsford. Born out of the drawings and lines of the Navigator. (a smaller design which have been built in the hundreds) The Pathfinder is the big brother for more extended cruising with larger crews and cargo. Its many features include a swing up centerboard for beaching, buoyancy compartments, storage lockers, inboard motor mounting, and is lightweight for its size. It’s swing up centerboard enables the Pathfinder not only to beach, but the ability to be launched at any slipway with a regular vehicle and trailer. This opens up a weekend cruising range envied by the big keel boats that must return to home port. It also means that the owner need only to trailer the boat back home at the end of the sail.