Coastal Cruising in a Pathfinder: Just waiting for some sun

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.

2 comments:

SmilicusJune 17, 2011
Hello Perry

Congrats on a beautiful Cabin version of the Pathfinder. I am looking into build a Pathfinder with a cabin, but seem not to get a lot of pictures of how they look. Are yours build to look the same as those in the plans?

Happy sailing
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san diego ca auto glassOctober 04, 2011
That is a beautiful baby of yours. Does it has a new paint job?
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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.