It is indeed a Sandpiper 565. It is a great boat for the inland lakes and is a very comfortable cruising boat. I will probably put it up for sale though as I am not sailing as much in the dessert as I expected to. Thanks Doug M15G #310 Sandpiper 565 #192 On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Don White <princecraft49@gmail.com> wrote:
If you are talking about a Canadian made sailboat somewhat similar in size to the M17...that would be that Sandpiper 565 which was last made by CL Boatworks in 1992. I owned a 1986 model. There are still quite a few sailing mostly in Ontario and Quebec. A yearly rendezvous takes place usually in Ontario and attended by a dozen boats. The manufacturer still produces three or four smaller models...the biggest being the CL 16 which was based on the Wayfarer. The Sandpiper 565 is based on the British Sailfish 18.
On Friday, December 28, 2012, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
yes, Doug's x-brand is a Sandpiper ... 18' if i remember correctly.
i believe that the 'monkey fur' carpet on the cabin hull sides and coach roof makes the boat go faster. similar science to the 'backstay chicken' installed on Jerry's S17.
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA (no monkey fur installed) - www.m17-375.webs.com
--- On Fri, 12/28/12, Tom Jenkins <tjenk@gte.net> wrote:
Doug can answer for himself, but I suspect he used his little Sandpiper, if I have the brand right. We sailed across Rosario Strait up in Puget Sound with Doug nearby, and the X-brand was doing just fine.
On Dec 28, 2012, at 9:25 AM, jerry montgomery wrote:
Probably one of them X-brand deathtraps.
jerry