Hello John. Yes, I loved my Flicka too. When I was hove to in a storm I never had a moment's concern. I was always well taken care of. Sailing through a front was for fun!. At times I couldn't breath due to blowing water through the cockpit but I always came out the other side in fine shape. She was a tight little ship that handled the elements in as fine a style as could be hoped for in any other boat under 50' lwl. Living on one in the Puget Sound areas sounds like the best of the best experiences. As I age I find a Monty 17 fits now almost as well. Eventually I may have to go with the Monty 15. Fair winds, Tom B. On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 11:34 PM Rusty Knorr via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Hi John,
Oh, the Duckpunt! ❤️❤️❤️ I love that ugly little boat so much. It truly is a boat unlike any other, that can do what no other boat can do, and that will challenge your sailing skills, rewarding you when you sail well and punishing you for your mistakes. I think every sailor out there should build one! Here is a playlist of Duckpunt videos, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0BwhVMcplm5TN40_DInR5rpQ_c2Zt7TG
As for my beloved Flicka, I had it moored at the Port of Edmonds, where I lived on it for 6 or 7 years. I’d still be living on it if I hadn’t gone and fallen in love and gotten married! One of the finest designs ever created, I cried when it sailed away from me with its new owner. Perhaps someday I’ll be in a position to own another one. Until then I’ll happily sail my new Monty everywhere that I can! I hope to see you up here soon.
Fair winds,
Rusty
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Welcome Rusty,
A duck punt on Green Lake eh? That's pretty good urban sailing. More like a goose punt in those waters (I lived in Seattle for seven years, around the time a lot of geese were ceasing to migrate and just hanging around all year on the nicely groomed "goose restaurants" of city park lawns).
Where was your Flicka berthed? I may have seen it while paddling about the Seattle waters. I had a crush on Flickas for a while. Still think they're great, but not very portable.
See you up there next season in my M17 perhaps...
cheers, John