Someone on the list said that they also had a Windmill. Well, now it is two of us. I picked up Windmill hull 2895 today. I owned two other Windmills years age and finally changed to other boats because the 'Mill was too athletic. Must be senile because at age 64 I have another. Plan to put a furler on the jib and use it in light winds. I'll use the M15 other times or my Hobie or PocketCat 18. Anyone know what happened to the Windmill web site? Ken Abrahams, M15, Windmill, Lake Charles, La.
Someone on the list said that they also had a Windmill. T'would be me. I own Windmill #5400, which I built along with numbers 5380 and 5381, and I used to own #3247. Neat class; one of the few if not the only in which you can home-build a boat that's competitive and legal on the race course. Also nice folks. Windmills are strongest in the MidWest and on the Gulf Coast. Like most dinghy classes they have waned since the 70's, but 35 boats still appear for the Nationals. The Nationals this year are at the Rock Hall Yacht Club in Maryland, where I am not coincidentally a member, and where Chimpanzee-the-Montgomery 15 will live eventually.
Well, now it is two of us. I picked up Windmill hull 2895 today.
I owned two other Windmills years age and finally changed to other boats because the 'Mill was too athletic. Must be senile because
at age 64 I have another.
I don't think you're senile. Some large percentage of the top ten finishers in the Nationals each year are your age. It's a fun boat, not to be mistaken for a daysailer. But wicked fast and without the bother of a spinnaker. And as I've noted, the jibs fit great on Montgomery 15's.
Anyone know what happened to the Windmill web site?
http://www.windmillclass.org/ seems to be functioning. Interesting article about Windmills here: http://sailing.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301a.htm Cheers, John Chesapeake Light Craft The Best Boats You Can Build http://www.clcboats.com
Thanks, John, for the reply. The Windmill site was right on. Changed addy since the last time I was there. I'm going to wait on warmer weather to try out the 'Mill. I remember it being a wet boat. Ken Abrahams ----- Original Message ----- From: John Harris To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: M15 and Windmill Someone on the list said that they also had a Windmill. T'would be me. I own Windmill #5400, which I built along with numbers 5380 and 5381, and I used to own #3247. Neat class; one of the few if not the only in which you can home-build a boat that's competitive and legal on the race course. Also nice folks. Windmills are strongest in the MidWest and on the Gulf Coast. Like most dinghy classes they have waned since the 70's, but 35 boats still appear for the Nationals. The Nationals this year are at the Rock Hall Yacht Club in Maryland, where I am not coincidentally a member, and where Chimpanzee-the-Montgomery 15 will live eventually. > >Well, now it is two of us. I picked up Windmill hull 2895 today. I owned two other Windmills years age and finally changed to other boats because the 'Mill was too athletic. Must be senile because >at age 64 I have another. > I don't think you're senile. Some large percentage of the top ten finishers in the Nationals each year are your age. It's a fun boat, not to be mistaken for a daysailer. But wicked fast and without the bother of a spinnaker. And as I've noted, the jibs fit great on Montgomery 15's. >> >Anyone know what happened to the Windmill web site? http://www.windmillclass.org/ seems to be functioning. Interesting article about Windmills here: http://sailing.about.com/library/weekly/aa090301a.htm Cheers, John Chesapeake Light Craft The Best Boats You Can Build http://www.clcboats.com
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