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Topic: New Swallowboats sailing canoes (Read 873 times)
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Brian Pearson
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I think I have badgered Nick and Matt at every Beale Park Show I have been to, to re-introduce a sailing canoe in their range. It was great to hear at the last Beale that the team were working on building sailing canoes for their own use, the details and ideas sounded just right for a lightweight car top quick to use sailing canoe.
Even nicer then to read of these new boats in Water Craft, in the Grand Design section.
The article mentions looking for a new name for the class. So here is my entry.
\\\"Temminck\\\" A Temminck\\\'s stint is closely related to the Sandpiper, SB\\\'s original sailing canoe. Here\\\'s what the RSPB has to say
\\\"Temminck\\\'s stints occur mainly by freshwater marshes, pools and lakes in the UK, although they also visit creeks and lagoons in estuaries. The species breeds mostly in the Arctic and is rare in this country\\\"
Sound just like the new sailing canoes!
Brian
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Julian Swindell
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Those canoes caught my eye too. I don\\\'t know about a name, but I would fancy one of them fitted with a Hobie Mirage flipper drive system, so I could just sit back and pedal. I also like the idea of transparent floor panels so you can watch the fishes. I\\\'ve only three boats at the moment (well, four really) so I need a few more...
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Jaap van der Heide
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Dear Brian and Matt,
Temminck or Sandpiper mk2 will all do for me. But is there any news?
Regards,
Jaap
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admin
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Hello,
I was hoping to be at Beale Park with the new canoe but as time goes by and Beale draws closer I am not sure it is going to happen. The trouble is she is a complete indulgence. Shes what I want, but she will never make any money. For this reason I am thinking of calling her Mistress.
What I mean is, the smaller the boat, the harder it is to make any money selling them, and for some reason it seems the public just dont get sailing canoes. I cant understand why, they seem to have so many advantages over trailerable boats. No trailer, easy to park, almost as good to paddle as your average Canadian Canoe but so much more fun with the sail. Enough room for the family and easy to take to the beach or launch from anywhere.
So to answer your question on availibility. I dont know. I havent promised any dates to any customers, because I dont have any!
Matt
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Julian Swindell
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So presumably Charlotte is going to call her\\\'s Toyboy?
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