Mike O'Dell wrote
the thing that surprised me most during
the bidding process on my project
Hey, Mike, what exactly is your project?
--Curious Georgs
you can see the construction photo albums at
www.constellationyachts.com/album-pilot.html
it's called a "Pilot Cruiser(tm)"
drawn by a wooden schooner designer
built by a racing multihull builder in composite
the nav-arch is also a 500 ton USCG master
with sail endorsement, does USCG stability work,
and is port captain for "Clipper City" out of Baltimore
it's a lot like a "fast trawler" except it cruises 25kts
we call it a "high endurance coastal cruiser"
"Halifax to the Turks & Caicos"
1100 gallons of fuel, only 47,000 heavy ship
56.5' on deck, 16' @ rub-rails, 14' @ chine
due "summer", and when i push, they add "this year" (grin)
-mo