[Public-list] What other designers should I look at?

Chris Blain chris.blain at gmail.com
Wed Aug 11 13:55:48 PDT 2004


For a west coast boat, I would respectfully submit the Rawson 30- by
william garden. It's a simple, heavy boat which sails well.

Chris Blain

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 02:37:47 -0400, J Bergquist <j at ship.saic.com> wrote:
> To add to the list:
> 
> Dave Perry
> Bill Crealock (Pacific Seacraft...already mentioned.)
> Ted Brewer (also already mentioned)
> Sam Crocker
> Joel White
> Nathanael or Francis Herreshoff
> William Fife (but only if you're either dreaming or super rich)
> Bruce King
> Chuck Paine (the annie, leigh, and francis designs for Tom Morris are
> delightful)
> 
> The westsail 32 is a great boat and very common on both coasts. Very
> seaworthy.
> 
> Perry, Brewer, and Crealock are all west coasties.
> 
> J Bergquist
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Philip Bartlett
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:52 PM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] What other designers should I look at?
> 
> There are a few A30s on the west coast, probably a dozen or so that I
> know
> of. I've looked at several for sale over the last few years and finally
> bought one of them this summer in Maple Bay. There is another one for
> sale
> on Lopez Island in the San Juans at the moment.  Another boat you might
> consider would be the Gulf Island 29 which is very similar.
> 
> Philip Bartlett, Windward #428
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Kennedy" <John.Kennedy at gov.ab.ca>
> To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 9:19 AM
> Subject: [Public-list] What other designers should I look at?
> 
> > I like what I've seen of the Alberg 30 design (not to mention his
> other
> > boats). My daydream is an Alberg 30 when I retire in 8 years. I won't
> be
> > able to afford custom built or new.
> >
> > Unfortunately, living in Alberta and likely heading to the British
> Columbia
> > coast, I don't see a lot of ads for Alberg 30's for sale in British
> > Columbia.
> >
> > Are there other designers whose work is more or less like Alberg's,
> with
> > seaworthy hulls, fuller keels rather than racing fins, etc., and whose
> boats
> > might well appear on our west coast? Any names I should be
> investigating
> or
> > looking for? Boat types or makes I should also consider?
> >
> > Thanks for any advice you can offer.
> >
> > John Kennedy
> >
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