Days are longer, sun is hotter, sailing weather is here!
So I went ahead and bought a Sea Pearl 21.
This is "Scout" and I am her new custodian. She does NOT replace the Goat Island Skiff, but she augments it. I have found myself either pondering or actually undertaking passages that were a tad too oceanic for the Goat, and then there are days when I want to cruise and not be cramped, or take out several adults. Enter, Sea Pearl 21.
Look, the Goat Island Skiff is obviously a fantastic mostly-sheltered water cruiser, as evidenced throughout this blog. I would also say its a squeeze for two people and 5 days of gear, and its a little hairy 6 miles offshore in the Atlantic. I wanted something that was a little more seaworthy if I was alone and undertaking an adventuresome passage, and I wanted something I could sleep in, or take several adults for a day cruise.
I do lose the easy ability to move the boat around on my own, since the Sea Pearl weighs in around 650 lbs, but I gain some other things. Hence, the Goat Island Skiff and the SP21 are boatmates and will compliment each other in such a way that there wont be too much stepping on anyones toes.
NOW, do I post Sea Pearl 21 adventures on this blog or do I post them on another dedicated blog?
What sayeth you, intrepid reader?
