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A sailing ship is a wind-powered ship. Historically, sailing ships were the primary means of transportation across long distances of water (e.g. rivers, lakes, oceans) before the invention of the first workable steam engines. They were used for carrying cargo, passengers, mail, supplies etc. In modern times sailing ships are less common but are still used in some parts of the world, such as the Indian Ocean, as commercial vessels. ...
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A gift from Iona Iona Flavell, aged 12, raised 175 sterling for the victims of the Asian Tsunami. Today (7th April 2005) she presented a cheque for that amount to Lt. Col Ian Joiner of the Aldershot Rotary Club which will be put towards the cost of the replacement fishing boats. The first boat will be named IONA in recognition of such a big effort from a young girl.The School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (SEME) donate 6,000 sterling to Ex. Shrivenham Spirit SEME are the training school for the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) of the British Army. Earlier this year SEME undertook a rowing marathon to raise money for the victims of the Asian Tsunami.MALABAR YACHT CLUB - new club facility the club house for the MYC is now complete. The building has 4 good sized guest rooms each with a/c and on-suite bathroom. Pictures are in the gallery. Guests are now welcome - contact us for latest rates.
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Balboa Sailboats
Balboa are great little cruisers – mini-cruisers. There was a range of models from 20 to 28 feet, and all were designed for use with outboards, from 4 to 20 hp, depending the size of the sailboat.
The 20-foot and 23-foot Balboa are ideal for learning to sail, and also as compact trailer-sailers, as they have lift keels. The advantage of getting a boat of this size to learn on is that they are light, so if for example, you find that the bow is heading for the pontoon when you come into moor, you can just push it away with a hook, and then pull it in at the stern easily – you can't do that with larger cruising sailboats.
There is a compact cabin and a transom stern, with a transom mounted rudder that pivots up for coming ashore, except on the larger models, where the rudder is forward of the transom.
Balboa have been around for 30 years, and are well-designed craft. They have been made for many years.
The Balboa sailboat has a fine bow, are not too beamy and a clean stern. They are a good compromise between sailing ability and space below – it is difficult to provide
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much space below in such a small sailboat. They are designed so that the mast can be lowered and raised easily for putting on the trailer, and sails are conventional – you get a 110 per cent jib, and a 150 per cent genoa, which you would probably use most of the time.
Balboa can be equipped with roller reefing foresails. This certainly make sailing easier, as you can reef and furl quickly and easily, but it takes quite a long time to remove the roller reefing gear when you lower the mast for trailing, so this is recommended only if you keep the boat on a mooring.
Dimensions of the 20-footer are:
LOA: 20 feet
LWL: 17 feet 6 in
Beam: 7 feet 1 in
Draft keel down: 4 feet
Draft keel up: 1 foot 9 in
Displacement: 1,700 lbs
The draft, keel up, is such that you can go right up into little creeks where mos cannot go, but with the keel down you have plenty of lift to give good sailing.
The Balboa 26-footer, is quite a bit larger, of course, with LOA and beam of 25 feet 7 in by 8 feet, and with a draft of 5 feet with the keel down. Still a compact and economical cruising sailboat.
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Get a Sailboat and Enjoy Life on the Water! Sailing a sailboat is one of the most enjoyable pastimes there is - you can be lazy, and just let the boat waft along on the breeze, race against other similar sailboats, or cruise along the Read more...
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