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Came across a picture of my first boat. Well, it was really the family boat but I sailed every day in the summers and I think my Dad got to sail her three or four times during the three years we lived in Finland.

Called a Bay Boat she was 23', full keel with a nice little cabin. I have fond memories of sailing the waters just south of Helsinki and visiting many of the small islands. She was easy and fun to sail.

I'm that stick figure holding the tiller ...................................



DB

LOVELY BOAT!!!

I like the lines of the cabin- very seaworthy to me.

Neat photo and great looking boat - thanks for posting it :)

R.

Thanks!

I'm remembering more as I look at the picture. We kept her moored behind the house. We had a dingy but i would usually just swim out, it was easy to climb aboard on the overhung rudder. There were no winches at all. Notice, no main traveler, the main sheet is a pully system off the end of the boom and down to several pivots on the deck. The Jib sheets are also pivoted at the sail for a 2/1 purchase. Interior was very basic, no head, sink or cooker, just a couple of bunks and a v-berth.

She was easy to set-up to self steer and I could wander around on the deck while she plowed along. No provisions for reefing the main meant she was really set-up for day sailing .... just right for a teen. Kept me off the mean streets of Helsinki. LOL J/K

Like most teens, I wasn't satisified, I wanted a Folkboat. Looking back, this was really a cool boat and I hope she's still sailing the Finnish waters.

DB