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[Shu]

...in Long Beach Midwinters, Sunday Feb 19. First sail and never took a picture of the boat. Dumb. It's difficult to brag about my new boat without pics. Here's a few from the weeks leading up to the launch, which are bragworthy in their own right, but I'm hoping someone found this boat in their viewfinder while on the water.

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[herr_zorzs]

finally u managed to finish shu!
congrats, thats a hell of a homebuild - u did an amazing job there

[Ned]

Wow! Very sweet.

[williwaw]

Where did you buy the rig?

[Shu]

Where did you buy the rig?

It's a CST 16. I bought it from Kris Bundy. It's the rig he used in the 2006 Worlds, but considered too flexible by today's standards. I used it for a few years on the Shu1, and will use it on the Shu2 for a while until the dust settles a bit on the stiffness/head size/single spreader/double spreader experiments others are conducting now.

I'm hoping the Southern Calif boys and girls will be waking up soon and give me some leads on photos. Otherwise, I didn't launch it yet (pics or it didn't happen).

[ekolnskungen]

That's a cool lookin thing

[Shu]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. So far I have responses from Austria, Hawaii, Netherlands, Sweden. Sadly missing from this discussion are the folks who may know about pictures -- Southern Californians.

[BWR]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. So far I have responses from Austria, Hawaii, Netherlands, Sweden. Sadly missing from this discussion are the folks who may know about pictures -- Southern Californians.

Boat looks awesome both in photos and in person! Unforunately, don't have any more info. on photos for you. Somehow I think we'll be able to get some great ones in SD at NOOD and SuperCup.

[Shu]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. So far I have responses from Austria, Hawaii, Netherlands, Sweden. Sadly missing from this discussion are the folks who may know about pictures -- Southern Californians.

Boat looks awesome both in photos and in person! Unforunately, don't have any more info. on photos for you. Somehow I think we'll be able to get some great ones in SD at NOOD and SuperCup.

Thanks Brad. I imagine Renee will be at NOOD and SuperCup doing her always excellent I-14 photography. In the meantime, I guess I have the stealth 14, camoflaged to look like a piece of driftwood, and flying under the radar...

[gui]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. So far I have responses from Austria, Hawaii, Netherlands, Sweden. Sadly missing from this discussion are the folks who may know about pictures -- Southern Californians.

Very nice Shu, looking forward to more pics. Are the 2 other west coast woodies still sailing?

[BalticBandit]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. So far I have responses from Austria, Hawaii, Netherlands, Sweden. Sadly missing from this discussion are the folks who may know about pictures -- Southern Californians.

Very nice Shu, looking forward to more pics. Are the 2 other west coast woodies still sailing?

One I think is underwraps in the Shilshole dry storage yard.

[gui]

The pretty one or the ugly one?

[Shu]

Thanks for the kind comments everyone. So far I have responses from Austria, Hawaii, Netherlands, Sweden. Sadly missing from this discussion are the folks who may know about pictures -- Southern Californians.

Very nice Shu, looking forward to more pics. Are the 2 other west coast woodies still sailing?

You mean of course your two beautiful cedar strip planked Mad Cow boats. Brad V is sailing his in Seattle, and I think Kevin is still sailing his occaisonally out of San Luis Obispo. I had the priveledge of sailing Brad's meticulously maintained boat last summer. Very sweet sailing boat that is easy to steer, and easy to tip over too! You definitely explored the narrowest end of the rule with those.
I hope you get a chance to see Brad's; it is in beautiful condition, down to the smallest detail. The most loved boat I've seen.

[View from the back]

Call the office at ABYC and get Rich Robert's information. He's the one that was shooting photography, and, while he only posts a select few on the ABYC website, he generally shoots a LOT of pictures. Perhaps he has one of your boat? Look on the ABYC website... click on Midwinters.... there's a section that says PHOTOS that you can click on, maybe your boat was one of the few he posted to the website? In any event, the ABYC office may be able to help you get a hold of Rich Roberts. Hell.... shoot Rich an email at richsail@earthlink.net.

[another 505 sailor]

Snapped a camera phone pic in the yard, didn't come out well.
Your boat is beautiful.

[gui]

Good to know.
So are you going to post more pics?

[Shu]

Good to know.
So are you going to post more pics?

Apparently none of it rigged up and sailing until the NOOD regatta in San Diego.
Here's a few more.


View from the Back, I tried Rich Roberts, but somehow he didn't get any.

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[Shu]

Gui,
Here's a few more.
-Steve

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[TD Floater]

Wow!
What is it that you call that stuff you made that bit of art outta?

[High Flow]

i like!

[High Flow]

what kind of wood did you use? (i don't know anything about wooden boats)
apart from the fact that they look good, and i have one =)

[herr_zorzs]

there is an awesome thread in the international14.org forum where u can actually see what he did and how he did it - rather impressive

[Matt D]

Very well done. That sure doesn't look like a typical home-build.

[Shu]

what kind of wood did you use? (i don't know anything about wooden boats)
apart from the fact that they look good, and i have one =)

Okoume (sometimes known as Gaboon) plywood over port-orford cedar stringers on Okoume plywood frames. As Herr-Zorzs said, there's a very detailed (and long) thread on the international14.org site with all the details.

[Shu]

One last try.

[Shu]

Thanks to Renee Speak, I now have photos. This one from Friday at San Diego NOOD. For the conditions Saturday, see front page. We went out for about 1/2 hour in the big breeze, then went back in after a few capsizes and nothing broken.

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[High Flow]

nicccccccccccce

[RMK]

A bunch of I-14 pictures from day 1 here

http://markburge.smugmug.com/Boats/NOOD-San-Diego-Day-1/21959865_gvdm5n#!i=1752743734&k=cMRt98f

[Shu]

A bunch of I-14 pictures from day 1 here

http://markburge.smugmug.com/Boats/NOOD-San-Diego-Day-1/21959865_gvdm5n#!i=1752743734&k=cMRt98f

Thanks. I may have to buy one of those too.