Thank Ed for the flashback at the Ericsson 35 - your right - great looking boat, maybe the best cockpit ever.
Our family had 3 of the best looking 35-footers ever - an Ericsson 35 in the 70’s, a Contessa 35 in the 80’s and a Holby built Tripp 37 (OK not a 35) in the 90’s. All called Starlight, all raced and cruised in New England. These are 3 of the best and most beautiful production 35’s ever built IMHO.
The boats got progressively faster, but my 94 year-old mom still reminisces about the Ericsson's cockpit. She was a bit of a hobby-horse in east coast chop, and I remember 4 feet of the deck to hull seam coming apart in a particularly rough Vineyard Race - but we lovered that boat.
Will dig up picks.
Our family had 3 of the best looking 35-footers ever - an Ericsson 35 in the 70’s, a Contessa 35 in the 80’s and a Holby built Tripp 37 (OK not a 35) in the 90’s. All called Starlight, all raced and cruised in New England. These are 3 of the best and most beautiful production 35’s ever built IMHO.
The boats got progressively faster, but my 94 year-old mom still reminisces about the Ericsson's cockpit. She was a bit of a hobby-horse in east coast chop, and I remember 4 feet of the deck to hull seam coming apart in a particularly rough Vineyard Race - but we lovered that boat.
Will dig up picks.