[quote=jonathan162]Is that one of my scans? I know I put some stuff up here on this boat some years back. I'd have to check, but I think the S was a slightly later version with slightly more sail (mine has 200ft^2, iIrc), otherwise it's the same. Often mistaken at a distance for a Tornado, as the designer's intent was as a Tornado trainer. As indicated above, I got it in '81.
That Sea Spray video was shot at Lake Newell, a big irrigation reservoir a couple of hours east of here. I've been out there on the SC19 a couple of times this year - there's a big provincial campground that compensates for the drive; the downside is that when the wind is blowing in the wrong direction you get a stern lesson in what they fertilize the surrounding fields with. They still have quite an active fleet. Though I thought the Sea Spray looked pretty damn exciting when I was a completely incompetent 12-year-old dinghy sailor, it was demo'ing an H18 out on Skaha Lake in BC that threw the switch for me - we got our asses kicked and I immediately understood that this is what I was going to be doing from then on, and that it was going to involve trapeze. Since the Sea Spray doesn't have one (and the rig really is too light for it), I never considered it. I've sailed them over the years, though, and that stupid driveshaft hump makes it unpleasant - there's not a lot of room between it and the boom.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by jonathan162 on Jul 31, 2021 - 08:43 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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