Re: Cal 29 Half Hull; Bill Lapworth

"Thanks for posting. I often wondered what became of Roger's 29." Sadly, Roger's work on his "21st Century" Cal 29 with its sugar-scoop stern and free-standing carbon mast was never completed. As far as I know, it had to be cut up with chainsaws in order to cart it out of his backyard. It was an ambitious project, and he made some significant headway on it before his death. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya"

On 1/21/2015 10:45 AM, 'Alfred Poor' ap… [at] verizon.net [Cal_Boats] wrote: > > > “Thanks for posting. I often wondered what became of Roger's 29.” > > Sadly, Roger’s work on his “21st Century” Cal 29 with its sugar-scoop > stern and free-standing carbon mast was never completed. As far as I > know, it had to be cut up with chainsaws in order to cart it out of > his backyard. It was an ambitious project, and he made some > significant headway on it before his death. > Adding to this, my recall from past postings is that the hull had significant osmotic blistering problems that made it impractical to complete. It had to be a labor of love or it wasn't justifiable. Chris Campbell > >

Chris wrote: >Adding to this, my recall from past postings is that the hull had >significant osmotic blistering problems that made it impractical to >complete. It had to be a labor of love or it wasn't justifiable. Actually, Chris, I'm pretty sure that he did redo the hull. I have pictures that appear to show that managed to remove and rebuild below the waterline. It was a totally impractical project, and by the time he would have completed it, he probably could have purchased a couple new go-fast sailboats, or a fleet of used ones. However, the boat was Hull #1, the former "Swiss Navy," and he had been a Jensen employee and helped build it, so the sentimental value was strong. (Also, Lapworth reportedly said that the Cal 29 was his favorite.) So "labor of love" doesn't begin to cover the territory. Alfred Poor 1973 Tartan 34C #288 "Jambalaya" (former owner of 1969 Cal 29 #132 "Pentaquod")