Repeat offender to the Barefoot Raid, the best kid’s camp of the year! Learned all about dinghy cruising thanks to the fine crew participating here. Fantastic that we get to go again!!!

The Boat

The first year I showed up in the wrong boat for this job, so I built an Angus Sailing Rowcruiser. Perhaps if the captain had more skills, this would be a perfect boat for the Raid.

Angus Sailing Rowcruiser
The Sailing RowCruiser by Angus Rowboats is a 19-foot trimaran that combines efficient sliding-seat rowing, a performance ketch sailing rig, and a small weathertight sleeping cabin in one lightweight stitch-and-glue plywood design. With planing amas (outriggers), it can sail at 11–12 knots, row comfortably at 4 knots in calm conditions, carry up to 880 lbs, and even competed successfully in the Race to Alaska.