The first footprints are in the sand — Eric sets the tone for his Barefoot Raid with the first registration. We’ll be announcing the other entries in the days ahead.
Crew & boats details:
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.
Dale has sailed every-Barefoot-but-one… and has lost count of what that number might be.
The Boat:
Luna, SCAMP number 162, an 11′ 11″ cruising dinghy designed by John Welsford, participates in the live-aboard class… a rarified group within the fleet! She’s short, and well burdened with full cruising kit aboard, but she’s never last.
Upwind Tak Team, We love sailing downwind and across the wind. This will our third Barefoot RAID. Our goal is to have fun and remain upright, I’m sure we’ll have fun.
The Boat:
“Ruth” is a 15 ft plywood/fibreglass Flint, designed by Ross Lillistone a Gaff-headed Knockabout Rig
