This was a great experience...
The National Sailing Hall of Fame has (on loan) two circa-1860 replica Sandbagger wooden sailboats. They use these boats to take groups out sailing (at no cost) to promote the sport. The origin of these boats was in New York Harbor where they moved oysters to market. The original rigs (mast and sails) were much larger requiring the use of sandbag ballast which was moved from side to side to help stabilize these overpowered craft. I joined a few other volunteers as we moved these beautiful boats to their winter home on Gibson Island...it was a great afternoon onboard a piece of American sailing history.
An interesting video about these boats is available here.
The National Sailing Hall of Fame has (on loan) two circa-1860 replica Sandbagger wooden sailboats. They use these boats to take groups out sailing (at no cost) to promote the sport. The origin of these boats was in New York Harbor where they moved oysters to market. The original rigs (mast and sails) were much larger requiring the use of sandbag ballast which was moved from side to side to help stabilize these overpowered craft. I joined a few other volunteers as we moved these beautiful boats to their winter home on Gibson Island...it was a great afternoon onboard a piece of American sailing history.
An interesting video about these boats is available here.
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