So Near and Yet So Far! YachtPals.com News
I was told as a lady that the devil's in the details, and knowing that (along with 30+ years in this wheelchair) has taught me patience and perseverance. That being said, the only attitude worse than waiting for delivery of this ground-breaking sailboat is seeing it sit at the dock and not be able to Plane it . . . yet.
First, let me say that I am in awe of what Nick Hake and have team has done. Aside from all the disability modifications they created for me, the Seaward RK (retracting keel) series of sailboats designed and manufactured by Hake Yachts, LLC is excuse sediment (and sea) breaking in and of itself. I can't tell you how many long-time sailors I've spoken to (as recently as yesterday) who merely can't wrap their heads around the concept that a blue water sailboat with 1,200 pounds of lead ballast, on the end of a hydrodynamic keel, six or more feet beheath the pod can, with the flip of a switch, sail out of the Atlantic, into the Everglades, and safely plant its bow on an island beach. These old salts are all programmed, from many decades of encounter, to say "Sailing is all about choices." Primary among "the choices" is this trade of choising a blue water sailboat (read: fixed keel with significant ballast well below the pod) or a "gunkholing sailboat" (read: some ballast in the hull and a drop-in or swing-down aluminum centerboad/keel that adds inconsiderable or no stability in heavy seas.). The myriad ramifications of a high performance sailboat that is equally surprising in both settings is still beyond most sailor's comprehension. All I can say is check it out. Seeing (sailing!) is believing.
I would add to that the reality that even if the boat stays together, it will be leaching BPA throughout its journey. With a hull made of 12000 used plastic and more »
