The Cape Dory Board

Waiting for my first cup of coffee to kick in today, I took a stab at calculating the CD28 sails' actual areas in square feet (as opposed to sail area) from the manual. I put the dimensions into a neat triangle calculator at http://cossincalc.com/ Here's what I got: self-tacking jib as shown in manu...

Waiting for my first cup of coffee to kick in today, I took a stab at calculating the CD28 sails' actual areas in square feet (as opposed to sail area) from the manual. I put the dimensions into a neat triangle calculator at http://cossincalc.com/ Here's what I got: self-tacking jib as shown in manu...

I saw the one in Bath and spent a lot of time with the seller and would absolutely go have a look. While I was still thinking about it, someone else made an offer. So I found another CD28, bought it and sailed it home after putting a pile of coin into it. But then this one was available again. I thi...

FarrellTed wrote:Hey David, funny to run into you here...you'll have to take me for a sail some day. Pretty boat!

Ted Farrell (from college)

Hi Ted! It's a deal.

Thank you, all. It has been more than I could have hoped for so far!

Let me introduce myself! I am the proud new owner of a CD28 that may be familiar to some here -- Stan Wheatly's former Nonsly. I am in the process of sailing it to its new home on Long Island, N.Y., after about a month's work at Marblehead Trading Co. The boat had been out of the water since 2013 an...