Friday, December 12, 2008

NEW NEIGHBORS IN SIMPSON BAY

The other day, we had a couple of new boats sharing the anchorage with us... Maltese Falcon and Hogfish Maximus.

Our new neighbor in St Maarten, Maltese Falcon
Maltese Falcon

New St Maarten neighbor, Hogfish Maximus
Hogfish Maximus

I must admit that I find Hogfish much more interesting. This is a boat that we are considering building as the next Loose Moose. Chris Morejohn stopped by St. Maarten for a couple of days while single-handing his way down island from the Bahamas. He invited us aboard to show us the boat. It was really nice to see how the plans translate into a real boat. We also got to test the headroom on this flush-deck sharpie and it is almost good for Bob. Bob is 6'5" while Chris is 5'3".

While we love the way So It Goes sails, we need more room for all of our stuff that just doesn't fit on a 1969 Cal-34. We miss Loose Moose and the Hogfish Maximus sharpie could just fill the bill :)