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The simplicity of a very small boat... |
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Tacking: the Eastport Pram spins around her daggerboard with disconcerting ease. |
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Wow, it's so small! |
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I am impressed by the ease and speed of the pram despite her short length. And her stability is amazing: at no time did I feel the need to move to balance the boat. |
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It had been a long time that I hadn't sailed such a small boat, and I rediscover the happiness it is! |
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I let my brother Gilles have a go with the pram. |
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Gilles sets the pram on a broad reach to try her speed potential. |
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The pram lets you ge back to the basics of the pleasure of sailing... |
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Seen under this angle, the pram looks like a much larger boat than she is. |
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The trick is to find the balance between the two transoms: the aft transom must remain high enough not to drag, but forward must not be too low to hit the waves. |
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Good balance: the pram goes running! |
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The sail delivered with the standard kit is perfect, only the yard is a bit too bendy. |
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Typical of the forward transom hull: here it just hit a wave head on. |
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Despite her short waterline and her broad beam, the pram is reaching pretty well. |
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"she'll do!" |
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