They dont make em like this anymore.

[capnsensible]

Anchored off Playa Blanca Lanzarote yesterday.

 

[newtothis]

Not since sailors realised there was the option to go upwind, too.

 

[dunedin]

Is it a classic old sailing boat - or a crude and more recent MFV conversion ?

 

[Supertramp]

You have to accept some compromises if you want a pilothouse....

 

[NormanS]

Is it a classic old sailing boat - or a crude and more recent MFV conversion ?

Why would it be crude if it's a converted MFV? Some of the older MFVs had beautiful lines. (Speaking as an ex owner).

 

[dunedin]

Why would it be crude if it's a converted MFV? Some of the older MFVs had beautiful lines. (Speaking as an ex owner).

Yes there are some lovely wooden MFV’s, which were great for their original purpose. And can be converted into spacious motor yachts.

But an MFV hull is not optimised to be a sailing yacht.
And the boat in the picture seems to have a very odd rig - not clear of has a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail, but mizzen looks excessively far aft. And as for the hen coup on deck …….

 

[capnsensible]

The main thing I like about the boat is that it's anchored off a beach in the Canary Islands!

 

[Snowgoose-1]

The main thing I like about the boat is that it's anchored off a beach in the Canary Islands!

Well known anchorages are great but it's great fun to try other places. Even if you are rolling all night.

 

[ashtead]

There was one like that in Marina Rubicon in Sept But I didn’t look too closely - might have been for sale for a while .

 

[Biggles Wader]

Yes there are some lovely wooden MFV’s, which were great for their original purpose. And can be converted into spacious motor yachts.

But an MFV hull is not optimised to be a sailing yacht.
And the boat in the picture seems to have a very odd rig - not clear of has a fore-and-aft rigged mainsail, but mizzen looks excessively far aft. And as for the hen coup on deck …….

That's not a hen coup it's the toilet block. They couldn't get planning permission for granny annex.

 

[mjcoon]

That's not a hen coup it's the toilet block. They couldn't get planning permission for granny annex.

A toilet block needs [gives] good views?