Saturday, April 11, 2015

Power boats. 20' to 25'. La Panoplie.

pan-o-ply.
1) a complete or impressive collection of things.

Well, let's see in terms of small powerboats from 20' to 25'.
They are different, but they have one thing in common: Aluminum. Over the years, I have come to appreciate the material and on a one-off basis, is probably the ideal medium.




The Lafitte 20. With a beam of 6'. Of a type quite common in the South and particularly in Louisiana. Strong, rugged and stable.

The Forgotten CLASS,

 CLASS950. With the proliferation of the various Classe's: Mini Transat; Class 40; IMOCA Class, and many others,  one has not caught on,...