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When Downeast boats were introduced a couple of years ago, my first reaction was a double take. A boat company in Southern California called Down East? Doesn’t that sound like something in Maine? Do people in Southern California even know what Down East means? I was soon to discover that the answer to all of these questions was an emphatic yes! President Bob Poole, who has been building boats since the 1960’s in Southern California, wanted to bu… […] ISABELLA 1979 Downeast 32 dockside w canvas Isabella is a cutter rig built in 1979 in Santa Ana, California. She has classic lines and a beautiful bowsprit. She was a sailboat show model boat, so has many non-standard upgrades including a stunning all-teak garage over the companionway hatch (recently refinished), a charming teak butterfly hatch (refinished in 2004), and a teak boarding ladder that has seen only light use and oval bronze p… […] A Classic for Cruising Contributed by David Blacklock Friday, 08 December 2006 Last Updated Thursday, 21 December 2006 A CLASSIC FOR CRUISING – Beats there a seafaring heart that doesn’t love a schooner? There is something salty and purposeful about the rig. defined by the use of fore and aft sails on two or more masts. The more familiar ketch rig is sometimes referred to as a back-to-front schooner, but the latter has a more pleasin… […] |
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