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Chico is a Pathfinder, a 5.25m wooden open sailing boat designed by John Welsford (www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz). This boat was built by Peter Murton of Murton's Timbercraft (https://murtons.co.nz). I have build a couple of boats previously and was looking forward to building the Pathfinder myself, however for health reasons this was not possible.
Chico was launched on 25 March 2020 and performed fantastically.
1 November 2020
1 November 2020
Sean, Kieran and JJ on a sunny spring day.
4 October 2020
4 October 2020
Kieran and friends on a warm day with a decent breeze.
19 September 2020
19 September 2020
Jaime, Claire and me on a very gentle spring day!
Just enough wind to get about.
30 August 2020
30 August 2020
Jaime and Leigh very kindly took me for a saiI on Chico.
The wind was a steady 35kph. Very good fun.
2 July 2020
2 July 2020
Jaime and I got to take Chico for a mid winter sail.
The main was double reefed as the forecast suggested gusts to 30kph.
Just marvellous to get out.
7 June 2020
7 June 2020
Steve and I got to take Chico out in a stiff breeze!
It wind was ranging from 30-40kph, which was a very good test. The main was fully reefed and the jib furled to around 50%. We were able to easily tack up the harbour from the marina to the Nelson Yacht Club.
Lots of fun!
6 June 2020
6 June 2020
Jaime and I got to take Chico out in a bit of a breeze!
I am very happy with how the boat handled. Probably should have put a reef in the main though ;-)
14 May 2020
14 May 2020
Finally Chico hits the water again, the first day after the COVID19 lock down.
It was a calm day, but with beautiful autumn weather.
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