With no time on the water with wind, I towed my Core Sound 20 Mark 3 Look Far to North Carolina's Pamlico Sound and the B&B Messabout near Vandemere. This is where her construction began almost a year ago and where, once a year, builders of Graham Byrnes' designs and interested folks gather to mess about in boats and to talk about boats and, looking at one another's boats, to contemplate the next build. There was a lot of interest in my build since she was the first Mark 3 to be built. Unless otherwise noted, the photos are by Michael Collins, my good friend and Everglades Challenge racing partner.
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| In the carport ready to go to the Messabout (Photo by Doug Cameron) |
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| Graham Byrnes' designs (from left to right) the Lapwing, the CS 20 MK 3, and the Core Sound 15. |
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| Afloat and at the dock in front of Joe and Sally Anderson's EC 22. (Photo by Doug Cameron) |
Here is Designer Graham Byrnes in front of his fastest design, the EC 22, built and sailed by Joe and Sally Anderson. Notice that they are sailing with the rudder up, demonstrating the ability of a cat ketch to steer with sails only. (Photo by Doug Cameron)
Here are some pictures of her under sail:
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| Following us is Alan Stewart with the Core Sound 15 that he built on commission. An excellent sailor in a beautifully built boat. |
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| Graham was pushing her hard, in conditions where we would usually reef, to see just how well his design turned out. |
Here is Alan Stewart's video of us pushing the Mark 3
Then we did a "tilt test" to check out her self-righting ability. The ballast tank was full, but the weighted board was up.
And here is a film of the test:
