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Flotsam rubbish sailing boats

There were a number of things I enjoyed about this boat. Not least the word play. The remaining portion of this real estate agents sign not only vaguely referred to a famous car race but also the Leman Brothers company that had just collapsed in the U.S.  A big graceful wooden hulled creature fixed over three PET bottles partly filled with water. The theory was that they float when on the water but attain weight when lifted out of the water such as when she is tipping to far. The main sail was located far enough forward to counter the effect of wind pulling the protruding rudder to the round and sailing backwards. In fact she sailed beautifully as you can see from the wake here pulling away from the rocks and way out in the bay in the final pictures.