Yesterday afternoon; surprise! Another Westsail 32 came along and tied up next to us. That was unexpected. On board The Reliant were Sue and Leo from Illinois. We soon made friends and we did the irresistable; we inspected each other's W32s.
I'm fond of saying, "Every Westsail is the same but different." We enjoy seeing what is different about them. You won't be surprised to hear that in our minds, Tarwathie comes out on top in all such comparisons. We like what we have.
Reliant however proved a worthy competitor for best W32. Her interior design is radically different than any other W32 we've seen, and very well executed and beautiful. Leo explained that she was a kit boat bought by an industrial arts teacher. He believes that the teacher used his students and the the shop's materials to complete the interior of the boat. Beautiful wood and even hand-made custom cabinet hardware from the school's metal shop.
I wish I could describe her better. Perhaps this morning I'll try to convince Leo to write an article for Windblown, the W32 newsletter.
Anyhow, after many years of, mostly inland, sailing experience, Leo and Sue are on their way to the Chesapeake to begin some serious cruising and living aboard. I'm sure they'll have a great time.
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