Siras beautiful and faithful Folkboat. |
The boat can be seen at Tradewinds Yacht Club. It is really a good place, if you love boats. Right now there is a boatbuilder show. Lotsa things to look at. Remember to say hi to Tasha; She runs the place, and she is an endless source of knowledge on SL Sailing. Oh, a more modern yacht modeled after the real thing is the QSM40. A bit bigger. Modified BBK sailing engine. Very well worth a sail too.
Update as per medio february 2014: It seems people are still finding this post; Sadly I only took this one photo of the virtual Folkboat. That was back in october 2010. Sadly I never saw the virtual Folkboat again, and I fear it has been lost with Sira.
I love that boat,
ReplyDeletetime ago but never goes on sale…
…shoud be worth a sail…
isn't?
;)
Yup! The RL Folkboat is definately worth a sail. I am not sure, if Sira ever finished the Virtual Folkboat. Looks finished to me. Just add a BWIND and it's ready, right :-)
ReplyDeleteI can confirm it's really a nice boat. I have a Nordic Folkboat from 1968, and its such a joyful experience to sail her at the sea.
ReplyDeleteWhoa a 68er! It's gotta be wooden? It is still easy to maintain or did you replace parts of the hull? I always find it amazing to see "elderly" wooden ships in ship shape. Please leave a name (of sorts) when commenting.
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