
Erik de Jong // Arctic Adventure & Boat Building
On the Wind Sailing
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The Importance of Designing Your Own Boat
I don't really call myself a fan of anyone. There is people that I get inspired by. But design wise, I don't really have an example. Everything specific that you had sort of designed your own boat after. Well, the thunderstorm 34 that my father built has a fairly similar Roshade and Roshade, I know works very well. However, I wanted more speed. A heavy boat will never blink. It will never come up on a plane. The second best you can get is a boat that sells at Roshade. So my goal for the design was to design it in such a way that it very easily reaches hill speed and stays there. That's
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