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Photo
of encore getting packed up in Portsmouth, RI to be delivered to Annapolis, MD
Robbie
and Janet Doyle on eclipse
Racing
cockpit cushions on eclipse |
"extremely easy and very comfortable
to sail"
 Observations by Ben Michaelson, owner of encore:
I
can say that this boat is extremely easy and very comfortable to sail.
Last Sunday, my wife and I took the boat out for a very enjoyable sail. We sailed
across the Chesapeake Bay in winds ranging from 8 to 15 knots and we had a ball.
We passed every boat in sight, including some over 40 feet. My wife took the helm
for over half of the day and I almost had to wrestle it away from her. She loves
the boat! We have given up playing golf on weekends for sailing the e33. We get
nothing but compliments about the looks of the boat, always followed by the question,
"what kind of boat is she?"
From Jeremy Wurmfeld, co-founder
of e sailing yachts and designer of the e33:
I am just back from a trip
to Annapolis to sail with Ben Michaelson on his new e33 – encore. From a
design and naval architecture point of view, the boat is simply everything we
intended. We are thrilled. The whole program is going very well. My favorite moment
in Annapolis occurred as Ben maneuvered the boat into his slip and a fellow against
whom we had just finished racing, yelled over, “I am having boat envy."
The compliments are frequent on board the e33.
We don’t have any photos
of the e33 in Annapolis sailing yet, however, below are several shots of world
famous Etchells sailors, Jud Smith and Dave Curtis match racing in Marblehead,
MA. Jud is the reigning Rolex Yachtsman of the Year and Dave is a two-time winner
of the same award.
From Robbie Doyle, co-founder of e sailing
yachts:
We had a great evening sailing hull number 2, eclipse, in Marblehead.
It was a light air and we starting 2 minutes behind the J105 fleet, which all
use spinnakers. We were successful beating all but one of the J105's across the
finish line! We also managed tp beat the J100 by 25 minutes or so. We have become
acustomed to sailing with the cockpit cushions in place! The new Doyle light jib
and reaching eyes were a big help.
Photos of hull number 2, eclipse, on
the left
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Designer Jeremy Wurmfeld and Robbie
Doyle on e33 hull #2 in Marblehead, MA
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What could possibly be more fun than
sailing an e33?
Match racing an e33!
e33 match racing on July
7, 2007
Two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Dave Curtis, and reigning
Rolex Yachtsman of the year, Jud Smith, went head-to-head in e33's to benefit
Hospice of the North Shore (HNS).
Dave and Jud donated their time and the
crew seats were auctioned off to raise money for the 13th Annual HNS Auction.
The best of 5 match race series took place on Saturday, July 7, 2007 in Marblehead,
MA right off the lighthouse at the mouth of the harbor. It was an exciting morning
of close racing with Jud Smith's team just nipping David Curtis' team at the finish
line of the 5th and deciding race!
Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA,
was hosting the auction to benefit Hospice of the North Shore (HNS). HNS provides
comprehensive and compassionate support for children and adults affected by life-limiting
illness, death, and loss.
Keith Church
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