My neighbor raced E-Scows...never heard of them, interesting!!!
- Thread starter 1911tex
- Start date
A Scows on Barnegat Bay. Thirty feet long. Some had three cockpits. Twin daggerboards and rudders. Big spinnakers.
It was the 1950s, and they could tow a waterskier. And they capsized, too.
The A Scow sailor man was raaather rich, but he felt it important to race against other raaather rich A Scow sailor mans.
It was the 1950s, and they could tow a waterskier. And they capsized, too.
The A Scow sailor man was raaather rich, but he felt it important to race against other raaather rich A Scow sailor mans.
K2MSmith
Sustaining Member
I think I remember those on Barnegat bay (very shallow water in most places) but what I remember most were the Garvey races. I was a lifeguard - Island Beach State Park circa 1979
Last edited:
Midwestern boats made for shallow lakes. Currently by Melges here in Wisconsin. There are a number of fleets nearby of MC, C, E, and A scows. There's an MC in our sailing club. Huge amount of sail area on a little, flat, cat rigged boat. They really fly.
But the local one deign fleets of even the small scows still seem to me much as Christian describes.
But the local one deign fleets of even the small scows still seem to me much as Christian describes.