Wow! France now too! These little boats get around.
I've never seen an Ariel sit on her lines that well. I wonder what the trick is.
Wow! France now too! These little boats get around.
I've never seen an Ariel sit on her lines that well. I wonder what the trick is.
Monsieur GRINDEL first appeared on a >scuppers< thread more than a year ago.
He's located in the south of France a stones throw from the Rivera.
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Last edited by ebb; 03-20-2008 at 12:33 PM.
Thank you for the compliments.
grindel is in france since 1963
before my father my grand-father was the owner since 1971
he sit on her lines that well since we have change the heavy original "diesel" engine (200kg) and her tank by a new outbord 4 stroke engine (37 kg) and now he was equiped for short near the shore sail 1 to 10 days (only two anchor 1 chain 80 litres of water i think 20 galon some tools..).
I think you must have had difficulty understanding me
Merci beaucoup, monsieur! Elle est une belle dame!!!
Thanks for the pictures - they are great, too. If they were larger, I would put them on my computer.
Kurt - Ariel #422 Katie Marie
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Small boats, long distances...
I thought she sat well on her lines because she was so pleased to be in clear, blue, 75degree water. I know I would float nicer if I were there...
BTW- I'm installing a new toilet in my boat today and it is 23degrees out with 25mph winds. Happy spring!
In the Med since 1963?
Unless she got to France on the back of a freighter that would make Grindel the earliest voyager!
That first photo in your second set has to be the most inviting, pleasant, romantic photos of the Ariel I've seen! White hull charging along with creme brulee in her teeth, chased by a smiling yellow dolphin, her pristine sails perfectly set, and a centuries old bastion rising out of the hillside in the background - wow!
Really soothes - that shot. Never thought too much about it, but a Ariel that doesn't race doesn't need her class number plastered on her main. That little boat looks SO beautiful without tattoos.
Something about that boat... Not sure if its the azure blue water or the white on white but it is the prettiest photograph I have seen of an Ariel underway!
Please post more details and pictures. How did it get to France?
Andrew
PS Your English is MUCH better than my French!
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