Schooner Argia

[Soundbounder]

A few photos of the schooner Argia on Fishers Island sound recently:

http://soundbounder.blogspot.com/2009/10/argia.html

 

[Ned L]

Re: Schooner Argia

Thanks! A nice autum sail on the sound looks great. (Pretty sail plan, though she is a bit slab-sided & hight freeboarded for my liking. With that hard chine she looks like she was a pretty quick build, for just this service.)

 

[Soundbounder]

Re: Schooner Argia

Thanks! A nice autum sail on the sound looks great. (Pretty sail plan, though she is a bit slab-sided & hight freeboarded for my liking. With that hard chine she looks like she was a pretty quick build, for just this service.)

Agree, she was built for the purpose of being an excursion boat.
She isn't a restored cargo ship, fishing boat etc.

 

[curlyjones]

Re: Schooner Argia

I've worked aboard Argia off and on a few times doing some yard work, spring uprigging and some sailing with her, despite her slab sidedness she is quite a fun boat to sail about in, doesn't take much to get her moving along nicely.

 

[Soundbounder]

Re: Schooner Argia

I've worked aboard Argia off and on a few times doing some yard work, spring uprigging and some sailing with her, despite her slab sidedness she is quite a fun boat to sail about in, doesn't take much to get her moving along nicely.

That's interesting!
From what I have seen, she is certainly one of the busier boats around.