PDRacer Sailboat

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She was built by Chuck Leinweber. Has a very large airbox at the bow and stern, and the hull is only 12" high. Both air tanks are sealed, and the mast step is sealed from the rest of the air tank.

With a hull so short, you can see that water will come in very quickly, at a much lower angle of heel.

Sitting on the side, you can see that the air tanks are trying to support me.

Getting back aboard was very simple, I could just pull myself back over the stern.

There just isn't that much area in the cockpit to store water, so I could bail it all out quickly. I probably could have sailed away without any bailing at all.

Addition of side decks and a mast head float could prevent any water from coming in at all.

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