Melonseed Skiff Again

Photo extracted from melonseed.com (See link below)


Only a year ago, I can’t believe I was so much in love with a maiden named Melonseed. She has the sweetest lines of any dinghy I’ve ever seen, but she’s not the cheapest to acquire, and in the UK, virtually impossible to find. If I lived in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A., it may be a different story, for there I know of an enthusiastic owner of a Melonseed Skiff who has reminded me of his dinghy’s beauty by sending me a Christmas card featuring photos of her. The card also contains this little poem:


AUTUMN SAIL


Brisk Wind
Stiff Sail
Icy Chop
Dipping rail
Bracing spray
Tugging sheet
Red nose
Cold feet
Roaring bow wave
Frozen fingers
Big grin
Joy that lingers!


For more information about Melonseed Skiffs, see the links below, one of which takes you to my article of a year ago.



Links


My Article on the Melonseed Skiff

http://bills-log.blogspot.com/2009/12/melonseed-skiff.html


Roger Crawford’s Melonseed

http://www.melonseed.com/


Nancy Lee Sailing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoEndV_NJ54&feature=related


Melonseed at Cedar Key

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz4DgN5TvZo&feature=related


Melonseed Skiff on Maxinkuckee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6ZEm09uWQ0&feature=related


Melonseed Sailing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsM7BF4iGcQ&feature=player_embedded#


Melonseed Skiff2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8FYtr7rADM&feature=related


Midwest Melonseed Rendezvous 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEsW5J90KT4&feature=related


Wooden Melon Seed

http://www.windfallwoodworks.com/wooden-boats/melonseed_skiff.htm