CHUCK PAINE STARTS BUILDING A PAINE 15

THE TWO HULL HALVES, LEAD BALLAST AND INTERNALS ARRIVED AT CHUCK’S BARN ON AN AUSPICIOUS BLUE SKY DAY MAY 8

Chuck Paine faced a real dilemma. His two most recent designs are both being built less than an hour away from his home in Tenants Harbor. Both are pure Chuck Paine- fast, elegant, high tech but safe enough to be sailed by a 74-year old. In the end the 15-foot French&Webb-built Paine 15 won out over the 18-foot York 18, because it fit in his barn. Keep coming back to this blog and you can keep track of progress.

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