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From: Flying_Cloud (no email)
Date: Tue Aug 24 1999 - 09:54:36 EDT
Tai Chiou 41 - from Taiwan: CT also make/made 36, 48, 54, 56, 65, 85 footers
Their boats are traditional looking fiberglass boats with teak trim - many
of their boats have lots of teak.
FYI because of the dollar exchange at the time most of these Taiwanese boats
were built - they are comparably cheap to other boats of comparable size.
For dollar for dollar, they are great value!!!!!!! Just know that all
taiwanese are not built of equal quality.
Flying CLoud is a 54 and was commissioned with all the extras so she had
lots of teak. Extra rails, teak decks etc etc. she has teak cut from 11
acres; even her ceiling in the main saloon is solid teak. There are
beautiful carvings; and the wood carpentry is something to marvel at. I
love the wood. There is a energy that the wood radiates. I like the warmth
and relaxing feeling this boat inspires. People have come in and sat talking
and just fallen asleep in my leather recliners. Boats of this quality
cannot be made today - as the magnificant teak forests are regretably gone.
Since I live-aboard I appreciate the beauty - its part of the reason I like
living aboard. If I didn't live aboard I probably would choose a simplier
boat to maintain.
She is heavily built at nearly 40 tons but I consider this an asset in bad
conditions. While not fast she is not a dog either - although my racing
friends disagree :) - I guess its relative LOL. Flying Cloud has an
oversized rig and can in reasonable winds and favourable direction do 10.5
knots. The ketch rig balances the boat. I sometimes use the club footed
staysail and mizzen in heavy conditions (w/ this 9.5 knots for a solid day
on the Cheasepeake). She has all roller furling so she can be handled with
one person on watch; and with my mind ideally sails with two aboard. There
are pictures on John Bierre's site at http://www.sirod.com/emlp/la/index.htm
She has 4 staterooms (master has 4 large bronze portholes in stern - which
reflects dancing lights off the water onto the ceiling - great to wake up
to). Great for checking anchor without getting up. She has a dinner room,
gormet galley, two heads (one with bath); shower room; linen/changing room;
and washer dryer. As I said the perfect long-term liveaboard for me (but
then I'm not a minimalists nor traditionaist). As far as I'm concerned she
my house.
Hope this answers the question.
Sandra
CT54
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