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Houdini

Houdini on beach

Houdini waiting on the beach for the tide to come in.

Houdini, front view

She is reefed to cope with a stiff breeze offshore and she comes in for the beach. You can see the sprit boom and yard of the sprit boomed standing lugsail.

Houdini dinghy

Here she is before setting off for a weekend on Lake Rotoiti in the centre of New Zealand's North Island. A highlight of cruising here are the hot springs across the western shore of the lake.

Houdini partially built

A nearly finished Houdini. That bold bow is just on a metre high, but the boat's extreme beam and sheer are all in proportion and she can look both cute and capable.
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