1980 Crosby Boat Works Oyster Sloop
OYSTER SLOOP - 1980 21' "WESTWIND" GAFF RIGGED, INCLUDES TRAILER AND DINGHYOWN A PIECE OF HISTORY !!! "Westwind" is in the water, commissioned and prepared forday travelling - she currently cruises in Oyster Bay, NY and is a great seaworthy sloop. She is a wonderfully kept mahogany over oak oyster sailboat, developed for Kitty Mellon by Crosby Boat Works in Cape Cod in 1979, and introduced in 1980 in Barnstable, Ma.. She is a charming tiller boat with a striking black hull- a sight to witness. This oyster sloop was made for superficial water - such as bays, creeks, etc.." Westwind " was based upon the design of "Mystic "Annie" which is a 1880 Sandbagger yacht located in Mystic, Connecticut.
Equipped with a Mercury 5 hp gas engine , gorgeous bronze fittings and a brand new deck developed with top grade marine plywood w Dynel covering (workmanship carried out by Andrew Nanacheck in Boothbay, Maine). There is a tiller, barn door rudder and freeboard determining 12". She has a complete suit of sails (2 sets of main and jib - one set is dacron and the other is Egyptian cotton). Mast and boom Sitka spruce. Equipped with bilge and back up bilge pump.
