Round flat-bottomed boats have their advantages: they are spacious for their size and have a easy to controle rigging. At the other side they are heavy to sail and slow by light wind. But give them a stiffy breeze and they wil let many modern yachts behind. Altough there is still a little inconviniant. With their bulky belly they produce an enormous cloud of bow-water that pitiless dash down on the crew. Image size: 260 x 360 mm