A Flicka Sails Herself 3: The Liberation of Sampaguita

Posted on April 23, 2023 By sailingwithjosh

Here is a short video of Sampaguita, a 1985 Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 sailboat, sailing under full main, drifter and a self-steering windvane in Port Townsend Bay, Washington.

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Category: Culture, Gear & Maintenance, The Salish Sea, ThreeSheets Tags: Flicka 20, northwest sails, pacific light, Pacific Seacraft, Port Townsend Bay, sailing, Sampaguita, self steering, self-steering, wind vane, windpilot, windvane

6 Comments on “A Flicka Sails Herself 3: The Liberation of Sampaguita”

Andrea
April 23, 2023

Love it, she’s not very big, but seems smooth sailing. At least from this view!

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- sailingwithjosh
  April 23, 2023
  
  Andrea, thanks for checking it out. Not very big at all, but mighty.
  
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sitstaywriteride
April 23, 2023

What steering vane are you using?

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- sailingwithjosh
  April 24, 2023
  
  Thanks for stopping by. The brand, Windpilot. The model, Pacific Light.
  
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Rusty Knorr
April 24, 2023

What?! The little lady got self steering?! Oh man, I always wanted to put that on her. Congrats! Liberated from the tyranny of the tiller.

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- sailingwithjosh
  April 24, 2023
  
  Rusty, thanks for checking it out. I was thinking more of her liberation from the tyranny of me,🤣
  
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