Fellow soon-to-be SeaRail-19 sailors: I got my boat mid-summer and despite a few hiccups related to my location, I've managed to sail this beast with little difficulties. I need a motor to escape the millfoil in my lagoon and until I had that resolved, it was fairly amusing to see me get into millfoil trouble. I now pre-rig the boat, let the mainsheet all the way out and motor to a safe starting point. Then it's down with the centerboard and rudder, in with the sheet, down with the Cunningham, and jib deployment. The SeaRail scoots along the water, handles the waves very well, and with moderate wind, one person can sail this with their eyes nearly closed. More wind means more people and you have to pay attention. In good wind, the downwind is a bit like surfing...nah..not so much, but fun nonetheless. Tacking is much easier than with a Hobie. Like all sailboats...not much action when there's not much wind...tough to change those laws of physics. For those who commented on the in and out..yes, you need a bit of space to get in and out. There's really no way to get in or out without the amas deployed. Ditto for the mast....so about the mast...hard to believe, but the mast is really not all that difficult to raise and lower, although best and safer with 2 people Phil Medley has put together a great boat! Mine is the first on Lake Minnetonka...lots of ogling! "What the heck is that thing?" Enjoy. Chip Truwit
Greetings from the west coast. Thanks for a clear, well-made video. Makes me think even a geezer like me (after I get my hip fixed next summer) could handle it. I currently have a Hobie Adventure Island, which I love, but am thinking about getting into something I could take to Catalina occasionally. Will def. consider the SeaRail.
Speaking as one whose best time for getting a Hobie 16 from trailer in parking lot to mast-raised, fully-rigged and ready to sail on the water's edge was less than 10 minutes, I would not want to go through the SeaRail 19 process more than a few times per season. Beautiful boat and all that, but it needs a place to live fully-rigged: water-adjacent boat lot, beach, mooring...but not my driveway.
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Fellow soon-to-be SeaRail-19 sailors: I got my boat mid-summer and despite a few hiccups related to my location, I've managed to sail this beast with little difficulties. I need a motor to escape the millfoil in my lagoon and until I had that resolved, it was fairly amusing to see me get into millfoil trouble.
I now pre-rig the boat, let the mainsheet all the way out and motor to a safe starting point. Then it's down with the centerboard and rudder, in with the sheet, down with the Cunningham, and jib deployment.
The SeaRail scoots along the water, handles the waves very well, and with moderate wind, one person can sail this with their eyes nearly closed. More wind means more people and you have to pay attention. In good wind, the downwind is a bit like surfing...nah..not so much, but fun nonetheless. Tacking is much easier than with a Hobie.
Like all sailboats...not much action when there's not much wind...tough to change those laws of physics.
For those who commented on the in and out..yes, you need a bit of space to get in and out. There's really no way to get in or out without the amas deployed. Ditto for the mast....so about the mast...hard to believe, but the mast is really not all that difficult to raise and lower, although best and safer with 2 people
Phil Medley has put together a great boat! Mine is the first on Lake Minnetonka...lots of ogling! "What the heck is that thing?"
Enjoy.
Chip Truwit
Greetings from the west coast. Thanks for a clear, well-made video. Makes me think even a geezer like me (after I get my hip fixed next summer) could handle it. I currently have a Hobie Adventure Island, which I love, but am thinking about getting into something I could take to Catalina occasionally. Will def. consider the SeaRail.
inwas waiting for the gin pole to get the ,mast up
Mast raising identical to Corsair system. Demountable amas mean you have to have a wide ramp since I don't think you can extend while on the water.
"Barely trailerable?" Looks no different than rigging an H18 ... 'cept for the amas
Speaking as one whose best time for getting a Hobie 16 from trailer in parking lot to mast-raised, fully-rigged and ready to sail on the water's edge was less than 10 minutes, I would not want to go through the SeaRail 19 process more than a few times per season.
Beautiful boat and all that, but it needs a place to live fully-rigged: water-adjacent boat lot, beach, mooring...but not my driveway.
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I would put this boat in the "barely trialerable" category. And with all the cutaways, who know how long the full setup process actually takes?