Barend
Migchelsen, (pronounced Mikkelsen) learned to sail
in The Netherlands in 1943. In 1975 he started to build
boats and boat models as a hobby.
His first boat was a 16 ft. constant
flared, hard chined, Frisian scow with
lee boards.
He believes that the best way to beat
the high cost of acquiring a boat is to build one. Constant
flared, hard chined hulls are not only easy to construct,
but also easy to design and loft with the help of the
Pythagoras theorem.
He organizes eight hour courses, given
in four, weekly sessions of two hours. The course
is taught in a classroom. That way he gains six months
on the winter season when outdoor instruction is impossible
in much of North America because of the unfavorable weather
conditions. Ian Bruce, NA, co-designer of the world-famous
Laser, was clearly impressed with the clean lines and
quality of the students' models made during the course.
These books have developed from
his classes.
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