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sail a Patin (pronounced pat-een). A Patin
is an eighteen-foot local sailing cat. In the
30's the folks in Barcelona found that the
beaches were too dirty for swimming. So,
they built catamarans to row out past the
scum layer. Ultimately, someone that was
tired of rowing put a sail on one. They
didn't however bother with a tiller or rudder.
I'd seen these boats on the beaches
and spent time trying to figure out how
you steer. I was about to find out.
You step aboard the Fifty-one like
you are stepping aboard a yacht as Carly
would say. It is simply palatial. I wore
Top-Siders, seersucker Bermuda shorts
and a pink Polo hoping I might fit in.
The wonderful people from Beneteau,
Lagoon's parent company had Cava and
Tapas laid out. We sat on the big, comfy
couch downstairs in the living room and
waited to depart. To ensure that I was
safely aboard, the Lagoon hostess texted
me from the bridge. Big boat.
As the tender driver took me to the
Patin for my turn, he pulled out his cell
phone, grinned and showed me a picture
of an 800kg shark that had been seen in
the area. Thanks. I scrambled onto the
Patin in a less than gracious manner and
grabbed the only control there was, the
main sheet. Instinctively, I found myself
reaching for the non-existent tiller and
thinking about the shark. For a moment,
I was longing for the Cava and the big,
comfy couch.
The Lagoon has more do-dads than the
Sailing a Patin using " body English " .
space shuttle. It is covered in form-fitting
solar panels that generate all the power
you could need. Under power, you can
travel for days. It makes its own power
and water. Of course, it's primary source
of propulsion is completely sustainable
- wind. And special attention has been
paid to sustainable building materials and
building processes. I'd love to see regenerative
electric motors. I'm sure that's on
the horizon. You can stare down at the
common folk from the two-story high
flybridge sipping Cava all the while reassured
that you are saving pandas and perhaps
the entire planet through yachting.
So, how do you steer a Patin? You
The commanding view from the flybridge.
move. You move forward to head up and
you move aft to head down. You wear a
wet suit as you are most certainly going
to spend considerable time submerged.
It didn't take long to get the feel of the
thing and soon I was blasting along on a
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Canadian Yachting February 2023

AT THE HELM: BOAT SHOWS ARE BACK!
FEATURE EDITORIAL: GALLERY OF 2023 NEW BOATS
SAIL PROFILE: SIX NEW SAILBOATS FROM THE US BOAT SHOW IN ANNAPOLIS
SPECIAL FEATURE: MCHAPPY
DESTINATION: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT - WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO
FEATURE: STATE OF THE ELECTRIC BOAT MARKET
THE PORT HOLE: FEBRUARY 2023
FEATURE: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES
POWER REVIEW: PARKER POLAND 800 WEEKEND
CROSSING THE LINE: BOATING IS GREAT FOR SEX DRIVE
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - Intro
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - Cover1
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - AT THE HELM: BOAT SHOWS ARE BACK!
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - FEATURE EDITORIAL: GALLERY OF 2023 NEW BOATS
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - 15
Canadian Yachting February 2023 - SAIL PROFILE: SIX NEW SAILBOATS FROM THE US BOAT SHOW IN ANNAPOLIS
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - SPECIAL FEATURE: MCHAPPY
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - DESTINATION: HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT - WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - FEATURE: STATE OF THE ELECTRIC BOAT MARKET
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - THE PORT HOLE: FEBRUARY 2023
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - FEATURE: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - POWER REVIEW: PARKER POLAND 800 WEEKEND
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Canadian Yachting February 2023 - CROSSING THE LINE: BOATING IS GREAT FOR SEX DRIVE
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