UConn Boat at Riverlights on Housatonic

[zyron]

The 4th annual Riverlights on the Houstanic Boat parade was tonight and some people made up a UConn boat. Pretty cool.

 

[ctchamps]

Nice pic. Whole new meaning to the Boat show.

 

[zyron]

It was also playing the UConn fight song, got a big cheer.

 

[art4life]

That's awesome

 

[Huskies04Life]

Wow, that is awesome!

 

[Catsailor]

Awesome but design needs tweak to two hulls and a sail Maybe next year

 

[prankster]

Awesome but design needs tweak to two hulls and a sail

You mean like a proa?

 

[tykurez]

That's what all the racket was? I heard the boat horns all night and walked down to see the lights but I had no idea what it was.

Nice UConn boat!

 

[Catsailor]

You mean like a proa?

proa??? Ich verste nicht...no comprende......I am able to misspelll words in many languages.

Love the sig photo

 

[prankster]

proa??? Ich verste nicht...no comprende......I am able to misspelll words in many languages.

Love the sig photo

A proa is a boat that goes ahead in either direction. You basically tack and jibe by backing up.

To build one, you start with a trimaran (also known as a "monohull, with training wheels"), and you saw the aka off at the root and throw away the ama...

And then sail what's left over.

 

[ctchamps]

You mean like a proa?

I think he means designing it like his avatar.

 

[Dann]

first off, thats sweet. thanks for the pic.

more importantly-the boatshow has a sppedboat guys, hes one slick sob. that baot is lambs, the floatshow.

 

[UConn Do It4]

first off, thats sweet. thanks for the pic.

more importantly-the boatshow has a sppedboat guys, hes one slick sob. that baot is lambs, the floatshow.

huh?

 

[Catsailor]

A proa is a boat that goes ahead in either direction. You basically tack and jibe by backing up.

To build one, you start with a trimaran (also known as a "monohull, with training wheels"), and you saw the aka off at the root and throw away the ama...

And then sail what's left over.

I see or prau, perahu, and prahu. Those would work however I was referring to two Vakas and no whimpy Amas. Shapely strong Vakas with symetrical lines.

 

[MTHusky]

The 4th annual Riverlights on the Houstanic Boat parade was tonight and some people made up a UConn boat. Pretty cool. View attachment 116

Where on the Housatonic was it held?

 

[zyron]

Where on the Housatonic was it held?

It started at the Moses Wheeler bridge under I95 and went to Knapps landing. I took the picture right near the Stratford Shakespeare Theater.

 

[MTHusky]

Thanks for the info.