Rogues & Ugly Boats! Here's the protocol: if it's different, disproportionate, ill-designed and otherwise hard to look at... it's a ROGUE! The ROGUES thread is all in fun. This is our motto...
I really like the Fisher, originally from Fairways Marine next to it. This is probably the 34-footer, but even the small 25´belongs to my favorites! Some might think she is a Rogue as well, but not in my eyes...
I originally spotted this at the Columbus Day Regatta in 2004. A few months later, I had the opportunity go onboard it at the Ft. Lauderdale Show. It was in the brokerage section at the end of the Ft. Lauderdale City Docks. This was a one-off, custom built Tempest. The captain gave me a few more details at the time, but I just can't remember past yesterday. This is very nice boat inside, but from the outside... sorry, it's a ROGUE!
Some of our regulars will recognize this. It was docked at the Las Olas Marina for a couple of years, but I haven't seen it recently. At one time it was probably considered very vogue. But today... it's a rogue.
It's probably sacriligous to include anything Bannenberg designed, but... what was he thinking? Christina has a beautiful interior, but with that deckhouse... she has the drag coefficient of a Kenworth.
Continuing with the YachtForums round-up of ugly ducklings, may I present a boat who's BEST feature is... it's made of wood.
In Sweden we call these Battleships... But I have found this other battleship that was lost at an early stage of this thread...
RM Elegant arrives in Ft. Lauderdale? Well, not really. This is a new Cruisers model spotted at FLIBS. You have to admit, it does have some RM Elegant lines. From the distance, I thought it was a new Sunseeker. As I came closer, I began thinking about the Rogues thread. (just kidding)