Category: In the Press

Lovely to see BELLE in the new Small Boats 2020! I’m thankful for Tom Sliter’s excellent article and photos. Happy Thanksgiving, all.

The issue is available at WoodenBoat Store and select retailers:

WB's SMALL BOATS annual magazine 2020

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"BELLE's size means that you’re closer to the water— literally and figuratively. One of my first sails was in the fall and was a magnificent introduction to the pleasure of a small boat. I was gliding through flat water in a little creek where most trees had shed their leaves. As BELLE parted the patches of fallen leaves now grouped on the water, I could hear the slight rustle as they brushed against the underside of the lapstrake hull. Now that is getting back to nature and close to the environment, which is what I think of as the essence of small-boat sailing." —Tom Sliter from our February 2019 feature article on the 16' daysailer, BELLE, designed by Daniel Gonneau of @belleboats. Find it in the archive. . . . #outdoors #lake #explore #boat #sailing #boats #boating #boatlife #sail #sailboat #boattrip #onthewater #sailaway #boatinglife #woodenboat #boatbuilding #setsail #boatsboatsboats #boatsofinstagram #smallboats #smallboat

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The folks at Small Boats Magazine posted about BELLE on Instagram.  My thanks to them!

The recent article about BELLE in Small Boats Monthly included a very nice video of her under sail. Many thanks to SBM and Tom Sliter for the video, set on the Potomac river near Washington D.C.

Small Boats Monthly has published a very nice piece on BELLE in their February 2019 edition.  Many thanks to Tom Sliter for really capturing the character of the boat in both writing and his excellent photos.  And to the folks at SBM for their interest in the boat.

Here’s a link to the article:

Belle Daysailer