SANDY #113

The original SANDY was a gaff-rigged centerboard sloop designed for racing in Lake Cazenovia and built circa 1855 in New York City, reputedly by George Darling of that city. She is referred to as a sandbagger after the boats which were raced up and down the East Coast during the late 1800's. A fast, pretty boat Sandy has a counter stern, single mast and flat keel - one of the last flat keeled boats built, since later sandbaggers had a rockered keel. Traditionally, she would have carried eight to ten adults for racing, four for pleasure cruising.