Frankencanoe

Let me be specific:

It's not a question of my approval. Andy can do anything he wants with his boats. We fight wars and stuff to maintain these freedoms.

That isn't to say that I am not saddened to see him break ranks and go in a different direction. I don't have many allies in the War on Mediocrity, so I value the ones I have. I was very pleased that Andy had shown some leadership with the new canoe rules. Further I thought it was a good sign for renewed class growth that a shop with Bloodaxe's reputation was associated with the new direction.  Something that I hoped was gaining momentum has been slowed and convincing the foot draggers and nay sayers will be more difficult as a result.

Finally I would be a liar if I said I felt good about him turning the Tin Tear Drop into something so boring and conformist.

So there.

SHC

I've been assuming that the hull didn't quite work as an International Canoe, and so has been given a new lease of life as a (hardly boring) play boat. I've followed the DC thing with much interest, and I hope that it isn't going to be dragged down by apathy. I, like many others, sail slow boats on a small pond, but far prefer reading about fantastic creations by people such as you and Andy.