2001 Feeling 39, , <strong>Special Features of "Second Wind"</strong><br><p>There are at least 3 things about "Second Wind" that should attract your attention:</p> <p>1) The <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Lifting</strong> <strong>Keel</strong></span><strong> </strong></p> <p>2) <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Twin Rudders</strong></span></p> <p>3) <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>In-Boom Furling Main</strong></span></p> <p>The lifting keel has the obvious benefit of allowing you to take the boat into many shallower nooks and crannies along the waterway that most sailboats can't go while maintaining a stable performance under sail with the keel down.</p> <p>The twin Rudders give the boat better steering control as the boat heals to leeward when the wind picks up. Additionally, they can act as stabilizers if the boat sets down on a shallow beach to keep the boat level.</p> <p>In Boom Furling gives you the advantage of the in-mast furling system without loosing all the roach and having the full length battens give the sail and boat a much better performance. Reefing is also simple when you reef to one of the battens, the distortion of the sail is minimized.</p> <p>The Feeling Yachts are first and foremost great sailing boats designed to meet off-shore requirements and still maintaining a comfort level below for a couple or small family to cruise with all the features of a cruising boat.</p> <strong>Walk Around the Outside</strong><br><p>Getting aboard "Second Wind" on the port side through the life-line gate is an easy step onto a non-skid deck with the genoa sheet track close to the cabin side and side stays close giving an easy walk forward. The deck is very flush and the cabin top also has a flush look with gentle curves with sky lights down to the main cabin and opening ports for all the cabins spaces below.</p> <p>It almost looks like there is no mainsail on the boom since it is neatly rolled up on the furler and under the mainsail cover. The Traveler is forward of the companionway, so the crew moving up or down is totally separated from a gybing mainsheet in the cockpit. A <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Preventer</strong></span> has also been installed as an additional safety measure in case of an accidental gybe.. There's a deck vent in the cabin top over the head and sunken teak handhold going forward along the cabin top. Virtually all lines from the deck stepped mast are led aft through the Dodger to sheet stoppers and winches on either side of the companionway so everything is neat, tidy and accessible from the cockpit and out of the way on the deck.</p> <p>All the way forward to the fored
