ianc1200
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Seen an Itchen Ferry recently?
er. for example the legendary Fanny of Cowes and her almost equally legendary owner, Nigel Warren:
22ft 9ins on deck, 8ft 6ins beam, 3ft 6ins draft, sail area SIX HUNDRED AND ELEVEN SQUARE FEET, built 1872 and will beat the pants off just about anything...
Set foot on Fanny (she lives in the RHYC marina now) and you are in no doubt that you are on a serious racer; no varnish; lots of Dyneema...
I don't doubt that Paul Gartside (my favourite living designer) had the Itchen Ferries in mind when he drew the Oysterman.
In light airs Memory 19's have had her beat though (see East Coat Race 2018).