Kukri
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Seen on the Orwell today.
What is this gorgeous creature?
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Leighb
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Presumably a new Spirit of some sort?
tillergirl
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Unfortunately the helmsman, that's XO Gladys 
, soaked me. Tucked the bow of the mobo into the back of a lazy wave, tossed it all into the air and the wind properly deposited all of it into the wheelhouse door, over me, over the camera, into the wheelhouse. I then landed 'sur le moteur' dans une heap!? You just can't get any staff. (Actually the image taken one wave before the soaking).
P1080129 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr
, soaked me. Tucked the bow of the mobo into the back of a lazy wave, tossed it all into the air and the wind properly deposited all of it into the wheelhouse door, over me, over the camera, into the wheelhouse. I then landed 'sur le moteur' dans une heap!? You just can't get any staff. (Actually the image taken one wave before the soaking). P1080129 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr
Kukri
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Mine was snapped from the genteel calm of the RHYC lawn!
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DanTribe
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I think that is a Spirit 30.
Boat porn.
tillergirl
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I admit there are some benefits
chrishscorp
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SY Overlord seen last Sunday in the Solent heading west nr Beaulieu
tillergirl
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I am sorry. Is this on the East Coast?
This is at sea on the East Coast, deep stuff there. Just to show that I do take snaps of plastic boats. Name the bird?
Image3 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr
This is at sea on the East Coast, deep stuff there. Just to show that I do take snaps of plastic boats
. Name the bird?Image3 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr
Kukri
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^Lesser black headed gull.^
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DanTribe
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Tern.I am sorry. Is this on the East Coast?
This is at sea on the East Coast, deep stuff there. Just to show that I do take snaps of plastic boats
The Byrds had a hit song about them in 1965.
tillergirl
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I think it is a Sandwich Tern.
Great DT, wasn't that about LSD? Made me chuckle (and not much is making me chuckle at the moment). Larry (XO-Gladys) and I had been down to the Middle Sunk to hoover some data. Back home I discovered I found that I had lost 6 hours data of the primary data feed. The secondary data feed was still there but 'reeking of noise'. Two days of resurrecting 6000 soundings. Not a happy bear.
Great DT, wasn't that about LSD? Made me chuckle (and not much is making me chuckle at the moment). Larry (XO-Gladys) and I had been down to the Middle Sunk to hoover some data. Back home I discovered I found that I had lost 6 hours data of the primary data feed. The secondary data feed was still there but 'reeking of noise'. Two days of resurrecting 6000 soundings. Not a happy bear.
Biggles Wader
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Windfall Yacht. I imagine not many of them left now.
dunedin
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Certainly pretty looking boats the Spirit Yachts, and incredibly well made. But whilst above the waterline they look a bit like a Dragon or an old 8 metre, the purists would hate the fact that below the surface (in all respects) they generally abandon all that elderly stuff. No long keels but modern fin keels, and high tech.
A bit like a boating version of a Panther Lima (or they might prefer J72), Full List of Panther Models
or perhaps an e-Type lookalike with modern chassis and electric drive.
They have a place, but pure well built “retro” for people who like the cosmetic look but not the slow performance of the originals
Owning the Arcona (lower down the thread) and spectating somebody else’s Spirit day sailer might be my preference
LONG_KEELER
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P1080129 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr
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I was up Orwell way this week and saw her there. Perhaps she is from the south and doing a grand tour.
I thought I saw Dollman, Carruthers, and Davies in the cockpit.
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I was up Orwell way this week and saw her there. Perhaps she is from the south and doing a grand tour.
I thought I saw Dollman, Carruthers, and Davies in the cockpit.
Jan Harber
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I believe this may be ‘Gudgeon’ , a Milne design built Hamworthy 1920, originally named La Belle Poule according to my 1967 Lloyds.
At one time she was owned by David Blagden, an actor who gained sailing fame when he crossed the Atlantic in the Hunter 19 ‘Very Willing Griffin’ in the 1970s. Sadly he drowned some years later in a sailing accident in the North West, but I cannot remember if ‘Gudgeon’ was involved in that.
More recently she has been restored and is possibly now based in Mersea?
michael_w
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IMHO Spirit yachts are a horrible pastiche. Bow overhang too short, not enough spring in the sheer line, ridiculously exaggerated stern overhang. The cockpits are an ergonomic disaster.
Alfred Mylne knew how to do it properly
As did Johaan Anker
De gustibus non disputandum
Alfred Mylne knew how to do it properly
As did Johaan Anker
De gustibus non disputandum
Kukri
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^I could not possibly comment!^ But I think Ray Wall drew some nice boats…
chrishscorp
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Yes Windfall yacht from Kiel originally called Pelikan, I did sail her for a weekend, with B-I -L as skipper (he lurks on here as a guest ) Hello
) huge tiller, long keel, offset prop and 24 tons so not too easy in close quarters.tillergirl
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Yes Jan, she is Gudgeon owned by Ross Wey who restored her and where she is based at West Mersea.
