Apropos AWBs

Dearheart was rather taken by the Mc G at Southampton Show
Although it was very spacy inside, I came to realize that there is a downside.
This, and financial considerations meant I finally decided a cheaper second hand boat with smaller accomodation and good performance.
Its horses for courses, but still an AWB
Briani


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I think

whoever coined the term was doing the world a disservice. It's obscure, non-descriptive and thoroughly naff..

Why not use the term volume production boat, which acronym would be VPB and include nearly all the boats mentioned, plus Westerly (perennially challenged by QC standards) and Moody.

I'd even claim that those who employ the reverse snobbery of looking down their noses at VPBs are welcome to their high maintenance, low comfort, poor stowage space, slow, uncontrollable-in-a-marina eccentricities.

PS I have a prototype of what could scarcely be called a production-line boat unless one claims the same for HR, Baltic, Swan etc.

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Re: I think

I seem to recall that it was first used to refer (in a derogatory sense) to a racing yacht (2 Ton I think) by the name of Bumblebee. Mainly because it was all white, nothing to do with average, it was pretty quick iirc.

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I notice the phrase is used in YM this month in the Legend 33 test!

Without getting into a boat v boat argie we looked at a number of boats that are generally bandied about as being the ideal for long term and long distance use and there were several things I didn't like and was surprised to see. Insufficient cockpit locker stowage was one, especially on the centre cockpit ones, smallish uncomfortable cockpits, reefing all done at the mast with no granny bars protection, plus inadequate ventilation and dark and gloomy interiors. Whilst some things could be rectified this shouldn't be necessary IMO on something boasting long distance pretensions and expensively priced even at say 10/15 years old secondhand. Our original intention having been looking at buying a new AWB (sorry VPB) was to spend close to the same amount on a secondhand 'quality' build boat of say 10/15 years old, we were disappointed to find nothing (in 18 months) that was worth buying. That is not to say they are not good boats or not well built, just that they sometimes don't live up to the reputation they have or IMO their price tag be that new or secondhand.

Really though, there is no such thing as a bad boat, I might think something is seriously ugly, slow, unsafe or whatever but someone out there loves it! Each to his own or the world would be a very dull place.

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Re: I think

I am sure mine is not a awb, mine is a ubb , unusual black boat.

one close to 100
ongolo

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Re: I think

I am sure mine is not a awb, mine is a ubb , unusual black boat.

one close to 100
ongolo

<hr width=100% size=1>So what......... it floats
 
Re: I think

I am sure mine is not a awb, mine is a ubb , unusual black boat.

one close to 100
ongolo

<hr width=100% size=1>So what......... it floats
 
Re: I think

I am sure mine is not a awb, mine is a ubb , unusual black boat.

one close to 100
ongolo

<hr width=100% size=1>So what......... it floats
 
Re: I think

Sorry for the 4 posts, I got an internal server error trying to send, then I see 4 posts.


ongolo


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