Chiara’s slave
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Far from the only one, I am sure. Just don’t skimp on the screws or the epoxy if you build one.
As you switch on your chart plotter…..
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Wansworth
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Sailed with Kelsal on his “sidewinder”……..bits fell off that
………will stay away from double boats
Chiara’s slave
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Our Woods was GRP/alloy beams. Nothing fell off that. Draws less than 2ft, loadsa space, ideal for the rias, with all that dry weather and sunshine.Sailed with Kelsal on his “sidewinder”……..bits fell off that
Wansworth
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Interestingly you are probably right the rias offer more or less flat water with good breezes but cats and tris don’t seem to be favoured,you pay for the square metreage as part of the berthing cost and from observation berths are quite narrow.There is a tri for sale ,been for months but no takers
Chiara’s slave
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Clearly a Dragonfly would work well, but you pay a premium for the folding design. We had an 800, great little boat. That inherited the GPS45 and Yeoman from the Strider, the yeoman just sat on the dining table when under way. A fixed wing tri is a big old beast, no mistaking. It feels like you could play volleyball on our 920, and coming alongside is a novel experience for the uninitiated, the pontoon being 12ft from you at the tiller.
Stemar
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Didn't I see you coming into Yarmouth once, with one side folded in?
Surely that's cheating!
Chiara’s slave
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Quite likely. We don’t fit through the bridge fully unfolded, so we wouldn’t get to moor at all otherwiseDidn't I see you coming into Yarmouth once, with one side folded in?
Surely that's cheating!
Besides, given the mooring bedlam that is Yarmouth harbour in summer, finding a big enough bit of water to unfold within half a mile can be a challenge.