Bolger on the Deben

[dylanwinter]

I spent a couple of days on the Deben last week

Wonderful

I saw a Bolger moored up near Woodbridge

Does anyone know who owns it?

Also are there any big open meetings on - I would love to film some yachts or dayboats racing against the tide

While beating up the river this week - low water with the tide underneath us - I was amazed at how steep the sides of the channel are - it should look great

Dylan

 

[MoodySabre]

You seem to have just missed it debenyachtclub.

Or there's this felixstowe ferry SC

 

[dylanwinter]

does anyone know who owns the bolger

I would love to film it in action

 

[Wunja]

For the uninitiated.... what is a bolger?

 

[DownWest]

With over 700 designs from Phil Bolger, you will have to be a bit more specific. There was a design covered in Classic Boat or Watercraft that was a much modified Moccasin(sp) and lives around there.

Vince, when people refer to Bolger boats they tend to mean his flat bottomed, vertical sided ones, described as 'box boats' A friend is building a 15ft 4" Micro cat yawl. Very quick to build from ply. Looks VERY square, but sails remarkably well.
Andrew

 

[dylanwinter]

bolger on the Deben

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV7jZDtVu3A

 

[Kilter]

The first such boat I saw was Bob and Sheila Wise's Loose Moose II, which I saw in Arguniguin in the canaries in 1994. When it turned up and anchored I just had to jump in the tender and row around her and check her out. Bob and Sheila were very happy with her. Odd looking boat but went very well.

http://www.paradiseconnections.com/about.html

 

[Poignard]

Not the sort of boat I would choose but it's good to see something different from the dreary run-of-the-mill production boats.