Classic? boat ?

[ianwright]

>you don't need to grow a beard, smoke a disgusting pipe and start learning to splice wire and sing sea shanties! <
Not compulsory, true, but at least make an effort to fit in.. Perhaps get a paint stained canvas smock? Also I find that combining wire splicing with shanty singing is not a good idea. You need to keep your vocal chords free for swearing.

IanW

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[Paulka]

For regatta purposes, a classic boat must have been built before december 31st 1975, to original plans, out of wood or metal.

Hope this helps.

Paul



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[halcyon]

Very Blair this then.

That means that (we think ) Ace of Diamonds designed by Buchanan is a classic, the Halcyon 27 built from a mould taken of Ace of Diamonds and designed by Buchanan is not a classic.

Yet both boats are identical !!!.


Brian

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[Blue_Blazes]

FWIW & IMHO. If you have to ask "Is my boat a classic", she probably isn't. However, if you believe your boat to be a classic, b*gg*r everyone else, she's a classic.

Bill.

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[halcyon]

That always used to be the system used for Falmouth classic regatta.
The point was that it had been stated that a classic had to be wood, therefore a plastic boat moulded from a wooden one was not a classic, but the wooden plug was a classic.

Wonder what would happen if you turned up at a classic regatta on a pre 75 tree truck with a couple of broom staves and a sheet?

Brian

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[halcyon]

Re: Classic? boat ?PeterStone

Had a look and I would say it's the port quarter.
Looks like they were hit or hit something, and pushed the hull in about 1/2 " for the last 2 foot in the area of the rubbing strake.



Brian

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[ianandgilly]

Interesting I own Ace of DSiamonds and shes still at north fambridge still sailing


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[halcyon]

Nice to meet you.

Were do you put the mould fault?

Brian

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[nordic]

A late contribution!

A classic boat is like a classic car: you spend more money on her maintenance than she's worth and she's only worth whatever somebody is prepared to pay for it!'

"Classic" is a design thing and can only be decided retrospectively, usually too late for the average punter to obtain one! The trick is trying to spot the future classics from the modern designs being produced now.


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[pragmatist]

Re: Classic? lady ?

We were sailing in the Solent on my brother's Morecambe Bay prawner (pre 1920 as I recollect but he'll doubtless correct me). My elderly mother was lounging on the coach roof when a passer by called "Wonderful old lady !" to which my mother replied "Thank you !"

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