Classic GRP Yachts; this is mine, where is yours?

[cherod]

The biggest problem with cats is making them look pretty. By nature of having a bridge deck which needs standing headroom, they look like a brick if anything less than about 40 feet long.

These days most cats are really floating caravans rather than sailing boats. Which is we love Tomahawk. She is a sailing boat first and foremost. the accommodation was almost an afterthought to performance and sailing pleasure.

Beautiful from every angle ?

 

[Tomahawk]

True, but how long is she?

 

[cherod]

Hi , standard ( only 18 made ) was 33 ( french ) feet but this one has had a few modifications before i got it ( and many since ?) including 3 ft sugar scoops / boarding steps and i have added a <> 6 ( Scottish ?) ft retractable bow spit , so 36 ( marina ) ft . water length . Got european “ boat of the year “. in year of manufacture so i recon she is a classic ??!! Certainly a classy lassie ?

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Hi , standard ( only 18 made ) was 33 ( french ) feet but this one has had a few modifications before i got it ( and many since ?) including 3 ft sugar scoops / boarding steps and i have added a <> 6 ( Scottish ?) ft retractable bow spit , so 36 ( marina ) ft . water length . Got european “ boat of the year “. in year of manufacture so i recon she is a classic ??!! Certainly a classy lassie ?

Very nice and I bet its fast too!!!

 

[Birdseye]

Since the term classic appears to apply to anything more than 10 years old, I guess most boats are classics. They might be classic old tubs or classic old bangers but classic nevertheless.

I am at a loss to understand why people look at things this way. Every day products get better and boats are no different. Modern boats are way better than the oldies despite boats being a very very conservative market.

 

[Rappey]

Modern boats are way better than the oldies

In what way ?

 

[cherod]

Perhaps he should clarify “ some “

 

[Tomahawk]

Hi , standard ( only 18 made ) was 33 ( french ) feet but this one has had a few modifications before i got it ( and many since ?) including 3 ft sugar scoops / boarding steps and i have added a <> 6 ( Scottish ?) ft retractable bow spit , so 36 ( marina ) ft . water length . Got european “ boat of the year “. in year of manufacture so i recon she is a classic ??!! Certainly a classy lassie ?

Who designed her? Le Rouge?
Tomahawk is a Gerard Danson design..

 

[cherod]

Who designed her? Le Rouge?
Tomahawk is a Gerard Danson design..

Tomahawk is an outremer 38/ 40 if i am not wrong , mine is a Beneteau , cant remember the designer

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Since the term classic appears to apply to anything more than 10 years old, I guess most boats are classics. They might be classic old tubs or classic old bangers but classic nevertheless.

I am at a loss to understand why people look at things this way. Every day products get better and boats are no different. Modern boats are way better than the oldies despite boats being a very very conservative market.

"Classic" doesn't mean better.

 

[cherod]

but it should mean it was something special at the time , not just being there