Top 10 boats you'd love to try

[drakes drum]

Got to be one of those ocean racing multis - the big ones flying a hull and doing 30kn

 

[JumbleDuck]

Got to be one of those ocean racing multis - the big ones flying a hull and doing 30kn

All the discomfort of a speedboat and half the speed?

 

[Seajet]

It's a bit disappointing that given a ' once in a lifetime ' chance, so many people have opted for luxury boats; sod the furniture, give me performance to remember !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqu9RPb7OIc

 

[Poignard]

A Bristol Channel pilot cutter

 

[Rum Run]

Thinking of which, I expect having a go on a Viking longship would be a bit of a hoot. Until it started raining, that is.

I have been out on a replica Viking longship, owned by a Danish teacher training college, at Brest 2008. With the squaresail hauled fore and aft she started to go pretty well on a reach, and the hull flexed with the waves in a very sensuous way. I bumped into the crew out on the town later in the week and that was interesting too!

 

[Seajet]

I've always wanted a sensous flexible crew, preferably female; if they can go on a Viking Longship they can surely tolerate an Anderson 22 - where's the website ?!

 

[Woodlouse]

I have been out on a replica Viking longship, owned by a Danish teacher training college, at Brest 2008. With the squaresail hauled fore and aft she started to go pretty well on a reach, and the hull flexed with the waves in a very sensuous way. I bumped into the crew out on the town later in the week and that was interesting too!

Ah, we ran into them. They were certainly there to have a good time.

 

[xyachtdave]

Got to be one of those ocean racing multis - the big ones flying a hull and doing 30kn

Welcome to YBW!

Yes, motorboat speed under sail - first class.

http://youtu.be/FWINygISxDE

 

[Sandgrounder]

Without much careful thought I would go for: -
Dragon
Rustler 33
Mystery 35
Fisher 38 or maybe 46 if they ever built one
Any of the J Class
A real Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter
A big cat, any big cat
and something astonishingly fast but not sure what just yet.

 

[jimi]

I'd love a play on a Mumm 30

 

[Bobc]

Hydroptere at 45 knots plus.

AC 72

An 18' skiff.

Yes I'm a speed junkie

If you're a speed junky, you want to try a 12ft Skiff rather than an 18. It'll scare the bejesus out of you.

 

[Seajet]

I was just about to say, I missed the obvious one, the 18' Skiff !

 

[snowleopard]

Boats I fancy a go on;

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International Canoe

Owned one of those for 3 years. Never managed to complete a race without capsizing. And never really got it's potential out of it.

Now I'd like to try a Dragonfly.

 

[snowleopard]

No mention of square rig?

 

[AngusMcDoon]

No mention of square rig?

My proposed Viking longship is fairly square rigged. Does that count?

 

[KevO]

I'm not sure I have 10 off the top of my head... A Contessa 32 just to see what all the fuss is about, the beautiful 'Eve' of St Mawes (or any of his other builds :encouragement: ) Adix, Velsheda or any of that ilk... Russell's Lucy... Oh and that lovely Island Packet that joined us for the Fowey Scuttlebutt run last summer

 

[Seajet]

No mention of square rig?

How about ' HMS Surprise ', post # 4 ?

 

[snooks]

I'm incredibly lucky to have sailed on most peeps dream boats, and called it work. Mariquita, Figaro 2, contessa 32, jpk However I'd like to try:

Class 40 GDF Suez
GC32
J class the more original the better.
Hms Victory
MV
Spindrift (the trimaran)
Cutty Sark
L'hydroptere
James Caird

Then there would be some motor boats....

 

[horatio_nelson]

Looks like I might be doing the Fastnet in a Pogo 40. Yikes!

 

[Seajet]

Snooks, good list;

I forgot ' Bluenose ', and the Swan 65, at this rate it's more like a Top 100 !