JumbleDuck
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Sounds just like the Firth of Clyde. Well, it's deep, anyway
Top 10 boats you'd love to try
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Sounds just like the Firth of Clyde. Well, it's deep, anyway
JumbleDuck
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There's another way?
TheEcho
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Who knew? Apparently with a big AWB and whizzy engine you should start off gently, lest it discombobulate anyone holding the lines to spring off or whatever. At least the complaint wasn't accompanied by a splash.
It has got me pondering the merits of boats with inboard diesels, that's for sure. But I would also like to try a boat with a reliable outboard that I can start first time, if such a thing exists (I am left handed and struggle with a four-stroke pull with my 'wrong' arm).
Seajet
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Step this way, Sir !
If handy for Chichester, PM me.
Anyway back to the Top 10 dream boats to have a go on, surely there are more ?
Seajet
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In the same realm as Elle McPherson, as in ' I'd like a go but not pay the maintainence ' a restored J Class like Endeavour.
Lots of dinghies yet to try,
Also Local Boats like the
Brightlingsea One Design
Bembridge Redwing
X-Boat
Swallow
Ajax
I'd have liked a go on the Walker PlaneSail, but only saw her beached at Emsworth.
Lots of dinghies yet to try,
Also Local Boats like the
Brightlingsea One Design
Bembridge Redwing
X-Boat
Swallow
Ajax
I'd have liked a go on the Walker PlaneSail, but only saw her beached at Emsworth.
Daydream believer
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I would like to have a go on my Squib -if only my daughter would give it back
Or my sailboards if the club safety boat was nearby- i have told the wife I will not sell them or the trailer until I have had at least one more season blasting about
Going up a bit
a Figaro 2 single handed in a blow
Or a Thames barge with only me & a boy & obligatory Labrador. I have been on one with a charter of 20 + but reckon I could handle it Ok after a couple of hours --with sea room to play in !!
Then a blast in a Volvo in the southern ocean for a day- but I would want a nice warm dry bed afterwards
Other than that I am quite happy with the boats I have already
Or my sailboards if the club safety boat was nearby- i have told the wife I will not sell them or the trailer until I have had at least one more season blasting about
Going up a bit
a Figaro 2 single handed in a blow
Or a Thames barge with only me & a boy & obligatory Labrador. I have been on one with a charter of 20 + but reckon I could handle it Ok after a couple of hours --with sea room to play in !!
Then a blast in a Volvo in the southern ocean for a day- but I would want a nice warm dry bed afterwards
Other than that I am quite happy with the boats I have already
Resolution
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This is all a bit disappointing. Apart from one or two of you wanting a J or a Sydney-Hobart winner, most of you seem to yearn only for out-dated mediocre sailboats that should have little room in the Grand History of Yachting. Where are the requests to sail in modern cutting-edge racing yachts? Or even in the latest all carbon fibre cruising yachts? No wonder we no longer have any real yacht-building industry in the UK.
Seajet
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Resolution,
okay smart-arse, tell us your Top Ten then !
Having worked a lot with carbon fibre - the Harrier II wing was in it's time the largest ever CF stucture and I was asked to photograph it at various times inc lightning strikes and repair schemes inc ultrasound testing for the RAF - a chum got an MBA recommending repair schemes on carbon fibre military aircraft and I photographed the illustrations.
I reckon carbon fibre is a nasty brittle material, possibly OK for sponsored racers but it has no place on rudders or blue water cruisers.
Discuss...
okay smart-arse, tell us your Top Ten then !
Having worked a lot with carbon fibre - the Harrier II wing was in it's time the largest ever CF stucture and I was asked to photograph it at various times inc lightning strikes and repair schemes inc ultrasound testing for the RAF - a chum got an MBA recommending repair schemes on carbon fibre military aircraft and I photographed the illustrations.
I reckon carbon fibre is a nasty brittle material, possibly OK for sponsored racers but it has no place on rudders or blue water cruisers.
Discuss...
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Woodlouse
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Got to say I was pretty amazed to see the first entry on a list of dream boats to sail is a westerly centaur. So far the majority of dreams here could be made true at a sailing club open day.
For me I'd probably go with: l'hydroptere,
A big proper square rigger such as the kruzenshtern,
An ocean going canting keeler so an open 60 or VO70/65,
A RTW record breaking trimaran,
And yeah, I suppose a 100 foot maxi of some description.
That's only five but since two of them are trimarans it adds up to nine hulls.
Peroo
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Volvo Open 65
Velsheda or similar
America's Cup Cat
Open40
Loved the Dart 18 and 16's as well.........plus any boat with RKJ
Velsheda or similar
America's Cup Cat
Open40
Loved the Dart 18 and 16's as well.........plus any boat with RKJ
AngusMcDoon
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It makes an excellent material for spars, the only downside being cost. CFRP masts don't break any more often than other materials. As far as aviation use goes, Boeing and Airbus seem to have it figured out now with the Dreamliner and A350.
AngusMcDoon
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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.
Woodlouse
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Ooh. Good one. I'd have to have the full experience though with a quick stop half way to ransack a monestary.
AngusMcDoon
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jerrytug
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Woodlouse
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prv
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There used to be one in Cherbourg, though I've no idea whether it was used for proper passages or just motoring grockles around the bay. It did look quite authentic though, not like the refuse-barge-with-film-set-on-top that sometimes claim to be "replicas" of historic ships.
Pete
Daydream believer
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Point is that if the Harrier did use carbon fibre there had to be a reason & just because you did not like it does not mean it has no place.
When GRP was in its early days there were many who criticized its use.
fact of the matter is that it is an excellent material for boat construction as has been proven over the years. carbon fibre is just an extension of the technology
carbon fibre has been in use for a long time & from fishing rods to masts , from boat hulls to accessories the list is endless &it has proved to be an excellent material ( provided it is used properly) albeit expensive
So i would suggest that your aversion to the product is not supported by the majority
Shall I post a little edit after this ????
Daydream believer
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In all fairness not everybody has the yearning to sail along with waves rushing over the deck whilst a boat is blasting down wind at 20Kts.
There are other aspects of sailing on boats with a serene quality & a view of gracefully sliding by in a light wind to which some are attracted .
The OP wanting to try a Centaur is perfectly understandable. People go on about particular type of craft & wanting to try one so one can improve their own perception is to be applauded. I see no reason why a Centaur should not be considered part of the grand history of yachting.
Not that i would want one though!!!
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mrming
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It was a list of boats I'd "love to try" rather than dream boats (although those are good too).
I just like boats. Big, small, cheap, expensive, dinghies, yachts it doesn't matter to me.
There are certain boats like the Centaur and Contessa 32 which sailors always talk about. I haven't tried them, so I'd like to so I can see what all the fuss is about.
I also like smaller boats that I can sail myself. Much as it would be awesome to get on the helm of a J Class, it's not exactly going to be me and the boat vs the elements.
In terms of more modern machinery then (excepting the Pogo 30 & Figaro II which I've already mentioned):
Arbor 26
Seascape 27
Saphire 27
J/100
GC32
Cookson 50
Swan 60
Open 60
The Cookson 50 in particular looks amazing - a canting keel cruiser racer.