uk word for modern classic?

[peterk]

hi,

In Califonia,
where
everybody knows - anything goes
they came up with

PLASTIC CLASSIC.

I think
(but I'm not sure)
it refers to
some,
but not all
fiberglass boats built before 1970

Do you use this term in the UK?
please let me know!
thanks,

...peter , www.juprowa.com/kittel

my 'Tehani' apparently qualifies by design and age.
she is a Chinook 34 hull nr 15, built in 1961

 

[hillyarder]

Peter I have looked at your website, fascinating. But what is a scrimshander?

 

[Peterduck]

A scrimshander is one who practices scrimshaw, the engraving of scenes, usually with a nautical theme, on whale bone. It is, like smoking, dying out for want of practioners. A plastic "whale bone" is now available for those who wish to practice the art.
Peter.

 

[Gunfleet]

No. It's fallen out of favour because we don't keep enough foreigners locked up in hulks on the Nore. The present Home Secretary has it in hand to rectify the situation.;-)

 

[peterk]

Hi All - what fun it is - to see a topic being side tracked.

scrimshaw:
I engrave nautical scenes in the manner of the old Yankee Whalers -
by hand, with a scalpel-like instrument I fashioned myself -
and I do itaboard a boat...
...I used to fill the cuts with lamp-black
alas hi tech has arrived - in the form of India Ink.
Material IS hard to come by( without having to feel guilty).
I have used plastic as well as vegetable Ivory = the Tagua nut from Ecuador.

Nobody kills Moby Dick and Co anymore,
old teeth can still be found, but are are getting rare...
(I financed 90% of my solo trip around the pumpkin with my scrimshaw)

keep on trucking momma,
truckin' my blues awayay...

peter, www.juprowa.com/kittel

 

[Twister_Ken]

"Modern Classic" ?

Modern classics can be classic without being plastic.

See http://www.spirit-yachts.co.uk/sy-sail.htm for one example

 

[Mirelle]

Classic Plastic

Yes, we use the term. Think it came from Cruising World, whose deputy editor is an exiled Brit.

Typical examples...

S&S 34

Nic 32, 43 and 55

Van der Stadt Pioner and Trintella

Northney 34 (almost as pretty as the Bermuda 40)

Rustler 31

Contessa 26 and 32

It looks as if, to be "classic plastic", a boat should have either or both of a rudder attached to the keel or a counter.....

 

[bedouin]

Re: Classic Plastic

Rather begs the question, is a boat considered "Classic" purely on its own merits, or because of the its standing in sailing circles?

Both the Contessa 26 & 32 are clearly "modern classics" - partly because of what they are but partly because of what people have achieved sailing them (Fastnet 79, Tanya Abei &c).

So where does that leave boats like my Centurion 32? No physical or handling characteristics can separate it from the Contessa 32 but I would hestitate to declare it a "classic" in the same way the Contessa undoubtably is.

 

[Mirelle]

Re: Classic Plastic

Oh, no question, the Centurion is a classic because of her standing in sailing circles; a much respected boat. Maybe more people have heard of the Contessa 32 but that does not count - what counts is the opinion of 'those who know'.

For comparison, most people think that the "W.O." Bentleys were "the" vintage sports cars, but any member of the VSCC will say that the perfect vintage sports car was the Vauxhall 30/98.