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User\'s Guide to Brokerage Terminology
<pre>Design
Classic Old Fashioned
Tank tested In the designer's bath tub
Well Proven Third-hand mould
From the same stable as Built in the same farmyard as
Look beyond the race results Dont look at the race results
A yacht for serious cruising It wont be much fun
Generous beam Fat
Revolutionary concept Rolls over
Fast Cruiser Unsuccessful racer
Pure cruiser Heavy/slow
Computer design Bugs and all, LOA 30ft, beam 20ft, draught 10ft
A boat for a new way of life Bankruptcy
Low wetted surface Eggshell displacement
The Boat
Show boat Stick-on instrument blanks, blocked loo, scratched and scuffed brightwork
Budget boat Nothing fits
Sailaway Nothing whatsoever down below
Standard Ex-sails, engine, cooker, bunk cushions, instruments
De-luxe Curtains and teak cruet set included
Pre-Owned Second-hand
Exceptional Value Cheap
Successful design It sails
It'll last a lifetime You'll need that long to pay for it
Excellent all round visibility Low coachroof, no room below
Vast range of optional extra Normally under-equipped
A new dimension in comfort Even wetter
"For the ladies" Curtains, cushions, and place mats
Built to our usual standards Bits will still drop off
Excellent dafety record Prototype still floats
Blend of traditional and Brass screws in alloy mast
modern materials
Accomodation
Full standing headroom Based on 1860 Physique statistics
Functional head Tiny
Exceptional accomodation for 6 If they are french/very friendly
Every inch of space used Cramped
Well equipped galley Two burner cooker and a plastic bowl
Exceptionally spacious DIY joinery kit extra
Performance
Skittish Uncontrollable
Easily driven Enormous rig
Lively Sick-making
Carries her way well Unstoppable
Positive feel to helm Weather helm
Leaves a clean wake Doesnt go fast enough
Ample engine power for fast passages Undercanvassed
Increased sail area Not quite as slow as the Mk1
Ultimate cruising experience Your last cruising experience
Easy on the helm Rudder too small
High performance Twitchy
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<pre>Design
Classic Old Fashioned
Tank tested In the designer's bath tub
Well Proven Third-hand mould
From the same stable as Built in the same farmyard as
Look beyond the race results Dont look at the race results
A yacht for serious cruising It wont be much fun
Generous beam Fat
Revolutionary concept Rolls over
Fast Cruiser Unsuccessful racer
Pure cruiser Heavy/slow
Computer design Bugs and all, LOA 30ft, beam 20ft, draught 10ft
A boat for a new way of life Bankruptcy
Low wetted surface Eggshell displacement
The Boat
Show boat Stick-on instrument blanks, blocked loo, scratched and scuffed brightwork
Budget boat Nothing fits
Sailaway Nothing whatsoever down below
Standard Ex-sails, engine, cooker, bunk cushions, instruments
De-luxe Curtains and teak cruet set included
Pre-Owned Second-hand
Exceptional Value Cheap
Successful design It sails
It'll last a lifetime You'll need that long to pay for it
Excellent all round visibility Low coachroof, no room below
Vast range of optional extra Normally under-equipped
A new dimension in comfort Even wetter
"For the ladies" Curtains, cushions, and place mats
Built to our usual standards Bits will still drop off
Excellent dafety record Prototype still floats
Blend of traditional and Brass screws in alloy mast
modern materials
Accomodation
Full standing headroom Based on 1860 Physique statistics
Functional head Tiny
Exceptional accomodation for 6 If they are french/very friendly
Every inch of space used Cramped
Well equipped galley Two burner cooker and a plastic bowl
Exceptionally spacious DIY joinery kit extra
Performance
Skittish Uncontrollable
Easily driven Enormous rig
Lively Sick-making
Carries her way well Unstoppable
Positive feel to helm Weather helm
Leaves a clean wake Doesnt go fast enough
Ample engine power for fast passages Undercanvassed
Increased sail area Not quite as slow as the Mk1
Ultimate cruising experience Your last cruising experience
Easy on the helm Rudder too small
High performance Twitchy
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