vivacity 650 info

[Slinky Spring]

I would like any advice opinions or suggestions regarding a vivacity 650 that I am thinking of buying

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[duke]

I owned one about 20 years ago - a bilge keeler.
Before I bought I researched info available at the time.
It was accepted at that time as being a very seaworthy boat with good internal space and safe cockpit. The layout inside was good with a sea toilet and sliding galley.
I can say that mine lived up to its reputation although I would have preferred
a fin keel as leeway to windward was large.
As a first boat with a young family it was first class. Good value for money but
as always wait for a good example. Go view as many as you can.


Good luck,

Duke.

P.S. You may be able to get reports from Yachting Monthly.

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[chrishewett]

I have a 650 which I bought about two years ago. I posted a similar message and had almost no reply. Since then I have managed to learn a lot about the boat and am very pleased with mine. If you have any specifice queries mail me and I will be happy to help if I can.
Chris
chrishewett@supanet.com

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[castaway]

I had an Alacrity 18ft 6in weekender back in 1975. These were just a smaller version of the Vivacity.

Mine was incredably tough and took me and my girlfriend to the Med and back, and survived so interesting weather over the 6 months we were away.

I,m sure the performance would be a stodgy compared with more modern boats of a similar size, particulary to windward, but I was very pleased with mine

I am almost certain that there is a web site for these Vivacitys. Try a search.

Regds Nick

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There are 1 or 2 pics of my old boat on the this site.

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[Greylaguk]

I may have this wrong - I'm sure that someone will correct me if I have - I believe that the vivacity/alacrity/jaguar 22 are similar yachts. For 12 years I owned a Jag22 with lifting keel, lifting coach roof, basic diaphragm-type sea toilet and sliding galley for It was my first yacht and it was a super wee boat. There used to be a Jaguar owners association, I got some spares from them - sorry, I cant find address, but it was Canvey Island area. I also recall some posts in Reader to Reader on the subject a couple of years ago. Try search engines on Jaguar 22 and it may help.

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[dickh]

There definately is a website, but can't quite put my finger on it. Try looking under Vivacity on Google - I'm sure they were the same boat built by different yards.

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[TonyTitch]

I remember reading this a couple of years ago when I was trying to properly identify my own boat - registered as an Alacrity but about 6.5 metres. I remember there being a Vivacity owners' association. I think the firm on Canvey Island were Russell Marine, and that they are now at North Walsham, Norfolk. I think my own boat - Pim- was custom built using one of these hulls.
TT

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