What is this gorgeous creature?

[dolabriform]

^I could not possibly comment!^ But I think Ray Wall drew some nice boats…

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I must admit when we saw Kukri for the first time my jaw dropped and my wife said 'that's gorgeous'. Then we saw her name... not jealous much !

 

[Bouba]

Just now reversing into its berth

 

[alandalus11]

Seen on the Orwell today.

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What the green sailing thingy in the for front of picture.????????

 

[Kukri]

What the green sailing thingy in the for front of picture.????????

Unknown but much admired

 

[Cantata]

Ray Wall did indeed design nice boats. Here's the Nich 43 'Dark Horse', brand new in her first season (1970 or 1971) in Lake Solent and then owned by Lloyds Bank. More recently she was moored off Harwich, don't know where she is now.
That's me sprawled on the cabin top.

 

[Kukri]

Ray Wall did indeed design nice boats. Here's the Nich 43 'Dark Horse', brand new in her first season (1970 or 1971) in Lake Solent and then owned by Lloyds Bank. More recently she was moored off Harwich, don't know where she is now.
That's me sprawled on the cabin top.
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I know who owns her now - John Munns, the surveyor.

 

[tillergirl]

On a neighbouring mooring to Gudgeon!

 

[Bouba]

 

[Zing]

It’s a Spirit. Probably the 30. A give-away is the mainsail motif.

 

[Kukri]

It’s a Spirit. Probably the 30. A give-away is the mainsail motif.

Thanks.

 

[TLouth7]

Just now reversing into its berth

IMHO Spirit yachts are a horrible pastiche. Bow overhang too short, not enough spring in the sheer line, ridiculously exaggerated stern overhang. The cockpits are an ergonomic disaster.

So not at all like [this boat which is definitely not] Duet (above) then?

A bit like a boating version of a Panther Lima ... or perhaps an e-Type lookalike with modern chassis and electric drive.

Or perhaps a DB5? The DB5 Junior - Own a piece of history

 

[Kukri]

So not at all like Duet (above) then?


Or perhaps a DB5? The DB5 Junior - Own a piece of history

That’s not “Duet”. The Trust Fund Babe is reclining comfortably in her cradle at Foxs (I know this because Kukri is about to join her for the winter) having sat out the pandemic which ruled out her style of sail training.

 

[TLouth7]

That’s not “Duet”. The Trust Fund Babe is reclining comfortably in her cradle at Foxs (I know this because Kukri is about to join her for the winter) having sat out the pandemic which ruled out her style of sail training.

Damn, scuppered by my own confidence! The companionway/deckhouse is incredibly similar. Though now I look little else is.

 

[Kukri]

Damn, scuppered by my own confidence! The companionway/deckhouse is incredibly similar. Though now I look little else is.

This is Duet’s companionway deckhouse:



She got it from Bloodhound when HRH thought he might persuade HM into sailing if she had a better place to sit and look at the Scottish weather from, and gave Bloodhound the one she has now.

 

[DanTribe]

I crewed on the gaff ketch Betty Alan in the Maldon Regatta. At the Parade of Sail past the Prom, a "celebrity" commentator announced " here comes Duet".
Our skipper shouted back
"no we're bloody not. We are much better looking!"

 

[Gary Fox]

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SY Overlord seen last Sunday in the Solent heading west nr Beaulieu

There's a very informative Youtube film about her, made by Tom Cunliffe.

 

[chrishscorp]

There's a very informative Youtube film about her, made by Tom Cunliffe.

Thanks for that I had not seen that, skipper in the vid is bruv in law, he kept that quiet

 

[Tanqueray]

Big fan of Ray Wall (and Nic's in general) - here's an equivalent designer from over the water - Ray Hunt.[url=https://postimg.cc/f3Jb0rFz][/URL]