dolabriform
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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 !
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 !
What the green sailing thingy in the for front of picture.????????
What the green sailing thingy in the for front of picture.????????
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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It’s a Spirit. Probably the 30. A give-away is the mainsail motif.
So not at all like [this boat which is definitely not] Duet (above) then?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.
Or perhaps a DB5? The DB5 Junior - Own a piece of historyA bit like a boating version of a Panther Lima ... or perhaps an e-Type lookalike with modern chassis and electric drive.
Damn, scuppered by my own confidence! The companionway/deckhouse is incredibly similar. Though now I look little else is.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.
There's a very informative Youtube film about her, made by Tom Cunliffe.
There's a very informative Youtube film about her, made by Tom Cunliffe.