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    Posted: 23 Mar 10 at 5:15pm

But, let's be fair Ally Pally is far, far better than Cyrstal Palace ever used to be!

I think you would struggle to find somewhere better - yes, there are shortfalls in Ally Pally (catering - but the same could be said about Excell).

I would like to see an RYA/exhibitors lounge at Ally Pally providing food.  This may encourage people to actuallly join the RYA (Just recently got my GOLD membership card, and proud of it!!).  I got so fed up queuing for food, and then having to sit on the floor to eat it!!  Maybe I am getting old and turning into a grumpy old man!!

 

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Your probably right about NEC, but there must be somewhere large enough, bags of parking, good accesabilty, reasonably central (London to midlands range?) and therefore accesable to majority?????  .....  and not tooooo expensive.
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Originally posted by SalsaPirates

Show was great with some excellent boats on show.  Nice to see real used boats on the stands such as Roger Gilberts I14.  So far as downsides ....  I specifically went to join the RYA and despite them having a huge stand in the entrance, I was told that they could not take membership applications at the show and that I should go home and apply on line!!!!     Other major dissapointment was the parking .....  I was running slightly late and didn't get there until 11 a.m. (opened at 10)  Sat, by which time all parking was full and I was told to go and park somewhere in town miles away.  They did hand out an illegible map which showed no car parks! and was about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike, so that really tainted my whole opinion of the day having walked miles up the hill to get there and my 13 year old son had certainly had enough by the time we actually got in!  Overall, great show but wrong venue ....  any suggestions on where we could hold next years????  NEC?

Great show wrong venue has been a lot of peoples complaints for a long time. Personally I do like Ally Pally and tend to get the train rather than drive (didnt make it this year though). Were it at the NEC I would still go, probably more regularly but the cost of hiring the NEC would probably mean the tickets would be a lot more expensive.
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Show was great with some excellent boats on show.  Nice to see real used boats on the stands such as Roger Gilberts I14.  So far as downsides ....  I specifically went to join the RYA and despite them having a huge stand in the entrance, I was told that they could not take membership applications at the show and that I should go home and apply on line!!!!     Other major dissapointment was the parking .....  I was running slightly late and didn't get there until 11 a.m. (opened at 10)  Sat, by which time all parking was full and I was told to go and park somewhere in town miles away.  They did hand out an illegible map which showed no car parks! and was about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike, so that really tainted my whole opinion of the day having walked miles up the hill to get there and my 13 year old son had certainly had enough by the time we actually got in!  Overall, great show but wrong venue ....  any suggestions on where we could hold next years????  NEC?
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The Wayfarer 'World' was basically a cockpit layout which had built in buoyancy and bailers etc. This was built by Porters and was available with either symmetric or asymmetric spinnaker options.

The latest Wayfarer was designed to overcome the shortcomings of the World, and so is easier to right from a capsize and is more visually appealing. (Phil Morrison designed).

This latest Wayfarer is available from Hartley Laminates and can be specced with symmetric or asymmetric options. Not class legal but good for sailing schools. Not hugely popular as most training schools just like a basic boat.
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I could be wrong but is that not the Wayfarer World, we had one at Hunts a few years back. it never went out though.
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I was looking around and I also saw an asymetric wayfarer.
When was that developed?
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Ham4sand, the class know of a few second hand boats and had made a list which mysteriously vanished from in the boat. There are suspicions that RS removed it which is a little short sited imo if they did as new people in the class even if in old boats will still buy new sails and gear and may eventually upgrade to a new boat!

If you are considering a 300 we have a good fleet at Draycote and im sure you'd be able to come and have a try of the boat.
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I thought the show was brilliant. The rs100 is a bit nice isnt it. I still
thought the 300 looked better though! Anyone get some good
bargains?
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Yeah, I'd decided to go and catch what turned out to be a National Express cattle train back to civilisation.
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