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    Posted: 24 Mar 14 at 11:37am
Originally posted by iGRF

Hell, how many more old hulks I've never heard of are there out there?

Hundreds. There are far fewer active classes than there used to be.
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Originally posted by Rupert


[The big thick dusty book is a laptop owned by patj,


Ah yes the CVDRA wooden laptop...

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Here's another that Grmf has probably never heard of - the Express dinghy, from the days when newspapers sponsored classes, hence Mirror, SigneT (Sunday Times), Express and the Enterprise (News Chronicle).
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Was that picture from a for sale ad?
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From a rag and bone yard maybe?
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Tideway. A still very active class Grumpf
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Is that a Jollyboat it is well ahead of?
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Originally posted by patj

Here's another that Grmf has probably never heard of - the Express dinghy, from the days when newspapers sponsored classes, hence Mirror, SigneT (Sunday Times), Express and the Enterprise (News Chronicle).


And the Mailboat ( Daily Mail)



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Ah, the mailboat - wasn't that Peter Milne's finest hour?
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Originally posted by Rupert

Ah, the mailboat - wasn't that Peter Milne's finest hour?
Probably not. Wink
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