Lost boats....

Originally posted by Pierre That was all deciduous forest earlier in the year.

That was before I needed a bit of wood to fix the Miracle...

That's a reply to NeilP, and photos taken while travelling up North!

Fewer trees in Lancing these days.

Sorry, I don't remember seeing all those trees down at Lancing recently............


Edited by Pierre

Life's full of strange coincidences. I used to live in Redhill and sailed at Mercers Park - Ent then Osprey 940, then a Scorpion. Even sailed FD GBR300 there once or twice - that sharpened up the boat handling! The rech across the pond took about 15 seconds with the kite up! I thought the sailing club there had died?

Neil

Originally posted by redback Carshalton and Pierre, you don't realise what a coincidence this is since I don't live far from Redhill.  I sold Scorpion 625 to Mike Lennon (now of International 14s and Hyde Sails) when he was a nipper and he sailed on Lake Coniston. I'd love to know more of her history - how long did you have her Pierre and did she still go very well to windward with a Proctor D (or was it C) mast?  She was an impressive boat to windward, out pointing or out footing most other Scorpions.  The great thing was you could do either, foot or point.  I have to admit she was not good off the wind.  I painted her in red two pot epoxy.

Hi Redback

I'm in East Grinstead (not far from the Hosptial), and a friend up the road had a domestic parting of the ways. She was left with the Scorpion in the garage and a 5o5 at her parents to get rid of.  The Scorpion was sound as a pound.  Still red on the outside but stripped back to wood on the inside.  It needed finishing off.  It had been sailed occaisionally at WeirWood for the previous couple of years and I'd had a go in it.  Nice boat.  I took care of getting the boats sold for her.  The Scorp went about 14 months ago.  Saw the guys who had bought it a few months later and it was restored to its former glory.

Cheers

P