Best of show...

Originally posted by Rust the lay up was Inner tube,half inflated then spayed with WD40, then 3 layers of 50mm carbon fibre strips epoxy wound around the tube, then wrapped in nylon cloth, then cling film, then pump up the tube.  Strip everything off then rub down and varnished with2 pot to make it shiny. Got the idea from a friend who makes F1 steering wheels-  but these cost a few quid more!

hmmm, very ingenious indeed. I like the way that as you inflate the tube it helps to force any excess resin out of the lay up. Either that or i could just buy an F1 steering wheel and trim to fit...

The spinnaker chute is not part of the hull so not constrained by those particular rules.

Phil's boat illustrated nicely one of the appeals of the Mirror,  although a one design there is enormous scope for personalisation in fit out and some construction elements. 

It was great to see such a beautifully presented home built Mirror,  Phil built this boat for his son last year,  and was able to put a competitive race spec boat on the water for £2700,  including a professional spray paint job,  for less than the cost of an 'off the shelf' FRP Mirror.  Significantly this was the first boat Phil has built.

Yes the new all alloy Bermudan rig attracted enormous interest,  and is sure to build on the resurgence in interest we are experiencing within the Mirror class.

Simon Lovesey
UK Class Secretary
www.ukmirrorsailing.com

The 14 & assymetric canoe get my vote.

Anyone got any pictures of Graham Eele's new Tornado design ?  

I spent a long long time ogling at the ovi 14.. very trick indeed

The AC got quite a bit of attention from me too and was nice to have a decent look at the new tasar rig

The cherub deserves a mention too.. hats of to will and lucy for getting it finished in time