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    Posted: 19 Apr 06 at 7:32pm

 

I can remember going to watch these at strathclyde loch on one of the occasions that they were there what a sight. I also seem to remember that the Scottish venue was changed to the Tay or somewhere like that for one of the last events.

I always wondered what happened to them.

 
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I think they were a good thing for the sport to showcase a bit of adrenaline around the usual venues and some cities.

Did they start as B14 style, only to have plastic pub beer garden seats bolted on- leg less as per previous users- then only  to get the full whack trapped up?

Who designed them? did they have a steel dagger board?

John Corby got hold of some rigs and built a few 35 foot keel boats which were quite a sight - Converting machine 1 and joyride looked space age for  their day amidst j35s and sigma 38s-&400s in their classes


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Those are biiig boats, niiiiice
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Afraid i dont know how much the boats were purchased for but rumors are that they were a "bargain" price.  DBS is not in too bad a nick but i am yet to see the other one.  The photos are from the 1st relaunch of DBS was really good fun.  As can be seen a boat of this calibre did not go without teething problems.  Some of the 11 (only 9 normally) on board had little or not dinghy experience and few had trapezed regularly so falling off was an issue for some (as photos show).  The boats are, from what i hear, being sailed regularly(ish). 

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I do......

and i really want a go if anyone will take me!
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Originally posted by RCrawford

.  THEY ARE BEING SAILED OUT OF PENZANCE SAILING CLUB IN CORNWALL.  I CREWED DBS ON THE FIRST OUTING THERE.  WAS LOADZ OF FUN AND PRETTY QUICK TOO.  CHECK WWW.PHOTOLOUNGE .CO.UK FOR PICCYS OF THIS SAIL.


What brilliant Photos!!!!

Loved the accidental body drags. Those pictures bring back memories of watching sailing when I was younger on BBC. Was a bit shocked when I eventually first went sailing on the broads on a Mirror. Bit of a reality check !!!

The teenagers racing these days have no clue as to what the Ultra 30s are !!
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Along with most of the sailing world Ive often wondered how plausable resurecting one of those beasts would be, your a lucky guy.

From what ive heard most of them are now rotting away in fields, do you mind me asking how much you you picked them up for?
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2 ULTRAS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PURCHASED FROM AROUND SOUTHAMPTON AREA.  THEY ARE DBE AND ANOTHER IM NOT SURE OF THE NAME OF.  THEY ARE BEING SAILED OUT OF PENZANCE SAILING CLUB IN CORNWALL.  I CREWED DBS ON THE FIRST OUTING THERE.  WAS LOADZ OF FUN AND PRETTY QUICK TOO.  CHECK WWW.PHOTOLOUNGE .CO.UK FOR PICCYS OF THIS SAIL.  I GUESS IT SHOWS WHAT A LOAD OF NUTTY CORNISH GUYS CAN PULL OFF WHEN THEY TRY.  LONG LIVE THE FEW THAT ARE STILL GOING
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There were a number of interesting moments when the trap wires were introduced!

If the first person to cross the boat grabbed the wrong wire, the last person across would probally find the spare wire to be at the opposite end of the boat. It caused some embarassment as they would have to resort to hiking again. It was a little easier for the guys at the front as the bowman spent most of his time packing the chute whilst going upwind , so his wire was usually un-occupied and a handy spare when required. Depending on the calibre of the Helmsman , they also didn't spend much time on the wire !

To help the crew each wire was colour coded. This made it a little easier to find and generally solved some of the issues.

I do remember being swept off and trawled behind the boat during a pre-start at Portsmouth.I guess I was about 30ft away from the boat as the windward wing lifted out of the water and the boat began to accelerate again . I was reunited with the crew pretty dam quick. I only managed to wipe out 3 of them on the way through. It did end in tears as I was stopped in my tracks by the boom!

I didn't fall off again!
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Originally posted by Fumes

I see plenty of SB3's in the solent which have advertising on them, but it doesn't make them pro sailors.

Very true and you see this on quite a few racing yachts. However in a lot of cases the owner/helms are advertising their own companies. There can be tax savings in doing this, but it is a different situation from attracting genuinely external sponsorship.
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