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Old Timer 
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 Topic: When is a class dead?Posted: 22 Sep 17 at 10:44pm |
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Boss, Spice, Buzz .... all dead?
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 22 Sep 17 at 10:59pm |
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Maybe staggering on in the hands of a few enthusiasts.... I can only talk about Spice first hand, I have one but I have never seen another in the flesh (I guess only 65 built, probably half went to sailing centres in the UK and abroad). Boss seems equally unloved but the Buzz and ISO are still managing to soldier on as active classes.
I suppose Boss and Spice could be considered to be on 'life support' if not actually dead but if there are actively sailed/raced boats somewhere a class can't truly be considered dead can it?
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
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maxibuddah
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Posted: 22 Sep 17 at 11:26pm |
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I've seen a spice, early this year in the hands of Richard Bower from Castle Cove. It is daughters but he was helming at the time. Very yellow if I remember correctly, like most of them.
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Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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zeon
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Posted: 22 Sep 17 at 11:38pm |
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Someone at my club has an ISO for sale. 😀
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Rupert
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Posted: 23 Sep 17 at 7:28am |
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A Class being dead means something different from there being no examples left of a particular design, doesn't it?
Our own Mr Henshall was worried a few years back that no Darings existed any more. However, I believe one came to light recently. Doesn't mean a "class" exists again, but the boat itself isn't totally extinct, at least for a time. |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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The Moo
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Posted: 23 Sep 17 at 8:36am |
Is he really going to sell it this time? I thought it was just mothballed for some day in the future that realistically will never come or has her indoors put her foot down 
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Old Timer
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Posted: 23 Sep 17 at 9:25am |
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Boats remain long after class activity is dead.
A few die yards refusing to accept a design is a dog and soldering on does not equate to a class ...
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transient
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Posted: 23 Sep 17 at 10:42am |
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Define terms.
What is a "Class"? |
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iiiiticki
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Posted: 23 Sep 17 at 11:32am |
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Define 'dead? When do we know if a sailor is dead? Questions have been asked about me....
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Gordon 1430
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Posted: 23 Sep 17 at 11:45am |
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Isn't it when they disappear to deepest Kent and ancient men dump them on a stony beach muttering how much lighter, better he could have made them and then he wanders off dreaming of his own handicap system that no matter how badly he sails he wins.
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Gordon
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