yachting world roma
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Topic: yachting world roma
Posted By: feva_sailor
Subject: yachting world roma
Date Posted: 07 Jul 06 at 4:06pm
| has anyone seen the recent yachting world july 2006 issue?look at the bit about the latini marine farr 85ft roma on page 56,57,58.the dinghy they store on the boat between the two wheels!what is it i cant seem to find any pictures of it on the internet?its got a centerboard rudder no motor!what is it! |
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Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 10:27am
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http://www.latinimarine.com/ - weird dinght thing then click on boats then farr 85 roma cruise and scroll across to see it.someone please tell me what it is! (cant get direct link and the pictures copyrighted) ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 10:35am
assume your talking about this? ------------- |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 10:45am
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yep what is it it dosnt have an out board(although you cant see thast there but u can in the mag and it has a rudder and centreboard?
(were u find the pic??) ------------- |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:00am
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Its definatley a sailing boat of some kind ... why would it need an outboard?
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:07am
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Interesting whatever it is... it apears to be unstayed, but with an
assy? no toestraps... and I hope those decks arent for trapezing
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Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:10am
it could be a chereb converted to row  ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:16am
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No, it couldnt.
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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:21am
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Heh ... I wouldn't like to see their first capsise with all the crew trapping and the mast in that tiny pot! They must have some kind of stays ... They probably just attach to the deck supports either side of the mast pot ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:22am
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is that a footstrap or a cleat i see at the back of the wing thing? ------------- |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:24am
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Looks like a footloop. I think thats also what inspired Isis's comments about "Hope those decks arent for trapezing"
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Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:26am
yes but why is it stored on an 85ft racing yacht  ------------- |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:29am
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You can have a lot more fun in a 20ft dinghy than you can have in an 85 yacht ... especially when you want to go into depth-limited waters that the yacht would run aground in. Also .. its a bit of fun. If you have the money for a 85ft Yacht .. a racing dinghy is small change to you! ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:30am
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ok now thets get back to the point on what it is is it masde out of metel is it even a racing dinghy? ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:32am
In front of the mast? Very small stay base even if it is... probibly better off being unstayed which with the mast pot looks likey The MXray was unstayed with a kite and the mast was kept im check purely by hauling in the main and relying on leach tension ------------- |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:34am
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but does the mx-ray have a removible mast?and if that boat on the roma if has a kite where is it stored? ------------- |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:52am
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Probably in a bag that they lay down the hull to one side of the mast. It may still be under construction in that picture, and they are just testing bits and bobs? ------------- Vareo - 149 "Secrets" http://www.TandyUKServers.co.uk" rel="nofollow - TandyUK Servers |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 11:55am
Ive yet to find a boat with a built in mast
Your right, that offset tube on the bow must be for the anchor chain. ------------- |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 1:40pm
*isis* Ive yet to find a boat with a built in mast as in is it like a topper(umm why has my name changed to feva kid on the quotes )------------- |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 2:09pm
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I don't think it can be an un-stayed mast because the pot isn't deep enough to support a mast without stays. The bits on the back are cleats. The wings are too thin section to trapeze off. It's most likely a one-off, designed and built by the yacht builder, using offcuts. Seems like a bit of a gimmick. ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 2:36pm
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yes exactly what i thought wouldnt mind a try though i wonder what the sail area s for it ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 08 Jul 06 at 5:13pm
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Why not email the builder and find out? I would, but I can't be ars*d... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: feva_sailor
Date Posted: 11 Jul 06 at 1:42pm
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neither can i.dont even no if it has a sail yet ------------- |