Demolition Derby

Originally posted by turnturtle I think the bosun would be a mighty warrior... but it would fall at the hands something more nimble in the end.... I'm going for a topper xenon- battering ram at the front for maximium damage, but added benefit of some supple, extra bendy sides to 'absorb' impact from opposition. {Do you think this could really happen, I reckon there's a leading high street coffee shop who would be well up for sponsoring it....}

You could do it on a smaller scale by buying up a few old boats that had been abandoned at clubs - £100 limit and wait for a good 20knot day ... it would be a laugh ...

Allan beat me to it - the Javelin would have to be a contender - speed weight solid build.

The 5000 would lose its sprit in the first frontal collision and after that it would be slow downwind - capsize a lot and once inverted be a really big target!

The Javelin even has its genoa set well back from the bow so unlike any boat with the jib flying off the bowplate, should retain use of all sails for longest.

The Bosuns at our club eventually died because the transoms fell out (only known weakness and that took 20 years of total neglect!)

 

We have a Javelin in our graveyard (criminal waste) so get an event organised and I'll be there .

 

Edited by Hector

Having sailed bosuns repeatedly before and again for the past weekend (sea cadet training- NOT MY CHOICE OF BOAT!!!!) I have to say that they would win, they are by no means fast but the momentum could kill another boat! Sailing out of weymouth harbour I have seen inexperienced sailors plough into the harbour wall at full whack whilst failing to gybe and nothing more than the bosun bouncing off the wall resulting from it! Hardly a scratch on the bosun!!! When the wind dies the supreme weight means they drift for an age as long as you keep the weight forward and minimise body and rudder movements!

When you consider this would best be done on a 20 acre lake somewhere to avoid people running away, absolute speed is not all that important. Turning circle might be, though, but all the really nimble boats (Fireflies, Ents etc) would be matchwood in minutes, so the bosun wouldn't be any worse than a 5000.

I think this is probebly something that will only ever happen in our heads, unless some computer gaming genius can create a virtual lake with all the boats on with their individual characteristics? 

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by Villan Just think of all the extra claims the poor insurance companies will have to put up with! I wonder if thats why they havn't joined in yet! james I'm kinda guessing that insurers wouldn't cover it.... conversely think of the all the boat filler that would be sold afterwards!

Forget boat filler, think of the bonfire after