Dinghy Show

I had a great time helping man the X1 stand, the stand was very busy so I didn't see much of the show, but I managed a quick snap at the end of the show:

I have to say, I got very tempted by one of those Contenders.

I tend to agree with Graeme about the 'old skool' style of the boats - a large number of them reminded me of  Morris Minor styling ( ie 1950s )
There were some very nice modern looking boats, but a lot of similar shiny white plastic or shiny varnish on old-fashioned looking boats.
At my club, there are only 3 wood boats ( 1 Mirror, 1 Merlin and half a Solo ), and all the boats sailed  here are fairly modern - mostly RS and Lasers, so seeing all the GPs and Enterprises and similar was a bit of a culture shock.
I also spotted some big chaps at the Phantom stand!
I got a bit of a sales pitch on the X1 stand, but didn't bite 
The Icon looked nice    ( big rig though )

Is the Alto used for cruising ? It looked like it had a tent on the foredeck ?

Originally posted by Villan Definitely didn't have the same feel as when I last went a few years back, but it was good to see a few old faces again. Good chat with a gent on the Challenger stand, same on the SOlution (sorely tempted .. prices are coming down to my range :D ) Believe we saw GRF on the Alto stand this morning, and Russ poking around at the icon - would have said Hi but wasn't 100% sure .. Icon is bigger than I expected! Oh - and Toms face when a random person walked up to him and plonked a plate of cake on the desk infront of him .....

Ha! Yes that was a highlight of the show, thanks for the cake! I reckon Saturday was a great day, a lot of people up compared to last year and a great atmosphere.