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    Posted: 06 Feb 22 at 11:42am
There has been a lot of EU money invested in Portugal, they have got some great manufacturing of 'green' foam blanks for surfboards (like Clarke foam that got shut down because it was too toxic). Lots of 'green resin' plastics production, just the sort of thing we could have done in this country years ago with all the advance knowledge we had but lack finance or initiative.

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Originally posted by iGRF

That's a clearer pic tink, can't see that getting even close to 30 kgs and what's going one with the loose hank of gubbins where the kicker should be, do we think those racks are going to slide in and out? That'll have Cirrus fretting about windage when it's on its side. Not a centreboard I note, but the rudder kicks up, rear sheeting with lots of nice rack corners for the rope to get caught round no clear panel to see whose going to hit you next. Will you listen to me whining all the things that go wrong. Am I qualified to call myself an experienced dinghysailor now or what?

They should have done a deal to put Hybrid into production, considerably prettier 
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LP signs covered by building company sign in Long Buckby, when you fly over though, it looks like there's still boats outside factory (using Google satellite)...

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No one has been building boats there for over a year . It’s just being used a a warehouse/storage for boats built in Portugal.  
If you want a proper laugh, Google the launch video. It’s looks like it’s been shot on a old phone and the voice over is only in Portuguese. 
Not sure this has been the best possible launch for the LP PORNSTAR  Big smile



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Where do they build the rotomould boats?
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No idea tbh. I far as I am aware they have never built them ‘ in house ‘ . But I could be wrong, I often am. 

Jim C might know . Does anyone else have any idea ? 
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The rotomould boats are built in Slovenia, by a company called Roto.
No boats were ever built at Long Buckby. The Lasers were built at the old Laser mould shop in Banbury, dating back to the 70s
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If that is build full carbon and light to 30kgs I bet it is being built by these guys.




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Originally posted by 2547

If that is build full carbon and light to 30kgs I bet it is being built by these guys.



I don't understand these 'surfski' things? They look like flat water straight line machines to me? I assume it's totally different from what used to be called a 'surf canoe', which was a cross between a sit-on kayak and a surfboard. Wide (ish)  and flat underwater with a fin like a board?
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