Boat of the Show?

Originally posted by Granite Originally posted by Slippery Jim Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by Cherub Guy 'Flat Stanley' was the first dinghy to be built from kevlar foam composite. I really don't think so: ISTR early Tasars were kevlar/foam some years before, and the first foam Cherubs were built in the late 1960s, although I have no especial memory of when kevlar came on the scene. A stanley_story">contemporary write up doesn't seem to regard the construction as being especially radical. Wot! No pics??!?!? Try now, I have added some pictures

Luverly, ta very much. Nice boat, although it looks quite boxy - as if
made from aluminium

Originally posted by Rupert It would be nice to see her converted back to how she started, given that she will never be competitive with the new boats now.

I have it in mind for when the time comes. The 84 vintage mast, now in two pieces, is sitting on my garage roof so I have all the right dimensions, and I also have the original North jib, albeit slightly cut back at the clew.

Here's Mrs P and me at the 1980 worlds in a handy 2nd place ( ie in front of FS ... for a while ) Pity about that trailing sheet .



Using an over-rotating needlespar delta - sort of triangular, and tapered to a wing shape above the hounds a bit like the tasar section.
The boat has recently been rescued in good shape, and is being revived. Built from timber + west epoxy, cold-moulded bow sections, otherwise ply.

Originally posted by Slippery Jim The boat has recently been rescued in good shape, and is being revived. Built from timber + west epoxy, cold-moulded bow sections, otherwise ply.  Was it normal to sail in a trenchcoat then?

It was the height of fashion then... The sailing clothing industry hadn't got to where it is now,  we used motorcycling one piece suits.

here's Erik a few weeks ago




It would look better all yellow

I can remember making all those bits!  Aaah.