So what is the most photogenic dinghy?

when other classes grow up, they'd like to be as photogenic as the daddy of them all...

Edited by getafix - 11 Sep 13 at 7:30am

Originally posted by maxibuddah I hate to say it but probably the solo simply because it is slow. For the very reasons previously mentioned in that it pushes a lot of water out of the way. Always look good in tough conditions. The finn is pretty much the same

Originally posted by scotsfinn Just how old is igrf. I thought the box brownie was old. What was a "new dinghy " when you were 16? We sailed Lark number 34 which we brought four years old? Also sailed an FD which had wooden wheels on the launching trolley .... That was really photogenic

My earliest recollection of sailing 'things' were Sheerwater cats sailed in Folkestone Harbour, then the next time I noticed was when a Miracle ran me down even though I called Starboard on my windsurfer that would have been around '78, the Sheerwaters were much earlier and all the dinghies that raced the Channel, I can't honestly say I paid much mind to other than to photograph them lined up on the beach. I've been trying to google the race but to no end it was quite a spectacle, maybe an early Y&Y might have it archived.

Originally posted by tgruitt I'm going to call rank on you then. Thanks

As to you young Gruit, I would have taught blokes your age, I used to teach at the local Art College in the seventies, including stuff like parallax which you SLR blokes wouldn't have a clue how to deal with.

Edited by iGRF - 11 Sep 13 at 9:08am

Originally posted by iGRF Originally posted by scotsfinn Just how old is igrf. I thought the box brownie was old. What was a "new dinghy " when you were 16? We sailed Lark number 34 which we brought four years old? Also sailed an FD which had wooden wheels on the launching trolley .... That was really photogenic Originally posted by tgruitt I'm going to call rank on you then. Thanks As to you young Gruit, I would have taught blokes your age, I used to teach at the local Art College in the seventies, including stuff like parallax which you SLR blokes wouldn't have a clue how to deal with.

I thought the saying was "Those who can't, teach"?

Don't you worry Mr GRF sir I've learned on everything from 35mm to large format 10x8" negs, twin and single reflex. Thanks for the 'young' comment too, I'm probably a bit older than you think I am.

Best shot I've seen of a solo .... Partly 'cos the spray looks so much prettier than the boat. What speed was the RIB doing while it was towing that Solo ...... No Solo born can really go that fast