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fab100
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Topic: Which was your favorite? Posted: 20 Nov 13 at 1:24pm |
The most outstanding boat I ever owned was scorpion 1580.
it was like an over-keen puppy straining at the leash. Just run with it and was quicker than it ever had a right to be. 8th out of 140 with a knackered kite at a nationals when I'd never been in it before and Paul, my helm, had never even seen the thing before the first race is crazy. One trial sail to identify that the centreboard randomly floated up downwind would have saved us a swim and put us in 5th. We were good, but not that good. |
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sargesail
Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Nov 13 at 9:19pm |
My 300s - and of those 443 was the favourite. No difference - but a boat I had some marvellous racing in.
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NickM
Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 328 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 Nov 13 at 9:38pm |
My first Contender. Sold in the mid '70s for allegedly a lighter, stiffer boat, but that and another that followed never went so well. (Bit like the helm who got stiffer, but heavier....)
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yellowwelly
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 13 at 1:52pm |
Optimist K3478 - my first smell of fresh GRP that was made just for me.
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Quagers
Far too distracted from work Joined: 24 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 279 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 13 at 2:09pm |
Not because it was particularly good to sail or that we did particularly well, but the boat I did my 1st offshore season and Fastnet in, an Elan 410. I've done 2 more since then but none of them has felt the same as that first time round the rock.
That or every single beat up, falling apart firefly I've sailing in on the team racing circuit, just because I loved my 4 years of uni team racing.
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 13 at 2:10pm |
We've an old Lilac Oppie at our club - was that yours? |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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yellowwelly
Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2003 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Nov 13 at 2:19pm |
nope- straight up GRP white on both my Oppies.
But do check out that Oppy... if it's lilac decked it's possibly a Winner Mk 8 or 9, it was 'the boat' to have in my final Oppy year; in fact, his knighted goodness sailed the first one to be imported to the UK at the Mumbles Nationals iirc - 1992 I think.
It's the same colour swatch I used for the Solo, and is also my University colours. Edited by yellowwelly - 21 Nov 13 at 2:21pm |
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