In ye' olden days...

   ... Boats used to look like this 
Heres the Int 14 in 1972...

and the Cherub...

Taken form my Dads 'Boat World Guide To Dinghies"  1972 edition - 50p. Re-discovered earlier today  
If anyone whats to see any others just ask! 
Mark

Author	Message Share Topic Printable Version Delicious Digg Facebook Furl Google MySpace Newsvine reddit StumbleUpon Translate Twitter Windows Live Yahoo Bookmarks Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic
Splosh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 13 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 497	Post Options Post Reply Quote Splosh Report Post Quote Reply Topic: In ye' olden days... Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 8:53pm
	... Boats used to look like this Heres the Int 14 in 1972... and the Cherub... Taken form my Dads 'Boat World Guide To Dinghies" 1972 edition - 50p. Re-discovered earlier today If anyone whats to see any others just ask! Mark
	RS300 - 346 :D

Kudlinski Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 18 Sep 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 132	Post Options Post Reply Quote Kudlinski Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 8:58pm
	cool cherub sails.
	RS400 866 RS300 381

theycallmegod Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Nov 07 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 262	Post Options Post Reply Quote theycallmegod Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 8:59pm
	Merlin? National 12? 18 foot skiff??

Splosh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 13 May 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 497	Post Options Post Reply Quote Splosh Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 9:11pm
	God, Heres the National 18 The Merlin and 12 still look the same. It is amazing flicking through the book seeing all the changes... then chuckling to yourself Mark.
	RS300 - 346 :D

redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 9:30pm
	They sure do score on £ s /PY. I can't see any modern boat getting a PY down to less than 100 and costing less than a £1000!!!

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 10:28pm
	There was a National 18 at Bala over the weekend. It had mylar sails which sort of brought it up to date, but otherwise looked just like the one in the photo.

JohnW Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Jul 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnW Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Mar 08 at 10:54pm
	I used to have that book when I were a lad! Albacore probably looks just the same, in fact I bet its still sailing.

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6644	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 08 at 5:09am
	That's not a 1972 Cherub... Its DOB, the 1967 National Champion. By 1972 the Cherubs had gone a long way from there - it was after the Farr/Bethwaite design revolution - and were more like this:- Wish I had a better early 70s photo, but they're rare... The 14 blurb "cannot suffer fron obsolescence" is amusing in retrospect considering where they were compared to the Australian 14 footers at the time. Actually as I recall it amused the cognoscenti at the time too... Edited by JimC

Skiffybob Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 842	Post Options Post Reply Quote Skiffybob Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 08 at 8:57am
	What a great thread! We'll have to keep this one going. Here's a historical picture for you. It's Bruce Farr winning the 12ft Skiff Interdominions in 1972.

ChrisJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 07 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 08 at 9:29am
	For all those youngsters following this thread.... The PY numbers shown at the top of the pages were based around the average of an average dinghy - the Firefly had a PY of 100. An Enterprise was 98 (now 1116).