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- Sat Sep 10, 2016 2:05 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Heron 970
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Heron 970
As promised the first of fews boats going on the market from the Garfitt barn of classic dinghies. This is Heron 970 which I re-planked and re-decked a good few years ago, she has all her original spars complete with brass fittings, sails and rudder. I made a new centreboard when she was re-decked t...
- Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:52 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Hello everyone
- Replies: 3
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Re: Hello everyone
Yup that was me and Soapdish now lives on the trolley.
- Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:34 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Hello everyone
- Replies: 3
- Views: 15124
Hello everyone
After a long while lurking around the forum I thought it was long overdue I introduced myself. After a 10 year break from sailing a couple of years ago I accidently got back into after popping down the sailing club I learnt to sail at. This end lead to the purchase of one of the now very rare dagger...
- Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:26 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Roger be afraid be very afraid
- Replies: 16
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Re: Roger be afraid be very afraid
I once saw one upside down during partially windy round the lake race at BASS week There's wasn't much rig left after gravity and physics kicked back in.
- Sat Jun 07, 2014 9:02 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Spider in the garage....N12 info please.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12385
Re: Spider in the garage....N12 info please.
Hmmm.....very interesting...a bit far due to cost of travel, and not sure if I will have her ready in time anyway....and I'd need to practice a LOT! ....and there's the problem of not having a current certificate.....if it matters, that is? I wouldn't worry to much about being out practice the idea...
- Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:10 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: N12 classic event
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4418
Re: N12 classic event
The first event in this series is a little under month away at Ely Sailing Club near Cambridge. This is the notice of race if anyone is interested in going. http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/23/57/90/2357903884ba9e19cd6c9e738e47f4e7.jpg It's very much aimed at 4 plankers so no clinker boats unf...
- Sat Jun 07, 2014 4:50 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Spider in the garage....N12 info please.
- Replies: 13
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Re: Spider in the garage....N12 info please.
I don't know if know or not but the National 12 after the success of the clinker 12 series and inlands. This year they are running a series for 4 plankers. Might be well worth trying to get along to one. There load more info here on the N12 website http://www.national12.org/events/2014/FOUR%20PLANK%...
- Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:54 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Spider in the garage....N12 info please.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12385
Re: Spider in the garage....N12 info please.
Looks good and really good to have another early 4 planker saved for obscurity, look forward to see some yotin’ photos.
By her history she should be good one being built by Impact boats and all.
By her history she should be good one being built by Impact boats and all.
- Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:54 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Express dinghy for sail facebook
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2666
Express dinghy for sail facebook
Spotted this the other day while looking through Dinghies and Dinghy Bits
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dinghie ... 019286846/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/dinghie ... 019286846/