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Twas I that was OK hunting recently

Bought 1915 (built 1978) for my son, and hopefully will be buying 1225 ( from 1968) this weekend

Haha, I've been many times as trolley Dolly and driver for my kids while squading, but I've never actually sailed there, so really looking forward to it. The boy and I will be in OKs, daughter in a Radial (or maybe something else...) my Dad in his Supernova and his partner in her Byte C11. I'll also...

I'm hoping to see a massive variety of craft there.... it doesn't seem to be marketed as a "one to win" event, but more of a "Festival of Sail Racing" thing. We've already entered (5 various single handers, from 3 generations of the same family). 8) Shame I'll miss the National R...

Just a thought that has occured to me, but has anyone thought about the Weymouth Festival Open Regatta, Aug Bank Holiday weekend? It looks to be a really good do, with training on the Fri, 7 races over the weekend and a Persuit race on the Mon. I've heard talk that Classes with X amount of entries w...

4 adults may be a little tight, but I think the suggestion of a Kestrel is worthy of some more thought... Osprey (with a cut-down rig)? And if you're going larger (and needing to lauch using a vehicle), what about a Tempest? Awsome performance, lifting weighted keel, trapeze and kite if the mood tak...

roger wrote:Rupert,
Just a thought Rupert maybe we should invade the FOM with old wooden boats

Especially if we could all conspire to ensure the woodies stay ahead of a certain Bike and Windsurf retailer!

Michael, Just for you........(because you are one of the good guys, or so they said) but if we get some reasonable weather this spring summer, please come and try a wooden 505 D COR! Could you please post a picture of this David, just to fire up my 5Oh lust a bit more? Always loved the shape (it wa...

How about a Skipper? Then when you've sailed it once you can chop it up and burn it, thus saving all that wasted bandwidth when it inevitably appears on eBay... Incidentally, does anyone know how many of the abominations were built? Are there really just a few of them that keep reappearing on the au...

I'll keep my eyes out for you..

I most certainly will not be giving up!! :lol: Whilst the last 4-5 years have been taken up as Coach, Trolley Dolley, Driver and Banker for the kids, I've not been much tempted to get back on the water until I saw the boy in the OK on Sunday. I haven't been this excited about sailing in years! As fa...

Roughly how much are you looking to spend, Chopperado?

I'm actively searching for the right one for me, but if I find one that's "right up you alley" so-to-speak, I can let you know...

Are we all sitting comfortably, for the next installment of "Jon's OK Search"? Good. On Sunday at the Club while watching the flash Young'un whip his way round the course I popped into the Office to see how many other OKs were registered; it appears there are 5, not including the Boy's one...

Thanks for the tips Alan

I just can't wait to get one myself now!

one on the bay right now: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OK-Sailing-Dinghy-No-1888-Professionally-built-ODonnell-Ready-Race-/251207758821?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D4703867765657217667%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D2%26sd%3D32...

Thanks all - it's gorgeous (but still needing a little touch here and there to bring it up to scratch) :D The Young'un raced it today and got two bullets (the flash git :lol: ), so I can't wait to get one also. Here's a (very poor, mobile phone) picture of him today. The wrinkles disappeared with a ...