Good evening everybody, I am new to the CVRDA, so I thought I would start with a real teaser.
Reno Wideson, is a renowed photographer, who for many years has photographed many wonderful views of Cyprus. In his compendium of his photographs (1992), he has some great colour shots of a variety of dinghies( UK Armed Forces) from the 1950's. The sailing shots are taken in Kyrenia Harbour. I was interested know what is the type of dinghy , with the following characteristics:
Sail Insignia: A cat with an arched back and high tail, underlined( Insignia is very similar to that used by the Topcat catarmaran).
Two man single chine, bermudan rig.
Anybody out there , know the answer.
David MacFarlane
Albacore GBR 7510.
!950's Photograph Kyrenia Harbour - Unknown Class of Dinghy
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Re: !950's Photograph Kyrenia Harbour - Unknown Class of Di
Wood Pussy?
Burrett listing: page 207.
"A fast single-hander, una Bermudan rigged with the bendy mast set forward(cat rigged).
Hull round-bottomed wood, moulded veneer or GRP. Designed by Philip Rhodes.
LOA 13ft 6in (4.11m), Beam 4ft 6in (1.24m) Sail area 125 sqft (11.61m).
All the pictures I can find show them double handed...
https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl= ... et=1&w=374
http://www.southbaysail.com/fiberglass-wood-pussy.html
Alan H.
Burrett listing: page 207.
"A fast single-hander, una Bermudan rigged with the bendy mast set forward(cat rigged).
Hull round-bottomed wood, moulded veneer or GRP. Designed by Philip Rhodes.
LOA 13ft 6in (4.11m), Beam 4ft 6in (1.24m) Sail area 125 sqft (11.61m).
All the pictures I can find show them double handed...
https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl= ... et=1&w=374
http://www.southbaysail.com/fiberglass-wood-pussy.html
Alan H.
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Re: !950's Photograph Kyrenia Harbour - Unknown Class of Di
H,
there is a postcard on ebay of a boat with the similar insignia. Here is the link.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REDWING-WILD- ... SwuAVWwJqN
Any good?
there is a postcard on ebay of a boat with the similar insignia. Here is the link.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REDWING-WILD- ... SwuAVWwJqN
Any good?
Re: !950's Photograph Kyrenia Harbour - Unknown Class of Di
Thanks for solving the mystery. The photograph idents my pictures of sailing in Kyrenia Harbour as a Wildcat- spot on.
Cheers,
David Mac
(Hotlog)
Cheers,
David Mac
(Hotlog)