Close Quarter encounter between the best of the 19th C and 21st century boats.

[DandV]

The annual classic yacht regatta is underway in Auckland,

Yesterday the pre-start manoeuvres were visited by Team New Zealand's 10m training boat in full flight to mark one year to the next Am Cup. (Their first build full sized boat is enroute by sea to Italy for the first pre cup regatta.)

The premier A Class Gaffers had 7 entries dating from 1895 to 1908.

  

[Tesla]

Nice

[Dan Gereaux]

Nowt to do with canals or narrowboats...........

[howardang]

45 minutes ago, Dan Gereaux said:

Nowt to do with canals or narrowboats...........

Neither are politics, coronovirus or the eu which are also on this forum but at least they are boats- at least some of them

 

 

Howard

Edited March 7, 2020 by howardang

[Derek R.]

There are a great many places one can go to discuss the items howardang mentions and of course they do affect us all to some degree. But on the History & Heritage section these items have been mercifully absent. Whilst the older types of sailing craft are of passing interest to many, there are also specialist forums and websites that serve. They are beautiful to be certain, but most likely viewed by the regular 'clientelle' as things seen from the window of a passing train. They are in another world.

[Slim]

My first thought was when does a boat cease being a boat and become a plane (seaplane)? 

[Athy]

D and V have bothered to photograph these boats and to post the photos here.From content in other threads it's clear that some of our members have an interest in "lumpy water" boating. Those who don't need not look at the photos, nor need they post curmudgeonly criticism which could be construed as rude.

Those who do will surely enjoy looking.

[David Mack]

17 minutes ago, Athy said:

D and V have bothered to photograph these boats and to post the photos here.From content in other threads it's clear that some of our members have an interest in "lumpy water" boating. Those who don't need not look at the photos, nor need they post curmudgeonly criticism which could be construed as rude.

Those who do will surely enjoy looking.

Would give that post a greenie if I could.

[Stilllearning]

10 hours ago, DandV said:

The annual classic yacht regatta is underway in Auckland,

Yesterday the pre-start manoeuvres were visited by Team New Zealand's 10m training boat in full flight to mark one year to the next Am Cup. (Their first build full sized boat is enroute by sea to Italy for the first pre cup regatta.)

The premier A Class Gaffers had 7 entries dating from 1895 to 1908.

  

A friend of mine, now living in New Zealand, used to sail a gaffer called Hoshi, in Salcombe.

 

 

[tree monkey]

4 hours ago, David Mack said:

Would give that post a greenie if I could.

And I will second that sentiment, lovely pictures of beautiful boats, plus that rather scary one flying

[DandV]

8 hours ago, Slim said:

My first thought was when does a boat cease being a boat and become a plane (seaplane)? 

Interestingly there are 19th century photos of New Zealand racing yachts of the Patiki class up skimming the top of the water, what we now call up on the plane, but as aeroplanes had not been invented there was then no term, other then fast scary stuff to describe that mode. 

[Alastair]

that NZ 10m boat is like something from a science fiction film. I confess that I don't really understand how the foils provide enough righting moment; as angle of heel increases with a 'normal' yacht, the righting moment increases. Can't see how that works with the foil.

[DandV]

7 hours ago, Alastair said:

that NZ 10m boat is like something from a science fiction film. I confess that I don't really understand how the foils provide enough righting moment; as angle of heel increases with a 'normal' yacht, the righting moment increases. Can't see how that works with the foil.

The windward  foil takes the place of crew on the trapeze plus there are control surfaces on the foils and rudder.

[Tesla]

It's a smart bit of kit. Are you guys in Auckland? 

[DandV]

3 hours ago, Tesla said:

It's a smart bit of kit. Are you guys in Auckland? 

Yep. Lovely day racing again today on the 125 year old Waitangi.

[Tesla]

Fantastic,  more pics then please.

BTW, contrary to my profile we are actually in Titirangi.