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Nowt about narrowboats, clutter at the start, more classic Auckland yacht racing.


DandV

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Sailing does appeal. The only time I have experienced movement across water under sail alone, was off the coast of Fishguard. We were in a 50ft motor sailer and once clear of the harbour hoist sail - and we simply took off! The vessel was over seventy years old, wooden, and reeked of Stockholm tar and diesel. It was glorious!

 

But I fancy this would be closer to my pocket, and preference:

 

 

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For those that have enjoyed these photos of old wooden yachts competing under sail here in New Zealand this site https://vimeo.com/aotea is a treasure of great movie footage, some of it taken on water and by drone, of our recent classic yacht races including the ABD classic yacht regatta last weekend. Fittingly on the video of race 4 a DC3 makes a cameo appearance in the background.

Waitangi, designed and built by Robert Logan, is the big black cutter, not the fastest but the prettiest! Just as she was built, the rating rules changed reducing the advantage of short waterline lengths with long overhangs. Thelma, A10 was designed and built by Robert's son Arch, to the new rules only three years later but using almost the same sail plan. Most of the other gaff rigged boats featured were also designed and built by Arch Logan. the other prominent boat design and build family here were the Baileys. Both families built boats for export around the world, particularly to Australia, but also the States and South Africa. Waitangi has a huge near full length keel and Thelma the more modern cutaway keel. Both Waitangi and Thelma were bought back to New Zealand after leaving New Zealand in the 1940s, Waitangi from Australia, and Thelma from the Med.

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