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fergal.b wrote: »

Multi million dollar yacht and you have to sit here to pull in the sail I new I should have bought that motor yacht

More like "I know we left the skippers motor boat somewhere, maybe it's in here.. "

:P

Steve wrote: »

Caption competition anyone?

They dont call them Park Avenue booms for nothing

Simona1986 wrote: »

I'll bet it's pretty spectacular on the inside!

True. looks **** on the outside slick on the inside, total opposite of your top notch sexy looking 100ft maxi racer whch is about as luxurious as a the inside of a portaloo

neris wrote: »

True. looks **** on the outside slick on the inside, total opposite of your top notch sexy looking 100ft maxi racer whch is about as luxurious as a the inside of a portaloo

The famous Moonduster, one of the nicest looking boats around, was really grotty inside and stank of diesel.

A lot of those old tonners/racers were beautiful on the outside and grotty on the inside.
I raced with Roy Dickson on many of his boats, including the Holland "Imp" for a short while and she certainly wasn't comfortable.
The "loo" was amidships and almost completely open to the rest of the boat. Also like most, she had cot berths, which probably explains why my back still hurts.

Ha, Ha,
Showing my age here (50), but I was "pre Rosie"
I started on "F an B", which was his old S&S 30, and moved onto, "impressions" his (very) converted First 30 and then imp.
Cracklin Rosie, (a Castro 44, I think) and "Rosie" (Corby) came later.
I was on his little Corby 25 on the marina a couple of weeks ago and had a good chat to him about the old days. The 25 is like a dinghy with a steering wheel!
He's some man for one man. 80 + now and still racing.

Hifive wrote: »

Ha, Ha,
Showing my age here (50), but I was "pre Rosie"
I started on "F an B", which was his old S&S 30, and moved onto, "impressions" his (very) converted First 30 and then imp.
Cracklin Rosie, (a Castro 44, I think) and "Rosie" (Corby) came later.
I was on his little Corby 25 on the marina a couple of weeks ago and had a good chat to him about the old days. The 25 is like a dinghy with a steering wheel!
He's some man for one man. 80 + now and still racing.

You forgot Scarlett before Craklin. Though most of cracklins deck gear and rig was off Scarlett. Scarlett was the castro 2 tonner cracklin was a Corby. Blue Diamond was another of his boats which ended up in Dun Laoghaire in the irish and was blown off its trailer one winter. Think he also had a production DB which he changed around aswell. Impressions is still kicking around Howth but lost the old ior rig for somthing more cruisy.

The ior boats still look great outside and grotty inside even when theyve been in for a rebuild and new rig.

How about this for old! (Belonged to my father)

fergal.b wrote: »

Is it Skerries sailing club.

Not 100% sure but I think so.

That's a very interesting trophy. As you can see, it is from 1954, before the goat's head was introduced to the Skerries SC burgee in the 60s.
It also mentions 2 different dinghy classes, the IDRA 14 and the International 12.
Maybe the 12s had a start at the IDRA Champs in 1954.
Jim.

Conchir wrote: »

Pretty sure IDRA here refers to the Irish Dinghy Racing Association, before it changed to the Irish Yachting Association (I think) and finally the ISA. If it was talking about the dinghy itself, pretty sure it would say IDRA14.

I don't go back that far :eek:, although I was around for the IYA.
I presume that's where the name for the IDRA 14 came from.

very good that !