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20 September 2006, 13:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
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A blast from the past!
I was googling last night and found this:-
My dad's old yacht
Probably not of any interest to anyone here but what the hell-I'm in a good mood now and thought I'd share what I found. 
She's the one I was 'cast adrift' on in Cherbourg marina age 14... Also the one we crossed the channel in 8 gusting 10 on the nose.
If she hadnt' already been sold and I had the cash I'd be after her. 
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20 September 2006, 13:50
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Great looking yacht - looks like a bargain. Would much prefer it to the French or German mass produced lumps of plastic people seem to buy these days!!!
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20 September 2006, 15:46
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Town: Devon
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Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
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Very nice yot! 
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Originally Posted by codprawn
...lumps of plastic people seem to buy these days!!!
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What do you think an Elizabethan 30 is made from 
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20 September 2006, 17:21
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Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
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Originally Posted by codprawn
..........French mass produced lumps of plastic
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Wot, like this one?
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20 September 2006, 17:24
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Oh. Alright, I'll come clean. It was built in Japan.
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"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools" Douglas Adams
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20 September 2006, 20:02
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Oh. Alright, I'll come clean. It was built in Japan.
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She sails like a dog anyway - we've done a few corporate days on her and found her to be a total waste of space - boring as hell.
However, we just met a chap from Pindar at the Boat Show - they're chartering out their old Volvo 60; that should be quite a good fun lump of plastic!
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20 September 2006, 22:43
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Country: UK - England
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Great looking yacht - looks like a bargain. Would much prefer it to the French or German mass produced lumps of plastic people seem to buy these days!!!
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Well I know what he means... All angular and look like they've been cut out with a ruler. Usually sailed by someone called Tarquin D'Ouanker.
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20 September 2006, 22:48
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Jimbo i am Crew on Leopard of london and have sailed with ABN AMRO 1 if you want a nice charter yacht with some space and speed PM me i give you my mates numbers
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20 September 2006, 22:54
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Well I know what he means... All angular and look like they've been cut out with a ruler. Usually sailed by someone called Tarquin D'Ouanker.
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Exactly - mass produced stuff that has loads of room down below at the expense of any form of character or composure in a rough sea.
I don't mind the hulls being made of plastic - it's when the insides look like one of those French pubic toilets.....
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20 September 2006, 22:55
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Jimbo i am Crew on Leopard of london and have sailed with ABN AMRO 1 if you want a nice charter yacht with some space and speed PM me i give you my mates numbers |
Pop - yes please! We run a fair few big corporates from Haslar Marina, and have to say we were not all that impressed with France 2.
I delivered a nice yacht down from Sheerness earlier in the year - Chieftain. Her boat captain trained the ABN AMRO 1 team - you may have heard of Chieftain, she's been winning most things!
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20 September 2006, 22:56
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Originally Posted by codprawn
French pubic toilets.....
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Now that does not conjure up nice images!
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20 September 2006, 23:04
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unfortunatly the team is a little different these days and as i was not on the race i dont know who your friend is, Sherlock is still around though but moose pissed off for the MAXIS after i get settled in NZ i will be going to morning Glory based IN San Diego for the trans pac. do you do alot of sailing? Abn and i should be doing some work in auckland 
IT TO SAILS LIKE A BAG OF ----. slow and old dont carter that pindar has a nice party boat mate was made on friday on cowes week.
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20 September 2006, 23:30
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Country: UK - England
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Originally Posted by codprawn
Exactly - mass produced stuff that has loads of room down below at the expense of any form of character or composure in a rough sea.
I don't mind the hulls being made of plastic - it's when the insides look like one of those French pubic toilets.....
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Aha! Codders has been on a Westerly!
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