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#847475 08/02/2026 7:42 AM
by +8Rich
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Upstaging all the plastic lumps in the river.

Yesterdays visitor on the Dart, the rather lovely yacht Hermetica, 53m, 172 feet long, in from Gibraltar.
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#847847 Aug 7th a 06:48 PM
by CooperMan
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For Richard, Graham & boaty folks

A few I still have, the Schooner and Trawler are well over 50 yrs old and have suffered from lots of house moves and being cooked in the loft, I remember sewing the sails on a hand crank Singer

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The Windermere Launch is steam driven, little twin which will reverse - quite impressive on the pond

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#847499 Aug 2nd a 04:32 PM
by John V6
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We sailed with the Star Clipper last year from Istanbul to Athens. 95% under sail. I loved it.
https://www.starclippers.co.uk/our-fleet/star-clipper-flyer-deck-plans.html
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#847488 Aug 2nd a 01:07 PM
by Luddite
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Apologies for the lack of quality Richard, they are old pics and reduced in pixels some time back to save on storage space.

The size of the winch drum scaled against the bench seat, is quite something, one can only imagine the strain on the sheets..!

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#847525 Aug 3rd a 08:27 AM
by RichardV6
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Antigua race week is the place to view these beautiful vintage yachts. Was lucky enough to visit the week twice during my seven years in the Caribbean. Seen here passing through English harbour after racing during the 2010 week.

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Stunning to be able to see at close quarters such J class boats as Velsheda, Endeavour and the replica Ranger tied up in adjacent Falmouth harbour amongst the stinkpots.
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#847559 Aug 3rd a 06:50 PM
by CooperMan
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Originally Posted by +8Rich
Bristol's beautiful architecture and churches were built on the back of the slave trade as were many cities delights.

We are lucky to have such beautiful things to inherit and enjoy that are remembered long after the crimes of the time are forgotten.

Enjoy the visual feast of a properly built boats still being used as designed as your offering is but doesn't have to have five folk to launch/recover it innocent

We had a Broom wooden speed boat with a 50 horse Mercury on the back on the Broads back in the Sixties now that was fun and beautifully crafted in their yard in Brundall and just like a Morgan we went along to see it's progress in the yard..


We see the boat you mentioned often as it is a charter vessel for the oppulent to hire or part hire - it's commerce but an ugly plastic lump all the same.

I used to love our family holidays on the Broads in the 60's, my uncle used to knock on the little grubby office door of any boatyard we passed and asked if they would show us round, it fired a lifelong interest in boats, including scratch built models - some of which I still have
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