I loved this, it brought back a lot of memories, to this UNdistinguished former mothist. I have a vivid memory of planing my Stockholm Sprite past a Fireball which was 3 sail reaching down the channel from Portchester. It felt like leaving them for dead. The scow moth is still active in Australia. The plan is to have CNC cut, flat pack kits available for winter. All part of our drive to make sailing and the skills around it, like boat building, a sport of choice for young people in a world where demonstrated skills help you get started in the workforce. Firebugs, Moths and (hopefully) Rainbows - All scows, or, for those with a bent for FRP Vaucluse Juniors. Let's keep sailing affordable. Well done.
Great video, thank you. It brings back many memories... My moth, #3011 was a Stockholm Sprite designed by Chris Eyres. She "was as stable as a drunk on a drunk bicycle" but she could clean up a Fireball when it was on a three sail reach with the crew on the wire and she could also plane to windward in reasonable conditions. She was (if I recall correctly) 54 lbs in the hull including wings. On the subject of scows, The Worlds were held in Lymington, about 1973 and the Australians produced a cold moulded moth which I think was called Twora. It was a windy week and she blitzed us. Thank you for some vivid memories, I wish it could have gone lomger.
I loved this, it brought back a lot of memories, to this UNdistinguished former mothist. I have a vivid memory of planing my Stockholm Sprite past a Fireball which was 3 sail reaching down the channel from Portchester. It felt like leaving them for dead.
The scow moth is still active in Australia. The plan is to have CNC cut, flat pack kits available for winter. All part of our drive to make sailing and the skills around it, like boat building, a sport of choice for young people in a world where demonstrated skills help you get started in the workforce. Firebugs, Moths and (hopefully) Rainbows - All scows, or, for those with a bent for FRP Vaucluse Juniors.
Let's keep sailing affordable.
Well done.
Great filming of his watch
Great video, thank you. It brings back many memories...
My moth, #3011 was a Stockholm Sprite designed by Chris Eyres. She "was as stable as a drunk on a drunk bicycle" but she could clean up a Fireball when it was on a three sail reach with the crew on the wire and she could also plane to windward in reasonable conditions. She was (if I recall correctly) 54 lbs in the hull including wings. On the subject of scows, The Worlds were held in Lymington, about 1973 and the Australians produced a cold moulded moth which I think was called Twora. It was a windy week and she blitzed us.
Thank you for some vivid memories, I wish it could have gone lomger.