Saturday 14 July 2012

Roller Skate - Three Quarter Ton IOR Yacht

Roller Skate is a MGRS 34 Three Quarter Ton IOR Yacht. I took this picture many years ago ( 1980's ) in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Roller Skate was built by Neville Hutton and Steve Etheridge and was constructed from composite epoxy around a  p.v.c. core.
Where is this yacht now ?
Is this yacht still racing ???
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  1. tadts29 January 2013 at 06:26

    Roller Skate predates the MG RS34 design (She is No. 32) though the deck & cockpit arrangement are the same. I don't know if she is still active but she was racing competitively in the late 1990's with her 3rd owner.

    Her close sister from 1982 Countdown (design No. 31) was slightly longer on the waterline, had a simple trench cockpit and stripped out interior.

    The MG RS34 was design No. 37; as far as I recall there were 3 one-off boats built to this design, Bathsheba for Sir Maurice Laing, Scenario Act 2 for Alan Fitton & Seren Wib for Bill Humpreys, Robs brother. Seren Wib became the plug from which the mould tools for the RS34 were taken.

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  2. Unknown12 June 2014 at 14:12

    I was offered a look at rollerskate which was in the cowes area while I was looking at countdown which I bought and still own!

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  3. Unknown4 April 2016 at 14:14

    Rollerskate is racing at Royal Temple Yacht Club at Ramsgate and will be competing in 2016 Round the Island.

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  4. Unknown5 July 2017 at 08:44

    Saw her being built and she moored astern of us at the Folly last weekend after the Round the Island Race

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  5. Unknown1 July 2019 at 04:45

    We just bought her and just competed in her for Round the Island 2019. We will be lifiting her out this winter and re fitting her with a new rig and complete re fit!

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