Tuesday 17 July 2012

Toys for the Boys - One Ton IOR Yacht - Lymington

Toys for the Boys - One Ton IOR Yacht pictured here arriving at Lymington in the 1980's.
Do you know what design is she and who designed her ??????
Where is this yacht now ?
Is she still racing ?
Posted by at

4 comments:

  1. Chorus3 August 2012 at 10:16

    THis boat remember me "Backlash", firts IOR baot with a bulb keel. She was silver painted on those days

    ReplyDelete
  2. RB Sailing_nzl20 August 2012 at 01:53

    Yes, I think it is Backlash too, noted on the 2012 page. She was quite distinctive at the time as having a masthead rig, but with a large sale main (note long boom) and narrow fore triangle. Was RORC Yacht of the Year (1985 or thereabouts).

    ReplyDelete
  3. tadts23 January 2013 at 08:58

    Definitely the Julian Everitt Backlash. As well as the bulb keel she also had a forward lifting canard - Julian was/is something of an innovator!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Unknown28 June 2014 at 17:18

    Agreed she was Backlash but became Toy for the Boys when she was bought by Malcolm Guscott

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)