Old Mother Gun - IOR racing yacht pictured here leaving Lymington to racing in the Solent 1989.
Dont know who design her.
Where is she now ?
Is she still racing ?
Saturday 18 August 2012
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Just happened to come across these, i sail her and she's still racing and winning races and series in the solent and offshore. She's about a foot higher in the water than those pictures show since she has a carbon mast now and doesn't need too many supplies onboard.
ReplyDeleteShe was designed by Rob Humphreys and was based on (the 36 foot) Apriori, also by Rob Humphreys. I sailed on her in the early 90s with the original owner and did the first Commodore's Cup. She was a delight to sail in, especially in longer offshore RORC races. Happy days....
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