Sailing PHOTOS - This blog covers a wide range of boating topics check out my DIRECTORY which is full of use full information. There are lots of photos of Classic racing yachts , modern racing yachts, multihulls and yachts/boats of interest. Have a look at the photo directory for yacht names. My youtube Channel called shockwave40 has 196 videos of sailing action. Back in 2010 I almost videoed all UK dinghy classes and some catamaran classes that existed back then.
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Marionette Two Ton IOR Yacht pictured here in 1982 at Cowes Marina. In the Backgroud you can see the hover craft hangers with the Union ...
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Rakau is a Three Quarter Ton IOR Yacht. The picture I took was taken many years ago in Plymouth marina after the Fastnet Race. Do you know...
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Golden Apple - Picture here in Queen Annes Battery Marina Plymouth after sailing in the 1987 Fastnet Race. This yacht took part in the 197...
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Creighton Naturally - Maxi IOR Yacht took part in the Whitbread Round the World Race Where is this yacht now ? Is she still racing ? ...
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Panache - Is a well known racing yacht pictured here at Holyhead Marina in 2013. She is a Contention 33 designed by Doug Peterson. How ...
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Sundancer - 3 masted yacht pictured here in Southampton around the late 1980's do you know what races she entered etc.... as I have ...
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This yacht has no name that I could see I think it is a Nicholson 33 a IOR 3/4 ton yacht designed by Ron Holland. This picture was taken...
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Smokey and the Choirboys is Mini Ton IOR Yacht the design is a SMOKEY 25 which is a production yacht. The Picture was taken in the 1980...
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Yachts name not known - This yacht is a Projection 762 production racing yacht pictured here in Jersey 2013 Do you know its name ? Any...
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Equity and Law ll ( 2 ) Round the World racing yacht. The pictures I took in 1989 in Lymington. The picture above is the yacht leaving...
IRC WELSH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 - Sailing Action
IRC Welsh National Championship 2014 - sailing action ...
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Bimblegumbie - 1991 Admirals Cup Yacht - Australia
Bimblegumbie - Took part in the 1991 Admirals Cup as part of the team from Australia. Do you know who designed her ?
This picture was taken as she sailed back to Cowes Marina after taking part in a Admirals Cup race in the Solent.
Sailing back to Cowes Marina
Picture taken from the Isle of Wight ferry the yacht was heading to Cowes Marina from Hamble.
Pictured here in Cowes Marina
Sailing in the Solent
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ex-Juno, Rob Humphreys design
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ReplyDeletemy name is wim vandesande, I am 43 years old and livving in Belgium. I am the owner-driver of Shamrcok, a 1985 X-1 ton which participated in the admirals cup of 1985 under name of EURO as one of the member of the danish Cup team. I was wondering whether you would have some pictures of the Danish team in 1985? Also the whole 1985 cup is my interest. Please mail me at wim.vandesande@pandora.be and please take a look at our blog at www.shamrocksailing.blogspot.com since we are still racing that old baby. May i also congratulate you with your blog, I love it! Wim
ONE TON CUP 2015 - New Zealand - Auckland
DeleteStrong interest being shown in this event
more details from
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ReplyDeleteLook at the waterline ! R.Humphey kept a huge margin to calculate its ballast weight...
May be enough to have from a one ton rating to a Two Ton !