Sunday 13 January 2013

Unknown Wooden Half Ton Yacht - Dartmouth

 Unknown Wooden Yacht - Do you now the name of this yacht pictured here around the late 1980's returning to Dartmouth after a days racing the Dartmouth Regatta.
Designers name  ?
Where is she now ?
Is she still racing ?

Pinocchio - Hunter Formula 28 - Half Ton IOR Yacht

 Pinocchio - Pictured here in about the late 1980's returning to Dartmouth after the days racing in the Dartmouth Regatta. This yacht is a production boat built by Hunter Yachts and was called a Formula 28 which competed in the IOR Half ton fleets.
Do you know who designed her ?
Where is she now ?
Is she still racing ?

AC DC - IOR Half Ton Yacht - Dartmouth

 AC DC - IOR Half Ton Yacht pictured here returning back to Dartmouth from racing during the Dartmouth Regatta.Ths picture was taken around the Late 1980's
Do you know who designed here ?
Where is she now ?
Is she still racing ?


Just Mischief - IOR Quarter Ton yacht Windermere

 Just Mischief - Picture here in the 1970's on Lake Windermere taking part in the Windermere Winter Series.
This yacht is a IOR Quarter Ton yacht do you know what design she is and who designed here ?
Where is she now ?
Is she still racing ?

DJINN - Bolero design Quarter Ton IOR Yacht

 Djinn - is a Bolero design production yacht pictured here on Lake Windermere in the 1970's taking
part in the Lake Windermere Winter Series. IOR Quarter Ton Yacht.

Unknown yacht 1970s on Lake Windermere

This picture was taken in the 1970's of a Quarter Ton Yacht near Bowness on Windermere.
( Lake Windermere ). It was taking part in the Windermere Winter Series.
It may be a sprinta design do you know what design she is and who designed her?
Name of yacht ?
Is she still racing ?
Where is she now ?

Gordon Bennett - Quarto design IOR Quarter Ton Yacht

 GORDON BENNETT - pictured here in the 1970s on Lake Windermere near Bowness On Windermere
taking part in the yearly Winter series. This yacht is a Quarto designed by David Thomas in the early 1970's and was built in Marine Plywood or GRP ( Fibre glass ). I dont know how many of these yacht were built but at least 2 were built as I have photos of another Quarto on this Blog site pictured at Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club. The Quarto could either be professionaly build or home built.
This yacht design was very successful both inshore and offshore in the 1/4 ton fleet at the time. It is interesting that the design had two tubes under the deck to launch the spinnaker that then went through the
round frome on the pulpit.( see my other pictures of this design reference Quarto at Blackpool and Fleetwood Yacht Club ).

Where is this yacht now ?
Is she still racing ?
 The Quarto design was used to produce the Sonata One Design yacht.
 Interesting large cockpit layout looking very modern.