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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2022 23:12:20 GMT 12
Best builder...
Cookson for exotic race boats
Timber cruise boats? Dunno,
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Post by ComfortZone on Aug 3, 2022 23:29:37 GMT 12
Best builder... Timber cruise boats? Dunno, that's a tough one, some who come to mind as being notable in no particular order are Barry Jones Phil Wilson Kerry Alexander Graeme Donald Grant Mitchell John Raea (more race boats but Fusio is a masterpiece of boat building) |
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Post by fish on Aug 4, 2022 7:39:11 GMT 12
1) I still recon the person who had the most influence on NZ sailing was Jim Cook. He literal put New Zealand on the map.
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Post by armchairadmiral on Aug 4, 2022 8:30:10 GMT 12
1 ) Unquestionably Bruce Farr 2)Jim Young innovator ,lateral thinker born out of his time 3)most of us at one time or other ! 4) P class 5) Is Murray still sailing ? 6) Murray Ross. Sometimes he was his own worst enemy
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Post by em on Aug 4, 2022 11:18:13 GMT 12
this thread needs some pics ……designers not mentioned yet but some boats that rocked the world , a little bit Not the most famous but a good example of davidsons of the era . Mad Max 1T Attachments:
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Post by em on Aug 4, 2022 11:27:01 GMT 12
Crusader , Elliott 35ss that really upset the apple cart in the Rolex middle sea race they got a pretty harsh handicap . Non pro kiwi crew and a budget campaign Mark Cha lll , broke the transatlantic record Scallywag 100 , launched as maximus |
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Post by em on Aug 4, 2022 11:31:10 GMT 12
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Post by em on Aug 4, 2022 11:33:48 GMT 12
Jim young has been mentioned already but I will add this boat cause it was built by a kiwi in the south of England . They didn’t have keel boats that planed back then in the UK and it caused a right shit storm . Camp Freddie , rocket 8.4 Attachments:
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Post by em on Aug 4, 2022 11:40:19 GMT 12
This is my favourite boat so probably my favourite designer I guess . Whichway , Davidson 52 Attachments:
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Post by chariot on Aug 4, 2022 11:59:05 GMT 12
I'll second Davidson as my favourite designer.
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Post by ComfortZone on Aug 4, 2022 12:13:21 GMT 12
one of my favorites, Ceramco NZ, Farr Design 90  I am biased of course, CZ is design 92 and has the same clipper bow profile. Crying shame Blake was too arrogant to listen to advice from the Outward Bound and Flyer guys to get the rigging modified before the race start.  |
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Post by ComfortZone on Aug 4, 2022 12:35:45 GMT 12
This is my favourite boat so probably my favourite designer I guess . Whichway , Davidson 52 always admired the "Rolling Stones" series by Davidson from when Woody first launched Honky Tonk Woman. I did the 2005 Suva race on Paradigm (a more cruisy D55) with amongst others Cam & Steve from Hard Labour, we encountered Whichaway south of Kandavu and boat for boat raced her all the way into Suva, about 80 NM - she could not pull away from us and we could not quite sail over the top of her. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2022 17:02:08 GMT 12
one of my favorites, Ceramco NZ, Farr Design 90 View AttachmentI am biased of course, CZ is design 92 and has the same clipper bow profile. Crying shame Blake was too arrogant to listen to advice from the Outward Bound and Flyer guys to get the rigging modified before the race start. yip and Geoff Stagg did not help!... One if my faves too |
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Post by armchairadmiral on Aug 4, 2022 17:53:29 GMT 12
Wasn't Camp Freddie a Rocket 31,sister to Positive Touch ?
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Post by em on Aug 4, 2022 18:31:13 GMT 12
Wasn't Camp Freddie a Rocket 31,sister to Positive Touch ? Yeah , right you are . It has a sistership built by the same kiwi boatbuilder that was called viva zapata . That boat is now in the Netherlands and has just had an extensive refit by an expat kiwi and looks spectacular . You can find his thread on the rebuild on sailing anarchy here forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/young-and-full-of-promise.211505/better quality pic of camp Freddie Attachments:
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