Coolboats to admire

[Tylo]

The gold leaf ceiling contributes to saving weight

What?
As opposed to a solid gold ceiling?
I'm so confused.
That being said, I kind of like the rest of the interior. Looks nice to my eye apart from the gold ceiling and the massive iPad with the chart.

 

[Alaris]

I actually like the look as well but the interior is over the top not even counting the gold

 

[SloopJonB]

What?
As opposed to a solid gold ceiling?
I'm so confused.
That being said, I kind of like the rest of the interior. Looks nice to my eye apart from the gold ceiling and the massive iPad with the chart.

Gold leaf only because it's so high in the boat.

Solid gold is reserved for the head - it's low enough to add to the righting moment.

 

[Bull City]

It could have 5 or 6 steering wheels. Instead it has a tiller. Sheesh! Piece of junk.

 

[Matagi]

I trust the prodder is Narwhal unicorn?
If not, I'm not buying.

 

[Diarmuid]

"The exterior -- a timeless design." Well, I certainly have no time for it, so that's accurate.

So Wally even Wally says That's too Wally for Wally.

 

[Kris Cringle]

PAZIENZA, 1957, 60' Laurent Giles design.

So interesting (and near bizarre) design: Eye feast

Good wood and good as new, old nickeled metal!

Serious boat

 

[Veeger]

PAZIENZA, 1957, 60' Laurent Giles design.

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So interesting (and near bizarre) design: Eye feast

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Good wood and good as new, old nickeled metal!

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Serious boat

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Wow! Talk about a 'pain' cockpit! No thank you! Also, while a stainless galley seems nice, I'd hate to have an undiscovered leak beneath/behind all that stainless sheet metal...

 

[Bull City]

So interesting (and near bizarre) design: Eye feast

A bizarre death trap - but beautiful! Nice video but a little dripping with British upper class posey poshness:

 

[Keith]

 

[Priscilla]

Got to be one of the worst cockpits I have ever seen.
Does not get anymore offset than that it must be a Davey Jones custom design.
Clear evidence of excessive electrolysis with those anodes on the main sheet traveller

 

[Presuming Ed]

OK, so very quirky (the name of the tender, so appropriate), but definitely cool. Not pretty, but cool. Pete Goss's homebuilt ply. I like the colourful interior. Very Mondrian.
Blog about here here.

And a video walkthrough. The answer to what’s in the table? Wine.

 

[jmh2002]

Awesome short footage of two Superyachts making a Volvo race boat look slow!

 

[jmh2002]

J-Class, maybe in Sardinia? You wouldn't want to mess up the gybe!

 

[MauiPunter]

Awesome short footage of two Superyachts making a Volvo race boat look slow!

I had no idea that Volvo Ocean Race boats were slow.

 

[Jim in Halifax]

J-Class, maybe in Sardinia? You wouldn't want to mess up the gybe!

Nice footage, but the 'jiggle cut' between scenes is very annoying. Back when I was a lad and you wanted to change shots, you used either a dissolve or a cut. Period. (Wipes in video were gimmicky crap too).

 

[Diarmuid]

Got to be one of the worst cockpits I have ever seen.
Does not get anymore offset than that it must be a Davey Jones custom design.
Clear evidence of excessive electrolysis with those anodes on the main sheet traveller
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Triaxial loading on the shackle is pretty insane, too.

 

[Bull City]

have always been amused and supportive of British terminology. Having driven British cars in my youth, I embrace descriptive terms such as 'damper', 'fascia', 'windscreen', and 'demister'.

I had a friend in the 1960's who drove a VW Beetle. He had these stickers on his dash:

 

[Priscilla]

John Spencer 40.

 

[Jim in Halifax]

John Spencer 40.

Reminds me of a Thunderbird on steroids.