Melbourne Big Boat Fleet

[Swanno]

Stiletto was a true POS. 50ish foot long with a short masthead rig in the middle of the boat. Keel had a squarish lump of iron on the bottom with the flow characteristics of a shopping trolley. Unless it was blowing a gale up her arse she couldn't get out of the way of an Optimist! Good riddance. h34r:

The lump on the keel was an addition after she was sold. Quite a few peple have told me about the boat sitting on 20+ knots down the river so the boat could fly in the right conditions. It was sold and out of the state before my time

She was a 40 footer with a plum bow open stern and fin keel so some parts were well ahead of her time.

Ouch Judge, a bit harsh. Water flows through shopping trolleys so they would have must less drag than the impervious hunk of scrap metal on the bottom of Stillborn's keel.

Would have made a great cruising boat... for anyone under about 3ft tall.

Probably right about the Opti though...

When it was first built the rig fell straight off it due to a design fault but it did some very hard long offshore races - and won them.

 

[quartertonner]

The lump on the keel was an addition after she was sold. Quite a few peple have told me about the boat sitting on 20+ knots down the river so the boat could fly in the right conditions. It was sold and out of the state before my time
She was a 40 footer with a plum bow open stern and fin keel so some parts were well ahead of her time.

When it was first built the rig fell straight off it due to a design fault but it did some very hard long offshore races - and won them.

ok i gotta see a photo of this thing

 

[Swanno]

ok i gotta see a photo of this thing

Ooh thats a big ask. I'll see what i can get my hands.

Sorry for the side track melboure folk

 

[dbo]

The new Cougar is supposedly one of the Spainish TP 52's anyone know which one?

They got "Rush". Apparently it arrives next week into Melbourne.

 

[lucas]

Hopefully not the one that got T-Boned big time (? ex Bribon 06)

Bribon went to vancouver (was a thread on that around here some time back)

 

[Flatbag]

ok i gotta see a photo of this thing

Doubt theres too many photos of it - it was plain bog ugly! IIRC, when it first came to Melb it was sailed by Julian Boyd and a bunch of like minded desperates back before Julian decamped back to Auckland. It really didn't like the Bay chop (what does??)

 

[Swanno]

here are a couple of pics from the late 70's

I hope the quality is ok. HP scan edited in MS Paint

 

[Giddy Up]

Southern Spars.
Have also altered the headsail sheeting to athwartships system.

I thought the rig came from NZ Rigging?

like a cut snake! another fast 46 footer would be good to play funny buggers with

coming soon I hope !

 

[Giddy Up]

QT,

Also, does anyone have an update on the porgress of the new Flirt and Chutzpah? The Corby website shows a deck mould from a while back and the Hart website has nothing. I assume the RP is be a downhill favoured design, but what about the Corby?

dbo

DBO,

I spoke to the owner of Flirt and the build progress is coming alog well.. The boat should by all acounts be a beast.

Stats

• -similar uphill sail area as TP 52
  
• - More running SA
  
• - Similar weight comparison
  
• - slightly shorter
  

I could give you more info on the boat but a donation to the "Save Giddy Up" fund would be required !

 

[quartertonner]

funky lookin old boat... new flirt sounds like a weapon! cant wait for that one.

 

[chrisgd]

new flirt sounds like a weapon! cant wait for that one.

Does it come complete with Hicko?

 

[shandy]

Does it come complete with Hicko?

I think Hickman is contracted with Limit till after hobart at least

 

[oldsailor]

Getting back to Topic.----

Raw Nerve is now in Sydney. She only left for a short while to go up and clean everybodies clocks in the B-G race. Now she is back in Sydney with no indications that she is going back to Melbourne.

Anyone know what gives????

Cheers. Oldsailor

 

[Giddy Up]

Getting back to Topic.----
Raw Nerve is now in Sydney. She only left for a short while to go up and clean everybodies clocks in the B-G race. Now she is back in Sydney with no indications that she is going back to Melbourne.

Anyone know what gives????

Cheers. Oldsailor

then don't take it off topic! :blink: rafts... pfer!!

 

[dbo]

DBO,
I spoke to the owner of Flirt and the build progress is coming alog well.. The boat should by all acounts be a beast.

Stats

• -similar uphill sail area as TP 52
  
• - More running SA
  
• - Similar weight comparison
  
• - slightly shorter
  

I could give you more info on the boat but a donation to the "Save Giddy Up" fund would be required !

Thanks for the summary Giddy. Sounds bloody quick and I'm sure it will rate OK too based on how CD puts his campaigns togather.

As for the status of Hicko as part of any package, he and CD seem to make a pretty good team with some great results last summer. You would have to think they'd be back together when the new boat is launched.

 

[quartertonner]

hmmmm what about skandia? havent heard about that for a while

 

[Giddy Up]

Thanks for the summary Giddy. Sounds bloody quick and I'm sure it will rate OK too based on how CD puts his campaigns togather.
As for the status of Hicko as part of any package, he and CD seem to make a pretty good team with some great results last summer. You would have to think they'd be back together when the new boat is launched.

Hicko does have commitments with Limit (the old Chapelle).

I wouldn't be surprised to see him on the new Flirt though.

 

[oldsailor]

then don't take it off topic! :blink: rafts... pfer!!

What are you on about Giddups.

The topic is "Melbourne Big Boat Fleet, whats happening."

Raw Nerve is a big Melbourne boat.

I just wondered what it is doing here in Sydney.

Whats wrong with that.

Oldsailor.

 

[Flatbag]

hmmmm what about skandia? havent heard about that for a while

Took this shot of Skamdia parked in the boat yard at Mornington a few weeks ago. Mode change # ? Deck seems a bit flatter than previously?? Dunno really, just guessing...

 

[oldsailor]

hmmmm what about skandia? havent heard about that for a while

I think Scandia has hidden herself away----sulking ---after her defeat, boat for boat , by a 30' catamaran in the Adelaide - Port Lincoln race.