Alan H
Super Anarchist
There's a good old boat, Piper 24 One Design for sale up in the hills a few hours from where I live, for a pittance.
What's a Piper one-design? Our mates in Scotland know, but for you guys who are clueless, read what Bob Perry had to say when Cornish Crabber cranked out a few a while ago.
http://sailingmagazine.net/article-300-piper-24.html
The Piper OD races on the firth of the Clyde, with a bunch of the fleet racing out of the Holy Loch Sailing Club. The Holy Loch is the site of the former USN nuclear submarine base for the North Atlantic. The Brits have their sub base, the next loch over on the Gare Loch.. 57 Piper One Designs were made, then the molds sat. Apparently there's a mold in Bermuda, somewhere, taken off of hull #24, which is also in Bermuda. i THINK.....can't swear to this but I THINK that David Boyd basically trimmed up some lines from the *pant, drool* Gareloch Goddesses and create the Piper. Subsequently, around 2014, the Rustler 24 was introduced, which basically is Piper OD with an aluminum two-spreader rig, updated, but super simple deck layout, sloped coaming sides and some other nice little details.
Here's a Piper OD -
https://www.boatshop24.co.uk/img/adphotos/541/85541_piper-one-design-_photo_0_1443153735_img.jpg
what the water sees -
http://images.networkyachtbrokers.com/details/04310/04310_image_extra_2.jpg
and here's a Rustler 24, the "sexified" version of the Piper OD -
http://newimages.yachtworld.com/resize/1/17/81/4911781_20150114103547790_1_XLARGE.jpg?f=/1/17/81/4911781_20150114103547790_1_XLARGE.jpg&w=1024&h=683&t=1421260653000
VERY very tempted here. I already have a boat but when I get back from the "Big Cruise" I wanna be a Gentleman Daysailer.
What's a Piper one-design? Our mates in Scotland know, but for you guys who are clueless, read what Bob Perry had to say when Cornish Crabber cranked out a few a while ago.
http://sailingmagazine.net/article-300-piper-24.html
The Piper OD races on the firth of the Clyde, with a bunch of the fleet racing out of the Holy Loch Sailing Club. The Holy Loch is the site of the former USN nuclear submarine base for the North Atlantic. The Brits have their sub base, the next loch over on the Gare Loch.. 57 Piper One Designs were made, then the molds sat. Apparently there's a mold in Bermuda, somewhere, taken off of hull #24, which is also in Bermuda. i THINK.....can't swear to this but I THINK that David Boyd basically trimmed up some lines from the *pant, drool* Gareloch Goddesses and create the Piper. Subsequently, around 2014, the Rustler 24 was introduced, which basically is Piper OD with an aluminum two-spreader rig, updated, but super simple deck layout, sloped coaming sides and some other nice little details.
Here's a Piper OD -
https://www.boatshop24.co.uk/img/adphotos/541/85541_piper-one-design-_photo_0_1443153735_img.jpg
what the water sees -
http://images.networkyachtbrokers.com/details/04310/04310_image_extra_2.jpg
and here's a Rustler 24, the "sexified" version of the Piper OD -
http://newimages.yachtworld.com/resize/1/17/81/4911781_20150114103547790_1_XLARGE.jpg?f=/1/17/81/4911781_20150114103547790_1_XLARGE.jpg&w=1024&h=683&t=1421260653000
VERY very tempted here. I already have a boat but when I get back from the "Big Cruise" I wanna be a Gentleman Daysailer.
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