Gorgeous old boats

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LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
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NSW, 2140 posts
28 Sep 2012 8:48pm
I never get tired of watching this video



Notice the speed of the boats, yet there is no appreciable wake being left, to me that is brilliance of design developed over years of boat building.
SandS
SandS
VIC
5904 posts
VIC, 5904 posts
29 Sep 2012 8:48am
Great vid , plenty of sail ! . Old fishing boats ?
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
29 Sep 2012 3:28pm
Great vid L C.

There is a similar tradition in NZ built around the Mullet Boats.

This is the only vid I could find on them. It is mostly associated with "The Ponsonby Cruising Club" (see links).

Fishing boat racing grew because the fastest boats in the old days got to the markets first and usually got the best price for their fish.

www.pcc.org.nz/

www.mulletboatracing.co.nz/heritage.html

LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
29 Sep 2012 4:00pm
Thanks Cisco, very nice to look at and read the mullet boat web site where I see a certain Arch Logan was responsible for at least two of the designs still racing. For those that like all things old, Logan brothers were responsible in 1898 for the design and construction of "Rainbow", the yacht that swept all before her in NZ and Australia.
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7754 posts
NSW, 7754 posts
29 Sep 2012 7:08pm
Town I grew up in SA had a fleet of similar fishing vessels. Gaff rigged with out the top bit and shorter bowsprits. Boxing day they had a sailing race around the bay. Normal working days they motor sailed with mains only. 2 cylinder Blaxland motors. Sadly all gone now and most of the fishermen.
SandS
SandS
VIC
5904 posts
VIC, 5904 posts
29 Sep 2012 9:17pm
Just magnificent , just watched it again are they from Kent , oyster boats ?

Down here our historic fishing vessels are the couta boats , similar gaf rig .
LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
29 Sep 2012 10:41pm
This is a yearly event hosted by the West Mersea Yacht Club and the boats are, I presume some of the local fishing smacks.

www.google.com:443/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=+&q=116+Coast+Road+++West+Mersea+++Colchester+++Essex+CO5+8PB&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=116+Coast+Rd,+West+Mersea,+Colchester+CO5+8PB,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.244725,2.25769&spn=2.933274,8.432007&t=m&z=8&vpsrc=6

And for those people that like boats, here is this years event



The vid quality is not as good as 2010, complain to the organisers at West Mersea yachties, not me.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
30 Sep 2012 12:00pm
LooseChange said...

The vid quality is not as good as 2010, complain to the organisers at West Mersea yachties, not me.


The only quality I found lacking was water quality.

I always get nervous sailing in muddy waters.

SandS
SandS
VIC
5904 posts
VIC, 5904 posts
30 Sep 2012 8:05pm
Noticed the bowsprit flexing on the heavy day , nice piece of timber working beautifully !

Great fleet of boats!
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