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Martin,

All the details are on the s/hand page of the website! Try http://www.national12.org/for_sale_list.shtml Good luck in the boat hunt, where will you be sailing?

John

Rick,

A jib stick attaches to the clew of the jib, used off the wind and as most Twelves run them up the mast ( a dangly pole!) actually replace Barber haulers and give enhanced jib twist control.

A Jib Boom whilst effectively doing the same thing is fitted to and rotates around the stem fitting. How do they work? Not sure, Kev Driver spent hours explaining it to me when he was building Big Issue and Malcolm also tried to explain it again on the beach during Salcombe Week - I never did get it! Though I believe that Gavin is having a go with his F'in Boat!

Ah ha, me thinks that spot measuring during Salcombe Week sounds like fun, 3470 being the first victim? And James my dear fellow, don't forget what comes oout de bak of seagulls.................

Rick,

Don't forget that a jib boom isn't the same as a jib pole!

 I am sure that a jib boom is heavier that a pole - Meds over to you on that one!

Tacktick Compass

Our very own Michael Brookman!

James,

yes still a measurer!

John

Antony,

Is it possible to say lightweight and German in the same breath?

Ok, its official - National Twelves are on display in the main hall in Falmouth! N456, Westwind an Uffa King built by the great man himself and driven by Bruce Banks to Burton Cup wins in '39 and '50 as well as Overall wins in '47, '48, '50 has today been joined by N3505 Chunky Monkey. Both will be on display next to each other - quite a comparison - until the end of March.

Westwind looks so good, you feel you could have taken her for a sail today, and all the museum helpers looked on in amazement at Chunky Monkey........................................

By the way, Mike, where did all that lead go to?

Mike,

I am sure that the quoted sum is a bit on the high side even if you include the boom. I am sure that Frankie didn't charge anywhere near that last year, but he did supply a suit of sails to go with it so possibly I tried to break his arm....................................

John

Blimey Nick!

Yup, got it right 2425, Bedlam was a Mr Jones design.

 I bought 2368 form a certain Mr Roddy McDowell if my memory serves me, she having sat in the shed at Ranelagh for a couple of years when he emigrated to the States. In those days I didn't drive so 2368 was brought back to Devon to use in college holidays and 2425 kept at Ranelagh for term time use. It was cheaper to have two boats rather than having driving lessons and buying a car and much less hassell than finding somewhere to park in Putney ( even in those days!)

John

The sad thing is that I actually remember days like those!

From memory I joined Ranelagh in the autumn of '71 or '72, and yes Kean - wetsuits? What were they? My sailing kit was good old fashioned jeans or possible worn out loons (go on, who remembers those?) with an oiled wool handknitted jumper, the sort that weighed a ton when wet and sagged passed the knees from the sheer volume of water retained in it with plimpsoles as footwear.

And we didn't dare to capsize, if we did a trip to Fulham Hospital was called for to have a quick stomach pump - yes the river really was that filthy then. Lots of stories like when the river police were removing a body from under the moored barges during a race...........................

I had a Lucky Number, 2368, called Upsurge in them there days.

Matt,

how about a bit of drain pipe, carbon mat, resin and vacbag it yourself? You had plenty of practice building the Twelve didn't you...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John

Rick,

Look at the elapsed times  -  says it all! Tom is a good yachter and as to Twelves, we all know the answer there don't we?

John