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[quote by=ntoa link=Blah.cgi?b=boats,m=2598,s=0 date=1174134193]The life of N2598 Splinter. Design: Warlock, designed by: Donald Woof in 1971[/quote]

I built Splinter from a shell to my deck design and Don also made the foils. There were problems in some of the bondings at some of  the stress points (shroud anchorage) without making things too heavy, as foam sandwich was quite new in those days. This boat was a good allrounder but had funny habits running in a blow. I only had her for one season 1972, before going offshore and leanring how not to be seasick. I had a Needlespar rig and a set of Sanders sails  of Lymington designed and cut  by a chap called Matthias, who had sailed Twelves in the 1950/60 era.

[quote by=ntoa link=Blah.cgi?b=boats,m=2490,s=0 date=1172406990]The life of N2490 Misty Martha. Design: China Doll, designed by: Phil Morrison in 1967[/quote]

Misty Martha was my second Twelve which I finished from a Wyche & Coppock shell in 1970. When first sailed I had a Stainless Steel Spars mast of small section which was like cooked spaghetti and depowered the mainsail in anything above force one. I changed to a Proctor C section with stern sheeting and the boat started to tramp. We had a good week at Whitstable in 1971.

[quote by=ntoa link=Blah.cgi?b=boats,m=2392,s=0 date=1172245779]The life of N2392 Lime Street. Design: Mark 14, designed by: Ian Proctor in 1966[/quote]

I completed N 2393 from a kit. On first launching her I had blue sails as my previous boat was an Enterprise. This gave amusment to some as it was held that I would be eaisly spotted when over the starting line. This was before the days of OCS and black flags. I found this design sensitive to weight and trim. It went in a blow but othewise was a bit of a slowcoach. I fitted a centre mainsheet as did many after the windy Weymouth 1967 Burton, which I did not complete. At the Graffham open meeting later that year we filled up going to windward while doing quite well. Although not much of a race winner it gave me much enjoyment and a love for the class, :owhich brought about another two twelves.