N1667 Yakopu

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The life of N1667 Yakopu. Design: Mark 8, designed by: Ian Proctor in 1958

 

YW Silver National Points Trophy winning boat, Weymouth 1959,  Barrie Perry and John Nicholls

[david coleman]

[quote by=ntoa link=Blah.cgi?b=boats,m=1667,s=0 date=1172427171]The life of N1667 Yakopu. Design: Mark 8, designed by: Ian Proctor in 1958[/quote]

I crewed this boat in the late 1960's then owned by Graham Lewis (see NT 2556 and 2610).
We were cadets at Earlswood Lakes Sailing Club ; 27 acres near solihull West Mids.

Yakapoo (suposedly an indian war cry ) was screemed by both helm and crew on a fast
plane usually, given our light weight just before a capsise !

[rogerlavis]

Have unearthed a lot of old papers. The attached file [probably ex Daily Telegraph] cutting notes Perry/Yakopu's eforts - and that of others that year.