N3165 First Crusade

[National 12 Webmaster]

The life of N3165 First Crusade.  Design: Crusader, designed by: Phil Morrison in 1981
Previous boat names: Skateaway, What Me Worry?, Shadowfax, Mr Phil McAverty, Mystery, Utterley Gutted, Shadowfax.

[alann]

n 3165 now called first crusade and is sailing at Burghfiled sailing club
Alan

[DavidG (Guest)]

I had her built by Spud Rowsell, she was the second Crusader built because 3169 came off the mould first.  She originally had a rotating daggerboard, no thwart, adjustable lower shrouds and Morrison wires which were all inovative at that time.  She was called Skateaway being a mixed reference to Spud's Merlin Fadeaway and a Dire Straights track of the time!

[STU W]

Sailed this boat with Ian Gore at Tynemouth in 1985.
Always wondered why she was the second crusader as ill wind was 3169 but that explains it, I remember the lack of thwart it had a simular set up to some of Spuds Summerwines (merlin rockets) of the time and had a radiused brace fronm the centreboard capping down to the hull, great for getting back on a reach but no where to sit, Ian would have said that was a good thing.
Also remember it had a fillet of wood running back from the bow faird in just above the water line, very distinctive. Was called Shadowfax at this time. 

[George (Guest)]

Borrowed it ... fell in love with it... bought it... now a four twelve family.....oooops!
Still residing at Burghfield and retaining current name even if it technically wasn't the first built.

[Jeremy C]

on the beach at BSC

[JZ]

I owned N3165 approx. 1996 to 2001. Great to see her still sailing. Called Shadowfax then. Bought here from a guy in Ripon and sailed her at Olton Mere and Ranelagh. Looks like the same dangly pole I fitted colour was a brighter blue back then.

[Jeremy C]

George's interpretation of the 'hanging gardens of babylon' in First Crusade during the RYA' Push the boat out day' at BSC july 2012

[Jeremy C]

First crusade out over the summer.

[Jeremy C]

Hull only pic,