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Post by stevef on Apr 18, 2011 19:22:08 GMT
;D Greetings from over the other pond! Hi I've recently discovered the forum and what a great resource this is. My name is Steve and I have recently acquired a Kiwi 22 (ex Roxanne). My deep interest in this class of boat goes back to 1976 when I was a crew member at the inaugural 1/8 ton mini ton series at Lymington. All these years after sailing small boats, CS 22's mainly, I always said if had the opportunity to get me a minitonner I would. I found a Kiwi 22 (Hull#5) in Prince Edward Island, Canada and am having it shipped back to Ontario. I can't wait to get it in the water (once the ice has melted ..hah ha ha LOL) I'll only be sailing in a PRHF fleet but it's going to to a lot of fun.
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Post by Fuzzy Rush on Apr 18, 2011 20:36:11 GMT
Welcome Aboard Steve! It's really quite something to have been involved in the original 1/8th Ton Cup and then be involved again now! We'd love to hear more about those events if you ever feel inspired to enlighten us! We do have several of the original designers and builders keeping an eye on us here - so you may even bump into some old mates! Do send us a picture of the Kiwi 22 and I'll add it to the gallery! Matt
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Post by stevef on Apr 19, 2011 16:25:00 GMT
Thanks Matt, The 1976 1/8 ton cup series was my first experience in a regatta as I was fairly new to sailing at that time. My uncle had bought a Catch 22 in lymington (forget the name of the designer) I know he was down at the boat quite a bit, especially when we broke it. The boat was called "Catch me if you can". There were E boats, Sonatas, Limbos etc. and a few other one offs. The one offs spent more time in the shop between races being chopped, waterline added, contours changed as they used it for development purposes. The fleet was quite small if my memory serves me (9-12 boats). We had a wild week in the Solent. The Catch was not the fastest boat, probably because of the crew, but it was alot of fun. We had a week of around the cans ending in an "around the Island race" We managed to beat our boat up quite a bit. Cracked the main mast support beam that ran transversely across the cabin roof. Got into my first pendulum roll around the south side on the island. We then delivered the boat down to the Channel Islands where is stayed for many years. I'll send some photos of the Kiwi, however what peeked my interest is there is already a pic of it at the bottom of the page on Lake Erie looking like it's on a nice plane ( circa 1991). In 1980 I came to Canada and continued to sail CS22's a locally design cruiser/daysailer alot less performance than a miniton. It's great to be on this board. Somewhere to go when some of the large boat owners in the local fleet don't understand the appeal of small boats and the fun they can bring.
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