Ed 143 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 This afternoons reading 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myjane 40 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Thank god they are history , I had one as a young bloke , it used to tip over when you pushed into the water befor boarding it , my mate had to sit at the mast till I got in then the fun started , out on the tripeeze wires we would go ,a wagstaf I think was the designer. Deep in the entry to boyant up front , but the new models are flyers fun for the young Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,230 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I don't agree MJ, I liked the R's. sure, a handful, but a heap of fun. The only class I've sailed where, on a breezy Wellington day, if you capsized, it did not mean you could not do well - because everyone did! A class legend is Mick Pinkney - he won the Leander Trophy several years, and was one of my early sailing mentors. Great memories.... Oh, and they are not gone, seems the Leander trophy was last awarded this year.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 398 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Yes they were great boats, lots of fun building them at the newly acquired Okahu bay headquarters in the early seventies, in fact it was Bruce Vallely who encouraged us schoolkids to have a go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Myjane 40 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Sure they are great fun. I was 15 when we were given a wreck back in the 60s , fixed it up , off we went good fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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