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I visited it today, very cool, and ummmmmm long...........

Email received today from David Barker

Sundreamers launching, notice the big buff bow at the waterline

Spoke to the guy for an hour this morning. He says she is in good shape bar a couple of holes. He intends to bring her back to NZ and rebuild her in Whangarei. This is such awesome news. I know david has been looking for her on google earth without success. The guys says that due to trees and colouring you can't see her but she is on christmas island. they are looking at ways to bring her back And coxy, they ARE sisterhips, they came out of the same mould, same designer, same construction, same rig. The differences David made with sundreamer were minor and mainly weightsaving. The bows wer

Yep since early 80's

Sundreamer's sistership. Built late 70's sailed to the USA, sold, subsequently wrecked. Plumb Bows and Vertical Hulls http://www.sundreamer.co.nz/dbsailing.html

Project anyone?

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I received this email today

What a handy site gypsky, thanks.

And it has a bar/bistro

word! Joker 22 is a great boat

And Afterburner Catabatic Orient Express Redken Cat/Pair Pressure Manic

Sundreamers hull from the waterline down is solid kevlar and polyester resin, only about 4mm thick with bulkheads below the floor at about 1m centres. No foam at all below the waterline, just some foam stiffening in the flat side panels. Has never looked under threat.

Oops yes 27th May

From 7pm at the Squadron. Should be a great night.

Here it is. I think it was around 1980. Never really had a name and I don't know what happened to it.

I built an Iain Murray design in plywood about 1980 I think. Sold it after a year or two. I think Derek Snow sailed something similar around that time