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1st June 2009, 06:44 AM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Goat sailing at Barton Broad, Uk HBBR meet
goat sailing at Barton Broad, UK HBBR meet.
pictures by Gavin Atkin
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1st June 2009, 07:51 AM #2
Very nice! What kind of meet was it? (What does HBBR stand for?) And Gavin Atkins was taking pictures!
Is it my imagination or a trick of the camera, but the sail looks larger than other Goat sails I've seen in pictures.
Bob
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1st June 2009, 07:57 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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HBBR stands for Home Boat Builder's Rally, a UK group of builders who meet up to talk and sail home built boats.
http://ukhbbr.wordpress.com/
Gavin is a designer of home build boats,a fan of MIK's designs, is a member of the UK-HBBR, and has a web site here
http://intheboatshed.net/
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1st June 2009, 08:14 AM #4
Thanks Brian.
I sorta had the HBB figured out, just couldn't come up with the R.
I recognized Gavin Atkins' name as a designer - just a bit surprised to see him credited for the pics (aren't all those guys like Mik and Gavin sort of like rock-stars?).
Thanks again. It is always interesting to see what is going on elsewhere in the world.
Bob
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1st June 2009, 11:55 AM #5
Cool pics and thanks for putting them up.
MIK
(who's waiting to see his pic on the cover of Rolling Stone)
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26th June 2009, 02:45 AM #6
And now that I have a bit of time on my hands I have caught up with the update of the Barton meet so here are a few more of Richard Harvey's lovely 'Blanche' - built epoxy free, of interest for those like me, who have become sensitised to the noxious stuff. She is being sailed here by his son, Mark.
There are more of a sedate nature at http://ukhbbr.wordpress.com/past-eve...nday-25th-may/
Enjoy
Chris
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26th June 2009, 04:08 AM #7SENIOR MEMBER
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Hello Chris,
Nice pictures of a goat in action!!!
Do you know by any chance how the leaning straps were fitted on this boat? One or two leaning straps?
Best regards,
Joost
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26th June 2009, 04:54 AM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Great pictures and that superb sail (insignia XX) is from a top UK dinghy racing loft
http://www.mcnamara-sails.co.uk/
Brian
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26th June 2009, 05:29 AM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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That is indeed one lovely sail!
And a very nice slide show available of the build of this boat here (link might have been posted before):
http://www.yvsc.co.uk/goatislandskif...how/index.html
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26th June 2009, 07:17 AM #10
Thanks Chris Great photos. I never get tired of looking at photos of the Goat. All the elements work so well together. The plum stem, flair, subtle sheer, and slightly raked transom combine together to make such a beautiful boat. I particularly like how well the sheer works in three dimensions. So many modern attempts at traditional designs seem to only consider the sheer on paper and the boat ends up looking like a banana on the water. Michael may say his designs are unsophisticated (I don't think many will agree with him) but his eye is superb.
cheers,
clay"The best boats are either small enough to carry home, or big enough to live on." Phillip C. Bolger (1927-2009)
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27th June 2009, 03:02 AM #11Senior Member
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Very nice images. Thanks for sharing.
David G
Harbor Woodworks
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27th June 2009, 10:28 AM #12
Wow ... Beaut pics ... I got the feeling that there was no wind at all during the Barton meet!
Nice to see the Goat powered up. He would be having a much more relaxing time with one more person in the boat. But maybe that is not the point!!!
MIK
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27th June 2009, 04:52 PM #13
Those are sensational pics; they show just how sweet the GIS lines are. The shot from behind, well heeled, shows how beautifully the transom curve flows into the sheer from that angle. Forgive my surprise about this, I still haven't seen one 'off-screen'.
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27th June 2009, 05:31 PM #14
I agree
The shot from behind, well heeled, shows how beautifully the transom curve flows into the sheer from that angle.
cheers,
clay"The best boats are either small enough to carry home, or big enough to live on." Phillip C. Bolger (1927-2009)
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27th June 2009, 05:49 PM #15
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