Thread: Classic Yachts on YouTube

This is a lovely example of both yacht and video......Yawl or Ketch

BTW feel free to add your favourites

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3ygt6FBuLA"]YouTube - old sailing footage[/ame]

That oversized flag on the back of Shamrock ruins her line and destroys the sense of scale. Imagine how big she would look with a normal sized flag!!!

More money than sense. Or the flag shop was out of stock!

MIK

Originally Posted by Boatmik

That oversized flag on the back of Shamrock ruins her line and destroys the sense of scale. Imagine how big she would look with a normal sized flag!!!

More money than sense. Or the flag shop was out of stock!

MIK

Mmm......I was thinking the same thing, bit hard to dip that one too.

Mik has reported on Moths and foils before but this vid is cool

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8-2VZDQTvU"]YouTube - Moth flyby[/ame]

And I moan about Teal being a bit narrow for my middle-aged stability....
shakes head sadly...

PAR has posted about this class on another thread............wow geta load of those topsails

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sr-IXlk_p4"]YouTube - Log Canoe Racing 2003 Season[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBS8UnZMsro"]YouTube - Log Canoe sailing[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPFjZlWnGBs"]YouTube - Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe "The Boards" LONG watch HQ[/ame]

I can't fnd any clips of Oz trading ketches so

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWUD_r6E4U8"]YouTube - The Queen of the Grand Banks Schooners[/ame]

gota love thase flag love ing americans..

but i dont know about you knockers

bugger the flag... she!

shamrock is just a beautifull thing...got alove the craftsmen who built her

you could hang your dirty washing of her and she would still be beautifull...

Originally Posted by Boatmik

That oversized flag on the back of Shamrock ruins her line and destroys the sense of scale. Imagine how big she would look with a normal sized flag!!!

More money than sense. Or the flag shop was out of stock!

MIK

I was on the trapeze of an early ply version. One of the most exciting boats you can sail in a stiff breeze.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2Yy47ntOZE"]YouTube - NSW Sharpie Promo[/ame]

Absolutely ... I raced one ... not very successfully for a few seasons. But loved the Australian Sharpie.

Once got caught out on Sydney harbour when a 60 knot front came through. Don't know how strong it was where we were .. but gee that rain HURT.

The sharpie is just about unhandleable until you realise that if you don't let them heel they are one of the most capable rough water boats imaginable.

They also have Hyperdrive, Once racing at the heads of sydney harbour we had a buoy just under South head with a mark to the WSW over the other side in a black NEast breeze. Normally at high speed it takes about 7 or 8 minutes to get over there = 15 knot average. We came out from under the windshadow of South head just after setting the kite ... got a monster gust that had all of us hiking and trapezing flat strap on a broad reach and we were there ... in it seemed like about 30 seconds. Didn't even have a chance to think about getting the kite down.

Maybe I had a petite mal seizure or something ... but that was the fastest I have ever been on a monohull.

MIK

Mik like sailing a razor blade the tricky bit I always found was getting off the wire quick enough downwind (mainsheet hand was too slow).

In the same vein

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7LTubYoSBY"]YouTube - Extreme 505[/ame]

What a great thread Mike. Hope the vids keep coming.
Those J class- are like living creatures.

G'day Rob, ta I should be boatbuilding not trawling YouTube but it is interesting some of the stuff I've found.

Now for today's offering it's not a yacht but certainly a classic and way cool I think.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fcng-7NiH4"]YouTube - Smokin' ! Australian wooden race boat[/ame]

Opening day Brighton and Seacliff YC before my time even

I only sailed down at the BSYC a few times they had all the strange classes spent most of my time at the bay (Glenelg)


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A5Hqt-tcVM"]YouTube - Historical Sailing; Brighton and Seacliff YC Opening Day circa 1960's[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FICviVgwC54"]YouTube - Historical Sailing; Brighton and Seacliff YC, Saluting the Commodore, circa early 1960's[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwCfrzURrTU"]YouTube - Historical Sailing; 12' Rainbow scow, Brighton and Seacliff YC, circa 1960's[/ame]