ironbark said..
Perth Dinghy Club - Nedlands....

More photos on my Facebook Group - "Ironbark Photos" - here:-

www.facebook.com/groups/1957909027766518/

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ironbark

My first yacht was a Spencer Javelin in 1976. Looks like they have had some serious upgrades over the years!!

My first boat was a Cherub in 1970, a modified mark 8 with graphite painted bottom, silver ash foredeck and burgundy top sides. Loved that boat. The weak point was a floor bouyancy tank that meant the centre board went through it so it was always a potential leak source. I sailed it from Freshy Bay Yacht Club. Half owned it with a school friend. We used to sail it right through the winter in all weather. Mast came down on us in a storm in Melville water and we washed ashore in Attadale. My brother picked us up in his holden ute and I lay in the back underneath the upside down cherub holding it on. Found out the wind got up to 50 knots. A year later we sailed it to Rottnest. We thought we were bullet proof then. Looking back we were bloody lucky to say the least. More bravado than brains.
Boty, the waves in Melville Water where those dinghys are sailing can get pretty big depending on the wind direction. I have been sailing a hobie sixteen there and been unable to keep my footing on the trapeze because the waves kept knocking my feet out from underneath me.
Fabulous place to sail most of the time.
Really nice pics Ironbark, thanks for the post.

josusa said..
My first boat was a Cherub in 1970, a modified mark 8 with graphite painted bottom, silver ash foredeck and burgundy top sides. Loved that boat. The weak point was a floor bouyancy tank that meant the centre board went through it so it was always a potential leak source. I sailed it from Freshy Bay Yacht Club. Half owned it with a school friend. We used to sail it right through the winter in all weather. Mast came down on us in a storm in Melville water and we washed ashore in Attadale. My brother picked us up in his holden ute and I lay in the back underneath the upside down cherub holding it on. Found out the wind got up to 50 knots. A year later we sailed it to Rottnest. We thought we were bullet proof then. Looking back we were bloody lucky to say the least. More bravado than brains.
Boty, the waves in Melville Water where those dinghys are sailing can get pretty big depending on the wind direction. I have been sailing a hobie sixteen there and been unable to keep my footing on the trapeze because the waves kept knocking my feet out from underneath me.
Fabulous place to sail most of the time.
Really nice pics Ironbark, thanks for the post.

i started on 12s on the brissie river and those photos took me back as well