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PHOTOS - Javelins on the Swan

9 years ago

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ironbark

433 posts

ironbark

433 posts

7 Apr 2017 9:50pm

Light winds but still fun....

ironbark

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

8 Apr 2017 5:18am

My first yacht was a Javelin that I had in 1976. Plywood hull with timber mast and boom and no bow sprit back then. The boom was quite flexible with three pulleys along it for the main sheet. The flex in the boom pulled the belly out of the main sail.

I learnt a lot from that boat. Good to see the class is still strong.

josusa

110 posts

josusa

WA, 110 posts

9 Apr 2017 7:48am

I had a cherub the little brother same designer.

josusa

110 posts

josusa

WA, 110 posts

9 Apr 2017 7:52am

The previous owner of my Adams 28 sailed a javelin in the national titles.

ironbark

433 posts

ironbark

433 posts

9 Apr 2017 11:17am

Hi josusa,

I have added another post with photos of Cherubs I took yesterday at Nedlands WA.

They were absolutely flying downwind - brilliant design...

cheers

ironbark

ironbark

433 posts

ironbark

433 posts

9 Apr 2017 11:49am

cisco said..
My first yacht was a Javelin that I had in 1976. Plywood hull with timber mast and boom and no bow sprit back then. The boom was quite flexible with three pulleys along it for the main sheet. The flex in the boom pulled the belly out of the main sail.

I learnt a lot from that boat. Good to see the class is still strong.

I took some more Javelin photos at Nedlands yesterday...

Getting to the end of the season now...

cheers

ironbark