tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927278446954194780.post2315517534974934880..comments2024-03-23T09:37:26.921+00:00Comments on 1001 Boats: Maïca and her sisters - a classic Illingworth designBursledon Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14020592383830135476noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927278446954194780.post-59729919898458684932015-10-19T20:19:33.060+01:002015-10-19T20:19:33.060+01:00Interesting comments on Myth of Malham and her des...Interesting comments on Myth of Malham and her design. Eventually Giles did get to make those changes on another boat - Fandango. He was approached by a rival of Illingworth (Maj Gerald Potter) to design a boat to take on Myth in the '49 Fastnet. Fandango was built at Moodys and launched in July '49. She is very similar to Myth but with longer overhangs and a more conventional rig. Her sailing performance is probably about equal based on race results of the time - but Giles' changes had a disastrous effect on the RORC rating. As well as the dimensional changes themselves being negative, the longer length turned a scantling bonus for Myth into a penalty for Fandango so it was all a bit of a disaster for Potter and he sold her on at a big loss. The next owner, Dick Scholfield did race her quite successfully in the 1950s. I am the current owner - she is being restored at IBTC in Portsmouth.Chris and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546434673164522680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927278446954194780.post-55687133588857240632015-08-02T09:43:22.275+01:002015-08-02T09:43:22.275+01:00Great post - do you have any information about the...Great post - do you have any information about the Toquade (sometimes called Tocade) design? A number were built in AustraliaGreg Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452758158194382761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927278446954194780.post-22730585342998831462013-08-22T22:54:24.134+01:002013-08-22T22:54:24.134+01:00Hi,
There were some Super Maica built in Quimper b...Hi,<br />There were some Super Maica built in Quimper by Robert Craff around the early sixties. Unfortunately for whatever reason, they never seem to appear in Maica histories such as this. Can anybody shed any light on this forgotten branch of Maica?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927278446954194780.post-60238334943906581152012-06-25T13:36:41.678+01:002012-06-25T13:36:41.678+01:00Another Smart post from you Admin :)Another Smart post from you Admin :)Ancient Greecehttp://www.ancientgreece.me/noreply@blogger.com