What I am now the very proud owner of is a boat designed by one of the champions of modern sailing, Uffa Fox. I wish there was a link to a good web site about him but there does not appear to be one (Let me know if you can find one.). I am starting to get some history about both the boat itself, the class and its designer but I would like to know more.

With thanks to Ed Bremner, founder of the Classic and Vintage Sailing Dinghy Association I have a bit more information, he owns one. The boats were built by Fairey Marine, my boat was built in 1953 which makes her one year younger than myself. L.O.A. is 18 feet and she is very slim, I am told she is only four feet wide at the waterline. Mainsail, furling jib and a spinnaker make up the sails. She appears to be about 95% original but I am not sure about the self draining slots in theTransom.

Wooden mast and lots of bits of brass and Tuffnel, the trailer looks like it might have carried a Merlin at some stage. One small professional repair to the hull looks very old and very well executed. Two dagger boards and the original rudder complete the rig.

If you can throw any more light on the background to the boat I would be very pleased to hear from you. (bluedome@airtime.co.uk)

As work is started to bring 'Festina', which is the name on her receipt, back to her original condition I will add more pages and pictures. The hope is to have her sailing before December.

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