Sailboat Show 2003

The Shopw seemed quite quiet this year, especially on the Sunday. An awful lot of traders seemed to be paking an awful lot of stock back into their vans, which isn't good news for the Sailboat industry. Outside the Cherub/Moth/Canoe axis, there were North moulded 3DL sails on an I14 and a B14. Must admit they didn't look that special to me, but what do I know!

Big emphasis in the show from the mass market people was several new roto moulded thermoplastic (ie tupperware like an original Topper!) boats aimed at first time sailors. Good! There were also quite a few oddities, for instance I'm not quite sure why the world needs a 420 trainer!

From the Cherub point of view Darryl's DVD was a major success, rarely without people watching it. Even better the RYA showed the video version on their big screen in the hall - it was a major suprise when I glanced up at the screen and saw my boat! Full Marks to Darryl for that. Also Top Marks goes to SMilie Jon and Darryl for loads of work on the stand - a nice backdrop with a montage of 9 neatly mounted photos and the boat on a low daiswhich was painted with a momntage of sorta 21st Century Cherubs - drapery and so on, but also a definite come here look in their eyes!

Much thanks also goes to Patrick for bringing at shining up his boat, plus on-stand demonstrations of splicing vectran. Thanks also to numerous othetr helpers, most notable outside standard hours were Kerry, Davro, Ben and Gavin for much time on the stand, thanks also to all the others who contributed...

Photo Jim Champ Cherub Stand, and various people. Last minute panic to get the boat rigged as Patrick's new vectran rigging hadn't really been up before!

Photo Jim Champ Various Cherub and Moth folk in fromt of the stand. Note the highly impressive monitor showing the new Cherub DVD. Well done Smilie and Darryl respectively:-)

Photo Jim Champ The Moth. Unstayed carbon mast and v narrow of course.

Photo Jim Champ Canoes. One with kite, one without, Moth, Cherub, Canoes were all next to each other. Good for socialising.

Photo Jim Champ Late in the evening the Moth's model defected to the Cherub!

Photo Jim Champ Perhaps the strangest boat at the show, this unlikely looking craft is a sort of vaguely float stabilised monohull which is intended to be able to sailed by people with various levels of disability. There are large rudders on the end of each float. That's their design position, it doesn't get wider.

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Photo Jim Champ		Cherub Stand, and various people. Last minute panic to get the boat rigged as Patrick's new vectran rigging hadn't really been up before!
Photo Jim Champ		Various Cherub and Moth folk in fromt of the stand. Note the highly impressive monitor showing the new Cherub DVD. Well done Smilie and Darryl respectively:-)
Photo Jim Champ		The Moth. Unstayed carbon mast and v narrow of course.
Photo Jim Champ		Canoes. One with kite, one without, Moth, Cherub, Canoes were all next to each other. Good for socialising.
Photo Jim Champ		Late in the evening the Moth's model defected to the Cherub!
Photo Jim Champ		Perhaps the strangest boat at the show, this unlikely looking craft is a sort of vaguely float stabilised monohull which is intended to be able to sailed by people with various levels of disability. There are large rudders on the end of each float. That's their design position, it doesn't get wider.