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Name: Still Trying
Design: Greyhound
Designer: Tim Tomlinson
Year built: 1975
Build type: Amateur
Builder: T. G. Tomlinson
Construction: GRP
Hull type: Single Bottom
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ntoa 09-Jul-2007 |
The life of N2888 Still Trying. Design: Greyhound, designed by: Tim Tomlinson in 1974. Original boat name: Carbon Copy |
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Richard 09-Feb-2008 |
This boat is now sailing at Clevedon S.C. in Somerset. Looks in good condition. |
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dan 14-Oct-2008 |
Bought STILL TRYING resently and is currently being striped and repainted |
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Phil (Guest) 14-May-2010 |
I bought this boat in the 80s as my first boat and sailed at Rudyard Lake SC in Staffordshire. They had a big fleet of Nationals at the time. I named it 'Still Trying' because it matched my sailing ability. Not long after I started sailing it I took it to my first open meeting, the Burton Week at Whitstable. This was a fabulous week despite being at the back most of the time. Mind you because of that I ended up being interviewed on the water by a TV crew during the penultimate race and it was shown on the early evening news. The first race was a steep learning curve as I'd never done a gate start before. Everyone appeared to be bobing around waiting cannons were going off but no one seamed to be taking any notice, so I decided to sail down towards the committee boat to see what was going on. As I was getting closer to it another gun went off and the gate opened just as I sailed past the guard boat on the wrong side of the line. While this was a shock to me it was a bigger one the first two boats that came flying out the gate. Fortunately I pushed the tiller over and went head on to them and they shot past either side of me shouting naughtical terms. Well I think tha's what they were :) Intersting to see the boat is at Cleavdon. I spent almost every summer holiday there when I was a kid. The friends we stayed with ran the Evening Post office. I was there when the pier collapsed. Happy days. |
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dan gilmour (Guest) 30-Jun-2011 |
still trying is now in as new condition racing at baltic wharf sailing club and looking great! |
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edwillett 14-Apr-2015 |
For sale oneBay April 2015. Located in Bristol. eBay pics attached.
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edwillett 14-Apr-2015 |
last two ebay pics
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