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Name: First Crusade
Design: Crusader
Designer: Phil Morrison
Year built: 1981
Build type: Professional
Builder: Rowsell Bros.
Construction: Cold Moulded
Hull type: Single Bottom
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ntoa 23-Mar-2007 |
The life of N3165 First Crusade. Design: Crusader, designed by: Phil Morrison in 1981 Previous boat names: Skateaway, What Me Worry?, Shadowfax, Mr Phil McAverty, Mystery, Utterley Gutted, Shadowfax. |
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alann 05-Aug-2010 |
n 3165 now called first crusade and is sailing at Burghfiled sailing club Alan |
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DavidG (Guest) 07-Aug-2010 |
I had her built by Spud Rowsell, she was the second Crusader built because 3169 came off the mould first. She originally had a rotating daggerboard, no thwart, adjustable lower shrouds and Morrison wires which were all inovative at that time. She was called Skateaway being a mixed reference to Spud's Merlin Fadeaway and a Dire Straights track of the time! |
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STU W 16-Aug-2010 |
Sailed this boat with Ian Gore at Tynemouth in 1985. Always wondered why she was the second crusader as ill wind was 3169 but that explains it, I remember the lack of thwart it had a simular set up to some of Spuds Summerwines (merlin rockets) of the time and had a radiused brace fronm the centreboard capping down to the hull, great for getting back on a reach but no where to sit, Ian would have said that was a good thing. Also remember it had a fillet of wood running back from the bow faird in just above the water line, very distinctive. Was called Shadowfax at this time. |
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George (Guest) 08-Jun-2012 |
Borrowed it ... fell in love with it... bought it... now a four twelve family.....oooops! Still residing at Burghfield and retaining current name even if it technically wasn't the first built. |
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Jeremy C 08-Jun-2012 |
on the beach at BSC
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JZ 03-Jul-2012 |
I owned N3165 approx. 1996 to 2001. Great to see her still sailing. Called Shadowfax then. Bought here from a guy in Ripon and sailed her at Olton Mere and Ranelagh. Looks like the same dangly pole I fitted colour was a brighter blue back then. |
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Jeremy C 23-Jul-2012 |
George's interpretation of the 'hanging gardens of babylon' in First Crusade during the RYA' Push the boat out day' at BSC july 2012
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Jeremy C 02-Nov-2013 |
First crusade out over the summer.
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Jeremy C 02-Nov-2013 |
Hull only pic,
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