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N261


Name: Roamer

Design: Uffa King

Designer: Uffa Fox

Year built: 1937

Build type: Professional

Builder: Frank Peters

Construction: Clinker

Hull type: Single Bottom

ntoa
02-Jul-2008

The life of N261 Roamer.   Design: Uffa King, designed by: Uffa Fox in 1936
Previous boat names: Roamer, Back 2 Bay 6, Back II Bay VI, prior to reverting to Roamer.

johnk
27-May-2011

A fellow club member Royston Hickman, who is registered Deaf and Blind learned to sail in Roamer when it was owned by Frank Hazelwood. He has just made a scale model 1" to the ft  of Roamer. I attach a photo of the model in it's case.

edwillett
29-Aug-2012

Brian Herring recently completed the restoration of N261, and reports that she is surprisingly competitive in Club racing in winds of Force 1 to 2. Pictures of Brian and Roz racing at Winsford Flash, plus the first launch after restoration.

grazz
18-May-2021

Roamer with further restoration  by  Martin Royle  Photos from Martin




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