N2888 Still Trying

[National 12 Webmaster]

The life of N2888 Still Trying.   Design: Greyhound, designed by: Tim Tomlinson in 1974.
Original boat name: Carbon Copy

[Richard]

This boat is now sailing at Clevedon S.C. in Somerset. Looks in good condition.

[dan]

Bought STILL TRYING resently and is currently being striped and repainted

[Phil (Guest)]

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.

[dan gilmour (Guest)]

still trying is now in as new condition racing at baltic wharf sailing club and looking great!

[edwillett]

For sale oneBay April 2015. Located in Bristol. eBay pics attached.

[edwillett]

last two ebay pics