N3515 The Wrong Trousers

National 12 Webmaster · 14 Mar 2008, 03:31

The life of N3515 The Wrong Trousers. Design: Paradigm 2, designed by: Gavin Willis, in 2007

Original boat name: Happy Hour.

Happy Hour, Burton Cup winning boat, Teignmouth 2008, John Meadowcroft & Katy Meadowcroft

Jeremy C · 27 Aug 2008, 01:08

Happy hour (John and Katy) leaving the beach at Burton Week 2008 on the final race day

John Meadowcroft · 27 Sep 2008, 09:20

Happy Hour won the 2008 Burton Cup.
The boat was built by Aardvark and is the same waterline as N3485 the original Paradigm. The boat has less freeboard than N3485, has the mast further forward and sports a 2.2m jib / 6.2m main rig on a Superspar carbon mast. Sails from P&B. Paintjob by Paintcraft
The centreboard is a hatchet affair and is very light weight and bendy. The rudder assembly involves a winged rudder. The angle of the wings is adjusted by rotation of the tiller extension which changes the angle of the whole rudder blade.
The boat only has 2kg of lead, reflecting that there is only very localised use of carbon fibre within the hull, and demonstrates that you dont need a carbon boat to win.
I will post a photo from the Burton Cup if I can work out how to shrink it!

John Meadowcroft · 01 May 2009, 09:27

Glyn Charles Pursuit Race, Hayling Island, April 2009

John Meadowcroft · 01 May 2009, 09:29

T-Foil rudder from Happy Hour

Wallace and Grommit · 08 Dec 2009, 07:58

Now being raced by Peter Cook and Janet Exelby at Salcombe Yacht Club and renamed.
The T-foil has temporarily been removed to simplify the learning curve associated with the modern Twelve.
South-West Travellers Trophy winner 2009 (and we haven't left Salcombe once!)

DavidYacht · 09 Dec 2009, 04:33

The more you look at this boat the more normal it gets!
Shawn the Sheep

John Meadowcroft · 28 Dec 2010, 04:14

Burton Cup 2008

Wallace and Grommit · 07 Mar 2011, 08:31

The latest pictures of 'The Wrong Trousers' fully foiling and breezing through the Salcombe Solo fleet during the SYC Winter Series 2010. Shawn the Sheep got his revenge a few weeks later in the Festive Series by taking a 0.5 point victory in his Solo over N3515 and N3418.

Wallace and Grommit · 10 Nov 2011, 10:46

Wallace and Grommit · 11 Nov 2011, 07:10

Wallace and Grommit · 12 Nov 2011, 10:15