The life of N2653 Chispa. Design: Whisper 4, designed by: Phil Morrison in 1971
Chispa is no more.
In the late 80s, early 90s I quired chispa from a member at earlswood lakes, and me and my father gave her a new lease of life for at least a few years.
We took the chocolate brown hull and rotting decks and turned her into a homage to a whispa bar, with cadburys purple hull and a shining white deck, with the gold livery to match.
Unfortunately she sailed about as well as a chocolate bar.
We sold her on to a club member who was willing to re-deck her. He found that the hull was as bad as the deck so we refunded the funds and the rigging was sold and the proceeds used for the advancement of the sailing club.
But at least she looked good in her old age.