Trapeze?

orkney · 16 Oct 2011, 09:14

How do you think a National 12 mast will hold out with a trapeze attached?

Roly Mo · 21 Oct 2011, 09:50

My guess it that it won't!
RM

Martin · 21 Oct 2011, 03:24

Ever tried trapezing off a beamy Cherub from the 70s? Yuk.......

icecreamman · 22 Oct 2011, 09:02

I seem to remember a picture of John Royce sailing his Tiger with a trapeze and a spinnaker way back when. Time takes its toll so I may well be wrong on this one, and of course I have not got the slightest idea what type of mast he was using.

FuzzyDuck · 22 Oct 2011, 09:57

scotty had a trapeze on his china doll at Landudno early 80's for a laugh and it worked fine.

orkney · 26 Oct 2011, 04:11

Well is a China Doll or a Tiger National 12's as if it is that is a help, but if they aren't N12's it's irrelevant.

Chadders · 26 Oct 2011, 04:43

Both are well known designs of National 12, check out designs under about on the website for more info.

JohnMurrell · 27 Oct 2011, 10:04

Icecreamman is right, there was a picture of John Royce with a kite up in one of the old class newsletters. From memory it was a TVSC handicap race; I will try to find the article, scan and post it here

paul turner · 27 Oct 2011, 05:24

From memory (I was there!) Roycie actually put a Fireball rig on his N12 so he had all the rigging attached (and a boom that I think stuck out behind the boat); we built an N12 catamaran at the same time which was seriously not successful! Px :K)

icecreamman · 28 Oct 2011, 11:14

That figures Paul. I bet that came out of the same design workshop that came up with Dave Peacock's land yacht at Llandudno all those years ago.

angus · 28 Oct 2011, 05:17

good to find your serious about somethings paul:P