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Definitely good value for money we say.

From the site:

The Musto Performance Skiff has been designed and developed with the following brief in mind – to produce an elegant yet simple dinghy with blistering performance that is highly enjoyable to sail. Just ask any Musto Performance Skiff owner and they will confirm that the design brief has been achieved.

As with any true skiff the deck layout is extremely simple leaving the sailor free to focus on sailing the boat. The superb Harken deck gear combined with the layout means that all the controls work effortlessly; don't get tangled up with complexed systems, just focus on sailing the boat.

The spinnaker hoist and recovery system allows the sailor to hoist and drop in seconds due to the low friction blocks and wide chute mouth. In addition the system is not prone to jamming or ropes twisting up which could lead to problems in extreme situations.

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The J24 and J22 are J Boats International One Design offerings and to see the sometimes fanatical support that these boats engender in their owners and crew is heart warming.

The South Australian Association looks to be an active and vibrant bunch of sailors.

The BIA governs the Australian Territory of New South Wales.

Good to see some Australian sites being listed on Sail Search.

What is pleasing to me is the BIA's commitment to the environment and they have the following to say on their site:

The BIA Code of Practice shows a strong commitment to positive environmental practices. It states:

The Code demonstrates members concern for environmental issues. Recreational boating facilities and services are not in themselves a significant source of pollution. Effective and practical management procedures will mitigate any harmful environmental effects.

BIA members will also encourage their customers/boat users to accept their responsibilities as set out in Part 7 of the Code. Simple reminders, precautions and recommended practices have been combined into the Code which encourages recreational boaters to be environmentally responsible. This information centres on boat operation, maintenance and preventative actions individuals can take to maintain clean-water and minimise the on-and near-shore impact of water based recreation.

Protecting the environment comes naturally to most boaters, because clean water is the foundation of enjoyable boating. A common sense approach while boating is thought to be the most effective way to protect the aquatic environment.

One question: Does a Fosters come in an enviromentally friendly beverage holder?

The Greek Melges 24 Class Association is a recent addition to Melges Class Associations worldwide. As they say on their web site; "Our aim is to form a Greek Melges 24 Class Association in order to promote the International One Design class in Greece. This class allows sailors, both young and old to compete in sportboats that are raced by some of the most talented sailors in the world.
Among the leading teams that compete in the Melges 24 we find America's cup skippers and crew, Olympic gold medalists, amateur sailors and even children. Any country that establishes a fleet of Melges 24s is entitled to form a National Class Association to manage its affairs."

I am very pleased to see that the Greek Melges 24 Association webmaster, John, has added a Sail Search search box to his site for his visitors convenience - Thanks John, long may you and your association prosper.

This short history of the Melges 24 is compliments of the Greek Melges 24 web site:

In 1992, Buddy Melges won the America's Cup with America3 in San Diego, California. Success for Melges was at an all time high. The America’s Cup Challenge donned a high-tech look and a high performance attitude. In a boat designed by Reichel Pugh, Buddy Melges captured the America’s Cup title alongside of Bill Koch. Their campaign symbolized the last successful defense of the Cup by an American team.

That same December, the Melges 24, also designed by Reichel Pugh, was tested in the snow on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

In 1993, the Melges 24 was officially introduced to the sailboat market. With it's development and introduction, it set the standard in the high performance, sportboat category. In just four years, the Melges 24 championed the keelboat market by holding its very first World Championship in Torquay, England and five years later in La Rochelle, France expanded to the largest World Championship with an overwhelming attendance of 127.

The Melges 24 is by far the most unique one design sportboat in the world and to this day maintains a growing and vibrant class. There is no comparison. The response and excitement generated by this America’s Cup inspired boat is phenomenal.

Typically sailed with a crew of 4, the Melges 24’s comfortable, light-hull displacement design prefers to plane. Its professionally engineered, high-tech stance includes a carbon fiber spar, rudder, bowsprit and vertical keel fin. Another key component of the M24 is a 670 sq ft asymmetrical spinnaker that lifts and pulls the boat forward on a downwind sprint. It adds speed, simplicity and ease of handling giving way to a more challenging tactical race.

This get-up-and-go sportboat package has the ability to facilitate trailering, hoist and ramp launching. With a retractable keel designed specifically for traveling, it fits behind any vehicle and hitch. The Melges 24 possesses an easy to rig personality requiring only two sets of hands for a quick set-up. Weighing in at a healthy 1,783 lbs. (360 kilos), it is lightweight and a pleasure to haul from your local club to a World Championship.

To date, over 600 boats are sailed competitively around the world. Half of the entire fleet exists in the United States while the remaining national classes are spread out over 18 European and Asian countries proving that it demands an international audience

Dabchick Class Association - The home for the exciting junior class sailboat, the DABCHICK.

The Dabchick is a South African Dinghy:

In the year 1955 the prototype of the Dabchick was designed by Mr Jack Koper of Cape Town. He studied the Sailfish, an American designed 'skimmer', but arrived at the conclusion that she was unsuitable. He then worked on a plan to make a flat bottomed boat out of three sheets of plywood and this became the basis of his thinking and design. Knowing that plywood is not easy to bend or twist the rounded bow was adopted, and so the Dabchick was slowly planned - much of it during sleepless hours in bed.

Eric Burner, commonly known as "Father Dabchick" was the first person behind the formation of the National Dabchick Class Association in 1970 and through his efforts it soon became a South African National Class.

The Dabchick has proved herself over the years to be an excellent trainer for the young of both sexes between the ages of seven and eighteen years. The Dabchick can be sailed single-handed or with a crew.

The Dabchick has helped young people to learn how to sail. A number of them have shown top form in senior classes, obtaining the award of Springbok colours.

Offering a fast, exciting and very easy to sail yacht, the Sydney 38 is designed for coastal and club racing as well as popular twilight sailing. With an appealing interior, the Sydney 38 also lends itself to corporate entertaining and weekend cruising. Benefiting from the extensive experience at Sydney Yachts, including the incredibly successful Sydney 41 and Admiral’s Cup Sydney 40, this new design will be a very fast yacht for its size. The Sydney Yachts philosophy that “Performance is more important than rating. Speed is timeless, whilst rating is subject to change” will be no more apparent than in the new Sydney 38 design. The Sydney 38 is orientated toward the IRC rule (formerly CHS) as well as class racing.

Optimist Dinghy Class Racing is open to all youth under the age of 16 years. The Optimist Sailing Dinghy is an internationally recognised one design single handed sailing craft. Most of the top optimist dinghy sailors worldwide gained their experience in the Optimist sailing dinghy.

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