Going to need a bigger boat

As Jaws celebrates 50 years since the movie launched I though this was an appropriate post.

 

Curious sculpture at Warsash

 Curious sculpture set in the mud adjacent to the Warsash SC pier on the river. I can't decide if it's new or just something I haven't noticed before. 

 I sometimes launch a kayak from the hard and paddle upriver to home, but I think this is the first time I've launched at low water so may have been covered by the tide on other occasions. 

Moths

Recent meeting of Moth dinghies at Weston SC, Moths are a development class with a long history going back more than 90 years

The fleet was mixed with traditional designs presumably dating back to the 60's and 70's up to the winged Moths, all pre the foiling designs which became popular in the early 2000's

I believe these are called classic or international Moths, although I don't know the dates the varied designs show variously an open transom and gunwale extension for better hiking. 

The open transom proved it's worth in the breezy conditions, a couple of boats like the one below came up full of water and quite unstable after capsize.

Winged designs also made up the fleet with the characteristic narrow hull.

Out on the water both types were mixing it up on the race circuit.

Another variation of a winged version with solid wings more or less an extension of the gunwales, I think the owner said it was a German boat originally. I don't get a photo but one of the Weston members sails a low-rider type which I believe is based on the Australian scow hull design which was very fast

 

CVDA

The Classic and Vintage Dinghy Association met at Weston SC recently with some lovely boats and unfortunately I was doing safety boat duty so took far to few photos.

Above a very nice Albacore (I think)

 Wooden classic Moth, the varnish finish was fantastic given the age of the boat, guessing it's stored indoors. 

 Below beautiful International 14, built in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast

 Presumably cold moulded construction (could equally be hot moulded?) and immaculately finished showing some of it's heritage back to the Uffa Fox designs

Out on the water

Summer visitors

With the yachting season in full swing there are some interesting boats on the river

 

 

Above I think this is an Excalibur 36, I love yachts of this type and era and especially from E.G Van de Stadt, despite their age and lack of accommodation compared to a modern yacht of same size they sail so well and handle the sea

 

Arrow the West Solent One design spotted a few years ago on the hard in Emsworth

From traditional to ultra modern Farr X2 I think, designed as a high-performance, short-handed racer, with a low drag, scow type hull profile and wildly sloping bow.

Above and below the Open 50 Pegasus of Northumberland, presumably when the photo was taken ready for the Around the Island Race

 

Calm after the storm

 For an hour previous to the photograph thunder and lightening had raged, the rain had come down like stair rods.

 Following the passing of the storm the river was flat calm, the Wayfarer dinghy (on the right) didn't even find enough wind to stem the tide, it was slowly moving down river with the ebb.

Perfect transport for summer days

If you're going to have a classic British sports car this has got to be the one, sure an AC Cobra would be faster and an MG would be a whole lot less money, but for super model looks in a car is there anything to beat the Jaguar SS100.