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Spinnaker size isn't everything

Happy New Year! I've been trying to find out how big the spinnaker for a UFO 34 should be. I think I heard around 120 sqm, but that sounds a bit too much...

 

Have you any knowledge about that?

 

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Best regards,

 Mads, Nangijala 

Achray for sale

UFO 34 Achray is for sale. She lies at Hartlepool.

UFO 34 Fascinator competes in new Year Race on the Clyde

Fairlie Yacht Club NEW YEAR’S RACE 2006

 

Good Craic, Lemarac, Cara of Kip, Fascinator* and Whirligig all made it to the start line for the 2006 New Year Race at Kip.  The “Le Mans” style running start from the Marina office to the waiting boats proves as popular as ever.

 

The light North Westerly breeze filled in nicely about ½ an hour into the race and it was Boyd Tunnocks Moody 38 “Lemarac” the current holder of the “Kip Marina Trophy” who was 1^st to the turning mark at Skelmorlie Bank.  There was then a good beat up to Warden Bank and despite a poor spinnaker drop “Good Craig” pulled through “Lemarac” and opened up some space from “Cara”.  These 3 had moved away from the rest of the field until “Cara” sailed into a flat spot between two wind banks and despite “white caps” ahead and astern were left becalmed for around 15 minutes.  “Fascinator” and “Whirligig” were virtually alongside before “Cara” got going again but despite another good spinnaker run up to Warden Bank buoy, the “Teacake” boys in “Lemarac” had done enough, caught “Good Craic” on connected time and held off “Whirligig” by 3 minutes to retain the Kip Marina Trophy.

 

 

*UFO 34 (Murdo McDonald)

 

Well, it’s not the winning, but taking part that counts. Mind you I was glad to have my feet up in front of the fire on 1^st January 2006. Call me a fair weather sailor if you like, but January’s for skiing, not sailing.

 

Adrian

UFO 34 Endurance

Well that’s a noble name for a boat and I’m pleased to find her racing, with Jeff Dusting the skipper, in the “Cock of the Bay Race” at the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria. Please send more information if available.

 

Adrian

Minstrel

I found a reference to the UFO 34 Minstrel racing in Torbay in 2004, with John Elliott at helm. If you have any information please send it so that I can add another to the ever growing list.

Adrian

Prospective owners want your advice

We have been looking at one of the UFOs on the market just now.  Oddly, she has no anchor locker, bow roller or anchor!  Seems strange to us and we wondered if this is the case with all UFOs.  What does yours have? 

 

We'd also be very interested in how you have found her sailing ability.  One of the reviewers on the net seemed to suggest she has some nasty downwind habits - but we haven't heard that from anyone else and they may just be referring to the tendency to roll or possibly broach in some conditions that some boats of that era have. 

 

We are interested in a reasonably fast yacht , but one that is seaworthy and capable of sailing to windward well.  We have been looking at the Sadler 32 and Sparkman and Stephen 34 as well but we were impressed with the UFO.

Grateful to hear any views you might like to give us as owners sailing one (as opposed to selling one)!.

 

best wishes

Si and Fiona Harrison