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#1
05-29-2010, 06:28 PM
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| 1950's 16ft Petrel Hi , I'm in Dungarvan ,County Waterford Ireland,We sail a 16ft dinghy here called a Petrel,it was a design in an amateur boat building magazine in the late fifties. The Petrel is not only unique to Dungarvan and not in anywhere else in Ireland ,but also to Europe. we had a fleet of 50 Petrels sailing in Dungarvan Bay at one stage,I'm wondering has anyone come across one in your neighbourhood,if so I'd love to hear. Regards Eugene  |
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#2
05-30-2010, 01:53 PM
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| Way back in time, I had a friend who owned a Petrel. A lovely little boat. I believe it was, or at least claimed to be, a Fox or perhaps Proctor design. I have not seen a Petrel in many years. The design just did not take off here in the states. |
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#3
05-30-2010, 07:30 PM
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| Hi Messabout,I received your post on my other link,thanks. I had googled the designer to no avail. I have searched Uffa Fox's & Ian Proctors design history,but no mention of Petrels. I was told that alot of boat plans were incorporated into amateur magazines in the US by plywood manufacturers to encourage sales of their product,I'm not sure of the veracity of this. But Popeye was a product of spinach suppliers so ,one never knows !!! They are a great little sailboat,very forgiving ,but a good performer in the right hands and can really take off in strong winds. I'll try to post a pic of our ones |
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#4
05-31-2010, 12:51 PM
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| Burkie; I may very well have my birds confused. My friend had a Kestrel, not a Petrel. Thus the Fox/Proctor possibility. Sorry about the misleading post. I think that I have been around too many boats to keep them all properly categorized. |
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#6
06-02-2010, 10:22 PM
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| I've gotten in to the wrong boat a time or two. Perhaps the result of having previously enjoyed too much good Irish whiskey. Post some pictures of the Petrel. Some of the viewers may recognize it as a boat they once knew. |
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#7
06-02-2010, 10:55 PM
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| Petrel 16? Is this the boat? Found it here: http://sailritesails.com/ShowAd.aspx...276&SourceID=4
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