CLASSIC SIX METRE NEWSLETTER
CLASSIC SIX METRE NEWSLETTER
CLASSIC SIX METRE NEWSLETTER
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Sales<br />
Ended<br />
- Zephyr: new frames and planking by Rexwinkel Jachtbouw in Zwijndrecht<br />
(Netherlands)<br />
- Agnès IV, after 10-15 years out of the water (see News)<br />
- Fiona(see News)<br />
- Fokus III, after 23 years out of the water (see News)<br />
- Jill, (see News)<br />
- Lulu, after 4 years out of the water (see News)<br />
- Zephyr, (see News)<br />
Newly for sale<br />
- Ayesha, see listing at end<br />
- Marianne, see listing at end<br />
- Mizar III, see http://www.cantierisangermani.com/sito/ing_set.htm.<br />
- Star Wagon, see listing at end<br />
- Véga, see listing at end<br />
- see also 1.) http://www.6metre.ch/market_place.html,<br />
2.) http://www.6mrnorthamerica.com/<br />
3.) http://www.metreyacht.com<br />
B. Recently purchased<br />
- Gulldisken by Valentin Autret, France<br />
- Lady Day by Erik Larsen, Denmark<br />
- Mariana by Team Mariana, Finland<br />
- Mosquito by Stig Hvinden, Norway<br />
- Silvervingen by Fredrik Lindqvist, Sweden<br />
- Sioma II, by Fenton Burgin, U.K.<br />
- Star VI: by Ing. Christof Goritschnigg, Austria (www.holzbootdoktor.com)<br />
Name Changes<br />
Artemis, ex-Mirage<br />
Erin, ex-Saskia II<br />
Oberspree, ex-Hunding VII<br />
Vi-Vi, ex-Hanko II<br />
* since the last issue<br />
Message fomthe Chairman of the Classics Committee<br />
Busy times in the sheds – worldwide interest in Vintage Sixes restoration is increasing<br />
No wrecks are safe – soon most of the Classic and Vintage Sixes will have been restored at<br />
least once. Much activity is seen in the United States, where the West Coast Sixes continue<br />
to be as active as the North European Fleet. I had a chance to visit Seattle and its<br />
surroundings in late 2007 and saw the busy shipwrights working on several boats, all getting<br />
ready for the Worlds in 2009. The New England fleet has suddenly become very active as<br />
well, sporting at least five restoration and reproduction efforts at the same time. We see<br />
activity on this front also in Europe, where the UK now has the biggest fleet of Sixes<br />
anywhere.<br />
A general observation on the boats involved makes it quite clear that the new trends involved<br />
are Originality, Second Rule proper restoration and Vintage interest.<br />
By Originality, I mean proper building and construction techniques and proper material use.<br />
We have come a long way – it is not coherent with a proper historic restoration to use glass<br />
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