Chris' Sailfish "Janus" and MacGregor Sailing Canoe.
The Sailfish, 'Janus', was the owner's first boat. Built in 1970, it was three times Australian open champion boat in consecutive years to 1975 to 1977. The MacGregor two-masted sailing canoe was built by the owner and launched in October 2017. It is clinker-built, has a length of 4.8 m and beam of 0.8 m. The hull is planked with Gaboon marine ply and weighs 33 kg. Spars are Oregon.
Chris has two boats which were entrants in the 2017 Hal Harpur Award conducted by the Wooden Boat Association of NSW. One is an Australian Sailfish racing dinghy, and the other is a MacGregor sailing canoe,
The Sailfish, 'Janus', was the owner's first boat. Built in 1970, it was three times Australian Open Champion boat in consecutive years 1975 to 1977.
It underwent a restoration in 2016. It was subsequently badly damaged in a motor vehicle accident in 2018, after which it was structurally repaired and redecked.
The hull is sealed with Bote Cote epoxy.The deck is finished with Aquacote Topcoat Clear, and bottom/sides are finished with Aquacote Epoxy Undercoat and Aquacote Topcoat Red.
See www.australiansailfish.wordpress.com for more information on the class.
The MacGregor two-masted sailing canoe was built by the owner and launched in October 2017. It is clinker-built, has a length of 4.8 m and beam of 0.8 m. The hull is planked with Gaboon marine ply and weighs 33 kg. Spars are Oregon.
It was designed by Iain Oughtred, an Australian who now lives in Scotland.
It is constructed and sealed with Bote Cote, and finished with Aquacote Topcoats.
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