On Mar 6, 8:26 pm, jg <j...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> It's a YW Diamond, never sailed one but I believe they are a great boat.
> Jack Holt design maybe.
There are a lot of them in Sydney Harbour, I have seen a few around
Perth but never under sail. I believe they have a big active fleet on
Lake Macquarie.
I have heard them described as a 30ft dinghy, which pretty much covers
it. Fast planing hull, minimal accommodations, minimal ballast. At one
time I toyed with buying one for club racing - it would be fun to whip
the $30K boats with a $3K Diamond.
Hard-chined, usually plywood. If the hull is in good shape and there
is some life in the sails you can't go wrong. Just a new mainsail
would probably cost more than the boat. You want a pretty active crew.
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