FS a Top Class alternative for Sabre

[Anonymous]

Hi Murray.

C’mon, you’re an ex impulse national champ not an average sailor ! Joking mate, I’m glad to hear you are all well and staying in the class. I’m up in Darwin and have just started building a sabre ( it will be my 5 the boat and I’ve sailed them for 30 years at Indented Head however it’s my first build). I will have to bring my new boat down for a home built vs mark 2 challenge
I agree people should stop debating and answer my construction queries

Regards John McKenna

Northern Territory

[Anonymous]

are we to assume your Impulses were from Jim as well so youre probably well looked after and supported by FS. Are you the cool looking dude with 20kgs of dreadlocks on top of your head as you massively body pump past us all on the reaches. I’ve never seen someone fit enough to pump that much. is that how you hurt your back? you could always just sail the way the rest of us do??

[Anonymous]

Hi John, good to hear from you, I certainly look forward in catching up and seeing your new Sabre, as you know I have a liking for good timber boats. Good luck with your build.
Oh, I’ve never won a Aus title John, wishing though but not good enough.

Dear Guestmember, To answer your qustions directly.
I really wish I still had hair and to be a cool dude would only be a dream for me, as people who know me I’m the quiet, small old balding, grey haired guy, sorry I’m not who you think, you have your wires well and truelly crossed here.

Guest Member, As for my Impulses, over the 27 years I’ve had my second hand timber boats for years, then a second hand Botteril glass hull timber deck, then a Wilson hull then a FS hull which I still own for the past 5 years. The actual fact is I really don’t know Jim Scott that well at all but only when I wanted a boat or parts, we know from Impulses his boats are the best we have had and certainly of the highest quality since FS come into Impulses our class has grown strongly, just goes to show good boats bring people in, just like sabres.

Regards,
Murray

[Anonymous]

Hi Murray,

Great to hear from you. I see your dread locks blew off on a power reach lol !
I was mistaken I think, sorry, vic champ
I see guest member keeps people busy on here. Oh well
I will be down at some stage for a measure so I will take on the plastic fantastic then yeh I’m a little jealous but looking forward to completing mine. It was hard glassing the bottom panels today with Darwin humidity dripping onto the panels leaving white circles and that was at 8 30 am !
Anyway it’s full steam ahead until I run out of money
Speak soon
John NT

[Anonymous]

What will tear your class apart is the infighting, networks and “purple circles” of groups aligned together against others, not minute differences in hull shapes.
Get them built, measured and on the water….then argue about what’s the best and greatest….but attack each other at your peril. There are a couple of new designs in the Northern hemisphere that would love a foothold in Australia (RS Aero & DS Zero) and they will find success at the Sabre’s (and other classes) expense on the back of the type of BS that has been mentioned here.
Why is only FS mentioned in all these posts?..there was another mold commissioned by XSP and this got zero attention or scrutiny? It measures and is also a viable option, and I’m sure is potentially fast, and created in a similar way but no controversy……..how can this be a balanced debate?

My disclaimer: Not a sailor, but an admirer of your class and interested observer. I own a FS 125….and not a “Guestmember”.

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