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Cork Harbour's Crosshaven is the Switched-On Place for Race-Winning Plastic Classics


3rd August 2021
New life for old – Richard Leonard s David Thomas-designed Bolero Bandit, the Bruce Farr 1977-vintage Farrocious, and the Young family s Albin Express North Star racing with Royal Cork YC last Thursday evening
Credit: Robert Bateman
Where other people and places see problems, down Crosshaven way they see opportunities and solutions. Thus although the sailing world generally may be getting increasingly agitated about the fact that fibreglass boats seem to last forever and eventually present a serious disposal problem, around Cork Harbour, they re increasingly showing that the fast fibreglass boats of forty and more years ago are still fast, and with some shrewd selections and skilful re-spray work, bingo! - you ve got an interesting racing proposition at a fraction of the cost of a new boat. ....

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