I last saw 220 in WA 7 or 8 years ago carrying the name 'Blossom'.
Peter Tremlett owned it at the time. He is no longer sailing,
although he is still involved with Safety Bay Yacht Club and with
YAWA.
--- In CorsairAustralia@..., "kenneth_mark_webster"
<ken.webster@l...> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I was recently given an old beat up sailing tender which has re-
> awoken my interest in sailing. Looking around at current active
> classes, it seems the corsair is probably the most appropriate for
a
> family boat though I don't know how I might be able to afford even
a
> 2nd hand one. That aside, I am interested to find out if there are
> any old aquaintances out there.
>
> I used to sail at Oak Flats Club in Lake Illawarra from around 1969
> to 1976. First in manly juniours (Tangara 1381) and later with my
> father or brother in a Vagabond (pisces 220) which had a
distinctive
> purple spinaker.
>
> Together we sailed many regattas, CHS titles and NSW state titles,
> usually comming in 2nd overall in the state. In those days the
Vags
> and Corsairs had a close association. Looking at a recent Nationals
> writeup, that may still be the case. So maybe there are some old
> friends here?
>
> Also I am interested in any news of our old boat number 220.
>
>
> Regards,
> Ken Webster