Swift 18 Owners

We owned our 1984 build Swift 18 purchased in 1991 for 20 years and never had any problems with the as manufactured non sugarscoop forstay attachment and never heard of anyone else having problems. We no longer own a Swift 18 but have very fond memories of this great trailer sailer. All the best ...

Nice looking sails!

Quick search found this one (Honda) Martin it might be worth investigating.
http://newimages.yachtworld.com/2/1/7/9 ... 6525724000
http://www.honda.co.uk/marine/23-10hp/B ... fications/

Really good news! The design has always been way ahead of its time.

Hi Mike/Julia, I googled Hunter 19 it looks a nice little trailer sailer that would give a good performance and like the Swift 18 looks easy to launch. Hi Terry, Yes Cherry Pie was like new back then, just over 6 years old and hardly used. As you know we put her to good use in the following years ...

Here is a Video of Ruth and I. We had just purchased our first boat with a lid on and we were very excited and really wet behind the ears. We owned her for 19 years and had some really great times on board. Here is the video when we first got her home in 1991 we hope you find it of interest, we look ...

Went for a walk by Rudyard Lake New Years Day...what a contrast to last years freezing tempretures.


I notice they have made a good start of the Sailability boat house.
www.rutland-sailability.org/

Enjoyed watching this video of Rolo on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U91ni4yb ... detailpage

Happy New Year Folks!

Works ok for me.

Congratulations, we wish you every success with your venture in producing this great little boat.

Just noticed the moulds for sale on Boats and Outboards...Offers invited.

Thanks Rob,
Hope Nick is still having fun with Whacker what a great job. There happened to be a thread on YBW.com and I posted a picture of Whacker pre - restoration someone asked if she had been restored...
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.ph ... ost2993904

Just been looking at some old photos I saved from the forum and could not find this one any longer in the gallery. Does anyone remember her? Was she fully restored?

I bet that modified tabernacle helps a lot as well Rob...What a good idea!

Hi James,
I think it is a legal requirement these days (since 2005)