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Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 10:58 pm
by jwhackettuk
While renovating a hull today I poked the camera on a string into the rear hatch to see what horrors might be there. Presumably the S. African builders had a sense of humour....
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Re: Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2025 3:50 pm
by Mark Aldridge
I think it was these muppets that bodged together some hulls and other bits at the time..
https://collinsfibreglass.za.live/Default.asp
Re: Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 5:29 pm
by Bob Carter
That's Erling Holmberg's old boat. He would have been amused to know he was sailing a Flying Pig. He was very happy about having James Bond's sail number...
Re: Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2025 10:01 pm
by jwhackettuk
Hi Bob,
It is indeed Erlings boat. I aquired it late last year from the guy that bought it from him. It's having a bit of a make over. Years of sailing on Salt water have taken its toll it seems. It now lives at Bala Sailing club in North Wales.
Regards,
John
Re: Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 12:31 am
by Charles
Hi John
Great to hear Erling's last boat has made it well & truly onto the North Island. We have his previous boat here in Halifax.
Bob is right, he would have thought the flying pig hilarious. I remember getting up to the club for our travellers event and finding him waiting at the gate with boat on roof. He did comment it was a bit chilly as he'd only brought a summer wetsuit. It's never summer at 53° 46' 48'' N & 1400ft ! Though he fully admitted he was a soft southerner!
I'll try to get to your Long Distance this year, we have our Regatta on the same weekend as your Cat Open I'm afraid.
Re: Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 3:39 am
by Steven Tunnacliffe
Hi John
I had also noticed that you are the new owner of 2007, I own Erlings boat before that number 1959 now (Forever Young 2) at Halifax Sailing club as Charles has mentioned.
I am also thinking about doing the Long Distance race weekend and maybe the Cat open event too
Re: Flying pig in Hull serial number
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 11:54 am
by jwhackettuk
The long distance event has become our most popular, everyone comes off the water absolutely knackered but elated at finishing. You are pretty much guaranteed to have a brilliant time. If you intend to do both days it's worth sorting accommodation out early as everywhere gets booked out.
Honest review on youtube of a previous event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45pJExJQQl0
Any information you need just holler.
John