History of the Moth Class with Sailing Historian David Henshall - RYA Dinghy Show
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#sailing #foiling #moth A look at the history of the foiling Moth with boating historian David Henshall, recorded at the 2019 RYA Dinghy Show. If you liked this video, give it a thumbs up and share it with your friends. 👍 Be the first to hear the latest show news: https://www.rya.org.uk/dinghy-show/Pages/subscribe.aspx Watch more videos from the RYA Dinghy Show 📹 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH7BNtsU5LQBX1uCoZ4Cq94kWAdC8mziL Follow us on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/royalyachtingassociation/ Join our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/RYADinghyShow/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dinghyshow Website: http://www.dinghyshow.org.uk Subscribe to the RYA Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RYA1875 Want to get out on the water? Start your adventure: https://www.rya.org.uk/go/startboating Like Challenges, Top Tips, Sailing Legends and Expert Advice? 📹 Subscribe to Head to Wind: http://www.headtowind.co.uk
My moth, #3011 was a Stockholm Sprite designed by Chris Eyres. She "was as stable as a drunk on a drunk bicycle" but she could clean up a Fireball when it was on a three sail reach with the crew on the wire and she could also plane to windward in reasonable conditions. She was (if I recall correctly) 54 lbs in the hull including wings. On the subject of scows, The Worlds were held in Lymington, about 1973 and the Australians produced a cold moulded moth which I think was called Twora. It was a windy week and she blitzed us.
Thank you for some vivid memories, I wish it could have gone lomger.