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Single masted yacht of Falmouth?

Discussion in 'General Sailing Discussion' started by Ian F, Jun 21, 2012.

  1. Ian F, Jun 21, 2012
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    Can anyone tell me what this large single masted yacht seen off Falmouth last week is please? Photo should be attached,
    thanks
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  2. Fishtigua, Jun 21, 2012
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    It's the J-Class yacht 'Lionheart'.
  3. Ian F, Jun 22, 2012
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    Thanks for that. As you may guess I'm a bit of a novice here, and I had never seen anything quite like this yacht. I live near the Forth in Scotland where sailing boats tend to be smaller and overshadowed by the tankers/naval ships etc.

    Ian F.
  4. Fishtigua, Jun 22, 2012
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  5. Yacht News, Jun 22, 2012
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    If you are not accustomed to seeing these yachts you could easily mistake her for "FireFly". They both have black hulls and black masts and booms. Of course "Lionheart" is larger and has two deckhouses. Two pics for comparison.

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  6. Fishtigua, Jun 22, 2012
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    As the only 2 J-Class yachts with black masts and that Lionheart was in Falmouth last week, from the photo I kind of took it was that one, I couldn't see any deckhouses at all, just the notch in the bow.

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  7. Yacht News, Jun 22, 2012
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    No I believe you are right on the initial picture, that looks to be "Lionheart". I just showed the two photos of the two yachts in question to show how they could easily be taken for the other, that's all.