Ufo 34

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Ilenart
Ilenart
WA
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WA, 250 posts
8 Aug 2017 6:43pm
If anyone is interested in details of UFO 34 yachts I have drafted the attached Wikipedia article

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_34(yacht)

Would also be interested if anyone has details of the builders of UFO 34's in Australia. I belive some were built in the Eastern States, however have not been able to locate any sources.

Ilenart
Craig66
Craig66
NSW
2466 posts
NSW, 2466 posts
8 Aug 2017 8:57pm
nop nit eye
sirgallivant
sirgallivant
NSW
1531 posts
NSW, 1531 posts
9 Aug 2017 2:23am
You mean this one?
sirgallivant
sirgallivant
NSW
1531 posts
NSW, 1531 posts
9 Aug 2017 2:23am
You mean this one?




Trek
Trek
NSW
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NSW, 1213 posts
9 Aug 2017 6:16am
Good pic. Looks like fun!
Ilenart
Ilenart
WA
250 posts
WA, 250 posts
9 Aug 2017 7:44am
sirgallivant said..
You mean this one?





Yep, I think this yacht is the prototype that was built in 1973 that the UFO 34 design is based on. I believe it is still racing in the Uk
Poodle
Poodle
WA
868 posts
WA, 868 posts
9 Aug 2017 9:43am
Great old Boat! Was our first boat partnership about 15 years ago. They are similar to an S&S34.
Still quite a few getting around here in the west. Many were DIY jobs built on front verges.
Our old one was called "Olfrygt", sail number RF184, you can find plenty of photos & vids of her if you google that name.
She still sails out of SoPYC with a new name.
Poods
Poodle
Poodle
WA
868 posts
WA, 868 posts
9 Aug 2017 9:43am
Great old Boat! Was our first boat partnership about 15 years ago. They are similar to an S&S34.
Still quite a few getting around here in the west. Many were DIY jobs built on front verges.
Our old one was called "Olfrygt", sail number RF184, you can find plenty of photos & vids of her if you google that name.
She still sails out of SoPYC with a new name.
Poods
Jolene
Jolene
WA
1624 posts
WA, 1624 posts
9 Aug 2017 10:35am
^^^
Yeah, someone even pulled the rudder out of one and stuck it on a ss34 to try to get the s&s to perform like one. May be that's how the Mk2 ss34 came about.
I think even Swarbricks may have built some or one, not quite sure?
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