Doug, Not sure but I think they had a unfinished Flying Tiger 7.5 at
the show. The boat I saw that looked like a 7.5 was in the water but
had no rig, hatches, deck hardware etc. No rep was there so I'm not
sure. Looked like it would be a hoot. I checked out the new Andrews
28 and it looked like a winner.

On Oct 11, 1:25*am, Ringmaster wrote:
Doug, Not sure but I think they had a unfinished Flying Tiger 7.5 at
the show. *The boat I saw that looked like a 7.5 *was in the water but
had no rig, hatches, deck hardware etc. *No rep was there so I'm not
sure. *Looked like it would be a hoot. *I checked out the new Andrews
28 and it looked like a winner.

I've been following the Flying Tiger story at "Sailing Anarchy" and
they've got the first FT 7.5 sailing, they said they couldn't get it
to Annapolis. Maybe they did!
I'm going to be looking for a good chance to check them out this
spring. It looks a lot better for what I want than the Melges 20 and
cheaper too.

I rejected a 2nd-hand Rocket 22, built by the same people who are
building the Andrews 28. Man they do a great job. The biggest problem
with the Rocket is the lack of keel crane and no shallow-water
capability (common to most sportboats, though) and the guy trying to
sell it was a major-league dick. It's a really cool boat, deserves to
be a popular class.

So, are you thinking Andrews 28 instead of Annapolis 30? It could be a
few more years before the A30 makes a real-life appearance!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

So, are you thinking Andrews 28 instead of Annapolis 30? It could be a
few more years before the A30 makes a real-life appearance!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King


No I'm still happy with my current ride. So much so that I have a new
carbon spin pole arriving this week. Plus I'd never buy a new boat.

Here is the boat that I thought might be the new little Flying Tiger.
After seeing the photo (different perspective) I don't think it is.
http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/ind...=post&id=85799

So, are you thinking Andrews 28 instead of Annapolis 30? It could be a
few more years before the A30 makes a real-life appearance!




Ringmaster wrote:
No I'm still happy with my current ride. *So much so that I have a new
carbon spin pole arriving this week. * Plus I'd never buy a new boat.

Yeah, I'm not enthusiastic about throwing money into that 50% drive-it-
off-the-lot depreciation, either. I've only ever bought one new boat,
it worked out OK but certainly wasn't LESS work to get it up to snuff
as any 2nd-hand boat I've ever had. OTOH some builders are
different... a good friend of mine bought a brand-new Nickels
Lightning back in the '90s, had it delivered to a regatta. The Nickels
van & boat arrived that Friday night, they set the boat up & tuned the
rig, he sailed it the next morning taking some silver... said it was
perfect from the git-go.

There are a few Flying Tiger 10s showing up on the 2nd hand market
already. It might not be that long a of a wait for one of the little
ones to come up for sale.

Last winter I spent some time hunting around among the sportboats on
the market... seems like about $25k is the lowest the Melges 24 guys
will take, and the older boats are clapped-out junkers. A brand-new
boat doesn't sound that bad in comparison!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King