Sailing Magazine
by Richard Crockett
I have chosen to share today’s editorial from the January/February issue of SA Yachting of 1960 for the very simple reason that I like the words chosen to describe what was then a “modern catboat”.
“A buxom wench – two beams wide, but light-footed” were the words that caught my attention. Her name was ‘Hebe’.
These words teased one to read further: “Capsizing is too frequent in modern racing machines, so amateur designer Charles Beresford went in search of more stability, freeboard and less week-end anxiety . . .
“On a load 12 feet and with a sail area of 90 square feet, this modern catboat shares two major dimensions with the new racing ‘Andy’ – then the likeness ends abruptly. But both boats are built of laminated plywood, have other modern features and have been equally successful in achieving their designers I divergent aims.”
READ MORE HERE: 1960 01-02 – SA Yachting – buxom wench – OCR
