Fixed keel Superseal

frank_marsden
Member Topic Starter

2005-10-10T08:16:00Z

#1

When I bought my Superseal, the broker said that he thought about ten had been made with fixed keels.

For no other reason than mere interest, I wonder if these can be identified, and, maybe, noted in the 2006 handbook.

Mine is the deeper keel 5' 3" draft version.

Frank Marsden

Guest
Guest

2005-10-21T14:16:00Z

#2

I owned SS26 sail No 60 in Dubai in 1979-81 which was the only lifting keel of the fleet, there were 5 fixed keel 26's (as well as a busy fleet fleet of 22's).

Interestingly the lifting keel version always seemed to get to windward quicker than the fixed keel versions.

John Knott

frank_marsden
Member Topic Starter

2005-10-21T14:20:00Z

#3

Thank you, do you happen the know the sail numbers of the other five?

Was the going to windward in heavy or light conditions?

Frank Marsden

Spiller
Member

2006-05-22T11:20:00Z

#4

I know of 3 in the Gulf. I purchased Antar 88 in November 05 and Zeta 94 is berthed alongside at Dubai Offshore Sailing Club. Scimitar ? is in Kuwait. (Antar was a legendary Arab warrior, Zeta his horse and Scimitar his sword).

John Spiller

Antar