3.7 Class hits rock bottom in New Zealand
by Chris Mitchell on 17 Jun 2015
New boat owner Craig Fausett with his hands full in a breeze Christine Hansen
Help, the 3.7 class have run out of boats!
If anyone knows someone with a boat in storage, we’d be keen to assist in getting it back on the water. If the owner doesn’t want to sell it, we might be able to work out a lease, whatever it takes to unearth some of those boats are out there.
We know for sure that there are many good boats that have been purchased in the last decade that have just disappeared never to be seen again on a race course. In all probability they aren’t at yacht clubs either, but somebody must know something…
The Class had a blinder at the last Nationals and any boats that were for sale have since been purchased. I’ve counted 17 boats that have changed hands recently, add to that 23 at the National contest and it will be interesting to see the number of entries at the next contest. Currently the class website doesn’t have any boats for sale, not a single one and we are backed up with 9 people who have registered some interest in purchasing a boat who we will advise as soon as we can find some boat(s). Trademe has gone uncharacteristicly quiet too!
There are people with all sorts of budgets and we’re not just looking for boats capable of getting on the podium.
You can contact us via the class website http://www.3-7class.org.nz
or https://www.facebook.com/3.7Class
or secretary@3-7class.org.nz
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