Watch the 'hatching' of two duckling dinghies acquired for David and Kristi Aisher's daughters, Sophie and Penny. A short naming and christening ceremony took place on 9th April 2016 at the well-known (and very classic) Elephant Boatyard near the Hamble (UK). Sophie and Penny respectively named their boats, SWALLOW and AMAZON with a splash of Prosecco. In a fluky breeze, David and Sophie launched and sailed 'Amazon' while Kristi and Penny sailed away from the slipway in 'Swallow'.
The 9ft Duckling dinghy was designed by renowned yacht designer and sailor Uffa Fox, they were produced in mass by Fairey Marine, on the Hamble in the 1960's.
Using the hot-moulded double diagonal technique, a construction method very characteristic of Fairey Marine, they're strong and versatile, featuring a mahogany capping rail and sculling notch in the transom.
These two Ducklings join a very impressive lineage of yachts in the Aisher family. They have hatched into, possibly, one of Britain's greatest sailing families - the Aishers - famous for their offshore sailing successes, very closely attached to the Royal Ocean Racing Club; through several generations, they commissioned the build(s) and campaigned the 'Yeoman's from the 1930's onwards. David's grandfather, Sir Owen Aisher, was the Admiral of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and commissioned a succession of world-class yachting campaigns. These two lucky duckling dinghies will join David and Kristi, Sophie and Penny as they cruise on board their gaff cutter yacht, THALIA.
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