Ben Wales spotted this Uffa Fox-designed Uffa Ace National 18 for sale while on the island of Fano while holidaying in Denmark recently – as he says, it’s amazing what you’ll find when far from home.
I’ve always liked the look of the 18s. I wonder how this one came to be so far from home? Was the National 18 ever a contender for International status?
Thanks Ben!
Well I don’t know this boat and its story, but for those of you who don’t read danish: the note on the picture says, it was build 1940-50 in Ranntzausminde (a well known boatyard – near Svendborg on the island Fyn) and it was rebuilt/renovated at the same place 1994.
Hi Gavin, just for a minute I thought we had one in Queensland too. Some similarities but not an ‘Uffa”.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Clinker-wooden-Yacht-/280893622018?pt=AU_Boats&hash=item4166908702
Liked the Pond Regatta thread very much BTW.
Jeff
Hi Gavin, read your post this morning, then popped into see John Claridge and low and behold he also has a National 18 in his workshop just now.
Brian
These things happen just too often, don’t they? Is someone trying to tell us something?
Gav