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Did someone say the Black Witch was a 'Giant Mozzie' ? #245990
03/22/12 09:40 PM
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Re: Did someone say the Black Witch was a 'Giant Mozzie' ? [Re: JohnAhern] #245998
03/23/12 03:05 AM
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There's quite a bit of chatter on the catsailor.net forum. Below are some excerpts...

"The Black Witch is a Neil Fowler design who also drew the lines for the Mosquito, Arrow and the Arafura Cadet."

"But to get an idea of the boat, think Mosquito on steroids."

"To me it looks like the bastard child of a tornado and mosquito."

Last edited by gim; 03/23/12 03:09 AM.

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Re: Did someone say the Black Witch was a 'Giant Mozzie' ? [Re: JohnAhern] #246035
03/24/12 05:48 AM
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Seems this conversation goes round and round.

Whoever described the 'witch as a bastard between the mossie and the tornado needs to think again as the tornado was not even in Neil's thoughts and again both (mosquito and the 'witch) were around before tornado came into existence ... so maybe it is the tornado that is the "bastard" child.

Neil's boats were designed for one thing, his own children

From what I recall the 'witch was so much fun to sail, and believe it or not I recall hulls of the similar shape and about 24-26ft hanging in the Fowler's shed in Darwin, wonder what happened to them???



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