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Post by appleslice on Sept 12, 2010 20:02:39 GMT 10
Apple Slice near Port Vincent in 30 knots (hiding behind a headland) reducing sail before coming outside Attachments:
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Post by appleslice on Sept 12, 2010 20:04:32 GMT 10
Apple Slice under kite off Adelaide Attachments:
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Mystique R333
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Post by Mystique R333 on Sept 12, 2010 21:12:17 GMT 10
Great photos Appleslice
Shows a neat masthead Holland sailing fine and safe in tough conditions and in nice weather under kite.
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Post by appleslice on Oct 10, 2010 21:21:29 GMT 10
Waiting for the fog - Apple Slice rafted up near the startline between a Duncanson 39 and Spencer 37. Small Boat Club, Adelaide late 70s Attachments:
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Post by appleslice on Oct 11, 2010 1:52:04 GMT 10
Apple Slice & Toffy Apple (H25+4) at RSAYS. (Sorry about the duplicate posts - now fixed) Attachments:
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Post by dougsharpin on May 22, 2011 17:46:21 GMT 10
Quite a few H25 with "Apple" in their names due to Ron Hollands break into the big time with World One Ton winner "Golden Apple" out of Cork Ireland
Doug
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Post by ricochet on Jun 2, 2011 23:10:48 GMT 10
I believe the original name of my H25 'Richochet' was 'Adams Apple II'. They must have stuck with the apple theory too!
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Post by dougsharpin on Sept 29, 2013 14:46:22 GMT 10
Yes, it was Greg Adams boat and wordplay on his name - Greg is Adcast Industries in Huntingdale and used to cast all the Holland bow caps, rudder/tiller casting, mast bases etc. launched at Royal Brighton about 1979...Greg and Geoffs SECOND H25 after their first shoal draft couldn't keep up with the race fleet so went again for a deep keel as is Adams Apple II....Doug
April 2016............Got the names mixed there --- Apple Slice I think went to Adelaide, an apple green boat with thin orange/dark green line along topsides ? Greg Adams first shoal draft H25 was of course Adams Apple - now has a big Beneteau at Brighton I believe and would probably still help out Holland owners with original castings, bow caps toerails, rudder heads, mast base etc
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Post by brent on Apr 16, 2015 0:01:03 GMT 10
Wow Hi all, I am the owner of Apple Slice and have been since purchasing her off my father in 96 She is currently moored at Wallaroo in SA"s Spencer gulf. I am certainly aware of the colourful history she has but its great to see some pics of her in her younger days She has had some considerable changes and engineering modifications over my time with her and must say she is a joy to sail Currently undergoing an interior upgrade for some extended crusing Cheers for the old pics |
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Post by applesl1ce on Sept 1, 2018 20:24:21 GMT 10
Great to see my old boat is in good hands! My fondest memory (and there were plenty in almost 5,000nm of sailing her) was doing the Adelaide-Pt. Lincoln race in under 24 hours (that is averaging over 6.3 knots based on the rhumb line), and beating Ken Banwell's sister ship by 50 metres after 150nm, only to be beaten by him on JOG because he had shaved 0.1ft off his rating by moving the forestay back a fraction! Another time, we were approaching a mark in the middle of the night, and Farr 42 footer Dynamite II was just returning from the mark. When they saw us, all the crew looked at their watches, as they realised we were way too close behind them than our smaller size should have dictated!
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Post by applesl1ce on Sept 10, 2018 20:39:55 GMT 10
Hi Brent! Just a little more background on Apple Slice. My thinking on her colours was along the following lines. Ron Holland had just completed a 2 tonner called "Big Apple" which performed very well for the Irish Admiral's Cup team. Wanting to honour it, without shamelessly copying it, I changed the hull colour from dark blue to apple green, and the stripes from red and white to Irish colours of orange and green. On the transom, Doug Sharpin got a local graphics student to design the apple (with 1/4 missing, as it was a quarfter tonner after all!), with two black "pips" for eyes. I added the smile and my work was done! lol.  are moulding outside Bolwell  eading back to the Small Boat Club mooring |
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Post by callmethebreeze on Oct 24, 2020 13:28:13 GMT 10
Hi. Chris here. We just purchased a Holland 25+4 in Adelaide. It has a near new Volvo diesel with only 62 hours on it. We have to sail it to our home port of Port Lincoln. That will be an adventure in itself.
We intend to call it Mr Breeze. It should be a fun boat to have & the Port Lincoln keelboat fleet is decreasing in size so should benefit from a new addition. I’ll try to add a pic as well
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