Here's an email I received recently - anyone know anything about Neil Fowler? All I know is he designed the Mosquito and the Arrow.
you might be able to point me in the right direction to get more information
on them. My dad has recently bought a Red Baron and there's scant
information (well, next to none that I've found) on this craft online aside
from the news that both boat builders who constructed these designs in WA
and Qld are no more.
Would you have any ideas on who might know more about the Red Baron ?
Thanks for your time,
Geoff Steele
Guys...as far as I know the Red Baron is not a Fowler design. Neil developed each boat (all became classes) as his kids grew up in Darwin hence the earlier names. he is responsible for the Arafura Cadet, Arrow, Mosquito and then the Red Witch.
Interestingly the Red Witch was/is remarkably similar to what the Tornado guys are sailing now, 20ft, 2 on the wire.
I did see while living in Darwin a oversize version of the Red Witch about the 24 - 26 ft range, but don't think it ever made the water.
Mossie #1 was still in the hands of the Fowler family not that long ago....Hope it helps
He also designed the
Black Witch
an 18' scaled up version of the Mosquito
Do you mean you've seen Mozzie #1? Wow!
If you are in Darwin, do you know if there are any active Mosquitos up there?
sorry...did mean Black Witch....don't know where the red bit came from.
Last known whereabouts of Mossie #1 was in SA....when Neil retired he took it with him...
Altho' not living in the NT now still keep track of what is happening and time there with work....answer about mossies there, several where sitting in the boat park when I was there last.
Probably useless info but a few months back when I was looking to buy there was one available in the trading post in Darwin for around 5G. Bit a drive from Adelaide so I let it go, hehehe...
Cheers
Hi all,
I was in Darwin last week, talked to cat sailors at the sailing club. They didn't know of any Mossies sailing up there at the moment. There where a few Cobras in the yard though <img src=
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They need a modern Mossie with spinnaker to turn up and open their eyes. Anybody up for it, they have a regatta coming up in July. <img src=
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Brilliant weather last week, about 30 degrees every day, wind picked up in morning and blew same direction until late afternoon every day, peaked at about 18 kts. for the week. wind offshore at the sailing club so water was flat everyday. Heaven on a stick for spinnaker cat sailing. <img src=
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Does anyone know what it would cost to freight one disassembled Mosquito to Darwin and back? Anyone work for IPEC?
Your looking at $120 per pallet space on a truck and that would be cheap And Ipec would charge you by cubic metre you would be looking at well over $1000.Best bet if you know a truckie get him to throw it on top of his load you will have to ring around.