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CARAT yacht

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:11 pm

The yacht depict on this stamp is the Frers designed 50 footer CARAT which was built as the RETALIATION, which was skippered by Dennis Conner to overall victory in the 1982 SORC. RETALIATION was another development of Frers' earlier BLIZZARD, but with slightly less fullness in the stern. At that time was the owner of the yacht F. Parker Heineman from Old Saybrook, Conn. USA.
Where the yacht was built I could not find.

RETALIATION was later sold to Swedish yachtsman Victor Forss. She was re-named CARAT and went on to compete in the 1982 Sardinia Cup. However, despite her impressive performance in that year's SORC, she was disappointing in Sardinia, finishing a lowly 46th, struggling to save her time in the generally light airs against lower rated boats. She showed some of her earlier form, however, in the 1983 SORC when she finished as top boat in Class B, and 22nd overall.
CARAT was also selected for the Swedish team for the 1983 Admiral's Cup, alongside another Frers 51, BLA CARAT, the ex-ACADIA, winner of the 1978 SORC and which had finished second in Class B in the 1983 SORC. The third member of the Swedish team was the Norlin 42, PAPER TIGER. CARAT was one of three 40.0ft IOR "maxi-raters" in the 1983 Admiral's Cup, alongside Ireland's MOONDUSTER, another Frers 51 footer and BLA CARAT.
CARAT had another disappointing regatta, as did the whole of the Swedish team, finishing in 32nd place (with redress points awarded for an incident in the second race). After two average places in the breezier first two races (23/21), CARAT slumped to last place in the wind-less Channel Race, and then bounced back to win the fourth race held in the open waters of Christchurch Bay and in a breeze that was much more suited to the big boats. They were further helped by a wind shift that came through just after they reached the first mark and affected the chasing pack, and a dying breeze that then slowed the smaller boats further. But CARAT then finished 34th in the Fastnet race finale, and, with similarly lacklustre results by BLA CARAT and PAPER TIGER, the Swedish team finished in 14th place, of 15 teams.

CARAT then went on to compete in the 1984 SORC, in Class B against a newer version of RETALIATION. With a slightly higher rating of 40.2ft, CARAT finished sixth in class and 40th overall.
http://rbsailing.blogspot.com/search?q=+CARAT

Not more info or the fate of the yacht, more info welcome.

Grenada 1992 $5 sg 2442, scott 2136
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