gim Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Hi, I am looking for any photos of Black Witches. They are like a Mosquito, same designer but bigger at 18' long. They were very popular in Darwin during the early 1970s, but have now virtually died out. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Funny you should ask that we have a thread in the Stingray forum on that boat http://catsailor.net/forums/showthread.php?4196-Modified-Stingray-called-a-Black-Witch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks. No photos though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]359[/ATTACH] I found this. Poor quality, but it's all I can find so far. It is a Black Witch in Darwin in 1970. The sail symbol is a witch on a broomstick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loose Change Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 You need to get in contact with "ymick" on this forum as he has a Black Witch based I think in Albury/Wadonga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I sent a pm to ymick. I would love to see some photos of his Witch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul124ac Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 [ATTACH=CONFIG]361[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]362[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]363[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]364[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]365[/ATTACH] Mick is far too busy sailing the thing to take photos of it. If I could find another in the condition his is in I'd grab it, fun jigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted September 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Thanks for the photos, much appreciated. If I could find one, I would buy it as well. Is the one owned by Mick the only one left in existence? Maybe there's a few more hidden away somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymick Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 thank you cpt paul, inclination and ability stopping me posting photos? sorry to all waited:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingray580 Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 sorry cant help you guys with finding any black witch cats, but there are a few stingrays floating around at very good prices, not a lot of difference to the black witch, and the stingers are still going very fast!!!!!! mitch bayliss and myself are running with 21 sq.m assy kites and big head mains!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 The Black witch is nearly identical to the last Stingray made "Convicts Revenge" with dagger boards, beams on top of decks, extra width. Really they are the prototype for an F18 and look like they would measure to fit, Way ahead of it's time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymick Posted September 27, 2011 Report Share Posted September 27, 2011 what a lovely thing to say! best part of owning one is when i come behind all the others i say " ahhh but your not sailing the same boat, witch's handle very differently in that kind of breeze" i try to look clever when i say this! always helps other guys been in and at the beer for a while before i arrive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 I am not familiar with Stingrays. In photos they certainly look very similar to a Black Witch. I can't find much information on them. According to Wikipedia they were designed in the 1960s. Does anyone have any more detailed information on their history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Heres a link to the photo gallery on the Stingray site. http://www.stingraycatamaran.com/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&Itemid=10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper_dogs_0 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 black witch cat Thanks for the photos' date=' much appreciated. If I could find one, I would buy it as well. Is the one owned by Mick the only one left in existence? Maybe there's a few more hidden away somewhere?[/quote'] hi,gim, i,m from toowoomba Q.L.D,I,m just in the process of doing up an 18 footer at the moment,and it sounds like it may be a blackwitch.have some photos on my camera but havn,t a clue as tohow to get them to you,casper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi casper, I have sent you a PM with my email. I would love to see your photos. gim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casper_dogs_0 Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hi casper, I have sent you a PM with my email. I would love to see your photos. gim. i,m afraid i have no idea where you sent the PM i guess that means private message,but ihaven,t recieved an email from you or how to access it through cat sailor net.i,m not very computer savvy,so please help casper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted October 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Many thanks to casper for showing me his Black Witch. As far as I can tell it is more or less identical to Mick's. Casper's sail number is 305 and Mick's is 303, so I am guessing that they are from the same batch. The Black Witches I am familiar with had plywood hulls, and were built around 1970 in Darwin. I read on another thread that only 19 were built. Casper's has fibreglass hulls, so I presume that a second series of Black Witches was built some time later. Does anyone have any information on this? I would like to know when and where the second series was built, and who built them. Thanks. [ATTACH=CONFIG]390[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]391[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]392[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]393[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymick Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 casper we are twins mines all glass and all good yours looks lovely too will try to take and post some pic thinking about popping out now 4 a sail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymick Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 stingray on gumtree http://nsw.gumtree.com.au/c-Boats-Jet-Skis-boats-jet-skis-other-stingray-catamaran-W0QQAdIdZ310828392 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gim Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Here is a line up of cats at Darwin in the 1970s. They are mostly Mosquitoes and Black Witches. Sadly not many cats are sailed at Darwin any more. [ATTACH=CONFIG]400[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_taipan117 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Here is a line up of cats at Darwin in the 1970s. They are mostly Mosquitoes and Black Witches. Sadly not many cats are sailed at Darwin any more. [ATTACH=CONFIG]400[/ATTACH] 9 A class and 5 Tornados particapted in the 2011 NT Champonships. A better turn out than most southern clubs could manage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoSport260 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 We get 15+ boats to a club race at Mannering Park and just had 32 14fts at the 14ft Regatta... its not all bad south of Darwin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Michael, 15 cats would be our smallest turn out, the average is 20 plus, and the 14s often get close to 20 before we start counting the big cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 This Black Witch sailed the Goolwa Meningie race with us yesterday about 70 km in gusts to 20 knots was great fun my daughter took these finish line photos, he beat both the Hobie 16's in and I think was a similar time to the MK2 Stingray. He has modified this one to 9 ft wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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