seamonkey Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 hey all, long time reader of the forum but this is my first time posting, a few months ago i decided it was time for a new boat (sick of lugging the old hydra around, and had just snapped the boom, i dont know how i went from that to approval for a new boat with the mrs...) i was tossing up between a Cobra or a Mosquito or even a stingray if i could find one, i ultimately chose the cobra because of the swing centerboards (this is a big help when most of my sailing is solo or with beginners and done on lakes around ACT) when one popped up for sale locally i snapped it up and am now the owner of Cobra #278 Shazam. took it out for the first time the other day and wow! what a boat! it was blowing a huge 2 knots (if i was lucky) but she managed to putt around and not just stall out, when i did have enough wind to get moving it awesome, quicker than i realized and steered beautifully! these boats are a dream! i'm excited to get out again (hopefully with more wind) and see what its capable of... i stared off in mono's then got my first cat which was a windy 14 (loved that boat) then moved to a hydra before dappling a little with hobie 16's and now ive jumped to the cobra so i have a bit too learn but hopefully some of the skills will transfer across i've got a few things to fix up on shazam, like the paint need to be re-done and i want to change some of the way things are rigged up like the jib tweaker lines, ill post up photos as i go if people are interested, but for now i just thought i should say hi. have a great day and hopefully this is the year we all get more time to sail!! cheers, Seamonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 You have bought a great boat. I met Shazam 78 at the Hervey Bay Nationals in 1980. At that time she had fallen into the hands of some Victorians - she deserved better!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjay Posted October 19, 2019 Report Share Posted October 19, 2019 Shazam was never in Vic - built in Canberra and stayed there all its life. Glad to see it back on the water - was an extremely fast boat in it's day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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