Reading an article in PBO about modern classics I found I was getting slightly irritated partly because they had the first build in 1964 but mainly because they insist on calling it Twister 28.
Can we get rid of the 28, had Mr Holman wanted to call it that he would have built the first one to be 28ft long which it isn’t. I haven’t asked the lady but I’m sure ToM will be happy to be a year younger
If anybody can scan and email the offending article I’d be very grateful. I’d then write to the editor.
I’d just generally note that it’s about every 5 years that a magazine does a similar article. There will soon be one on which anchor is best. That’s why I don’t buy the magazines any longer. They just cycle content or, to fill the pages, have articles about Polynesia.
Peter it is in the current issue of PBO and article about why GRP boats are being welcomed as Classic’s
I had to chuckle as the comment about yachting magazines took me back some years. I used to get PBO each month and then an elder of Twisterdom said “ is that the magazine where they take two baked been cans and a piece of string to make a radio”. Well I dropped my subscription immediately. But I do check back occasionally just to see if there is a development in string.
Kim Holman replied to an article in Yachting Monthly. In part he said:
I confess to resenting my Twister being sold as the Tyler 28. Although it is small, it is still a design I am proud of.
I think this makes clear that a Twister is a Twister and the 28 superfluous.
Full article in the Archives under Press.
In the modern world, I do not have an issue some appear to have to identify your Twister with the additional '28' alongside.
In this current world of 'bigger is better' which extends to sailing, it is a reminding of what a fantastic yacht the Twister is for a single-hander or couple, to take you anywhere in the world, and in all of 28 feet.
I find it a little strange that one of my favourite YouTubers, David H has responded with a thumbs up to get rid of the 28, yet his own YouTube channel is called "Twister 28" ! I say that as to not to be somewhat of a smartar$e (ok maybe a little), but to highlight it is perfectly OK to add the 28 to delineate your boat in the crowded online world we now live, and perhaps without it I would not have found his site by chance when before purchasing my Twister 28 I was researching to find some good video of the boat doing what she does best, added the '28' to the Youtube search field, and up popped the now famous 'Draig Y Mor' and subsequently I devoured all David's videos up to that time in a marathon watch! I encourage all Twister owners and would be owners alike to subscribe to his channel.
Thanks for the Plug Kiwi Twister. 🙂
The reason I added the 28 was because Twister was taken and Drag y mor would never be searched for. I was going to use Holman Twister but that was taken too! I have thought long and hard about changing it but there isn't an easy way to do it. So I'm stuck with the name now. But I do dislike the 28. Especially as the boats aren't 28ft in any measure. My registered length over all is 27 ft 11 but if you measure from the front of the pulpit to the back of the rudder head it's almost 30ft! shh don't tell anyone!
p.s. Fist 2025 video is just up. They get less interesting every year 🙂
David Hopkins said
Thanks for the Plug Kiwi Twister. 🙂The reason I added the 28 was because Twister was taken and Drag y mor would never be searched for. I was going to use Holman Twister but that was taken too! I have thought long and hard about changing it but there isn't an easy way to do it. So I'm stuck with the name now. But I do dislike the 28. Especially as the boats aren't 28ft in any measure. My registered length over all is 27 ft 11 but if you measure from the front of the pulpit to the back of the rudder head it's almost 30ft! shh don't tell anyone!
p.s. Fist 2025 video is just up. They get less interesting every year 🙂
Sunday morning here down in the Antipodes, David, morning coffee and a new D-y-m video - what could be better!
Thanks for the YT info and I therefore do stand corrected.
Cheers 🙂
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