Tony Dixon on Boatbuilding

Lisa: How much would a boat like that have costed in those days?

A Flying Fifteen in…when she was first built, I think they were £190. Hello, my hearing aids gone (laughs).

Lisa: What would that be in equivalent money today then?

Ooh, £190, I should think about £5,000. You know, they’re a specialised boat but the Flying Fifteens are right throughout the world and they have international racing with them, so they’re 60 years on and they’re still being made which is rather wonderful.