We received the following emails from Siobhan and a picture of Glass Spider on her mooring. We have pictures of several Falcon 24's but no S&S 24s. This is our first.

                                                                                               February 4, 2008

Hi

I have recently brought a SS24 in New Zealand, not knowing much about this boat have been looking on the web and come up with your site.

My boat is named Glass Spider and has the sail number 1019. She has the cut away in the transom for the outboard, and having read the site her found that she must be pre 73, something that I didn't know.

Previous owners have raced her with the now defunct SS owners association and there are several plaques on the bulkhead in the cabin to prove some success.

The boat, as she sits in the water today is rather sad in her appearance but hopefully with some paint and TLC this will improve when she is next taken out later this year. She has had the halyards brought back to the cockpit which makes short handed sailing much easier. I plan to install tiller pilot for next season which will make solo sailing easier as this is how she will be used mostly.

 My crew not being of much use as he is a dog.  We make an unusual team out there canine crew and female skipper, but that makes the sailing none the less enjoyable on this very forgiving little craft.

Faithfully

Siobhan Hall

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                                                                         February 28, 2008

Hi

Here is a picture of Glass Spider on her mooring in the beautiful Waitimata Harbour in Auckland New Zealand. As far as I know she has spent all her life in the Waitemata Harbour and sailing on the Hauraki Gulf

Cheers

Siobhan Hall