Visiting the FALCON factory and shop

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:17

I arrived in Cape Town after a 11 hour flight from the UK. I was picked up by Patric. A driver that did not know the meaning of the words 'SLOW', 'BE CAREFULL' and 'DO NOT OVERTAKE', and luckaly I arrived in Swelledam where I received a very warm wellcome from the Heyneman family

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:23

After the usual hellos and large amounts of coffee I was taken around the shop to have a look.
There I saw the very first racing FALCON that is now dicommissioned

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:25

Pieyter showed me in the workshop (where they also modify engines, repair props, do the electrics of the boats etc) an almost 20 year old FALCON tubes made out of PVC and no wear on this one what so ever (the boat is under the yellow hood).

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:27

an area where they keep the F3, the dicommissioned F3 and some 650SRs. All this is in the shop. Haven't been in the factory yet

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:28

The cockpit of the F3

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:30

Later we took the road to the factory. The factory is located just a few kms west from the shop.

Manos · 09 March 2004, 10:34

It was very busy. X-RIB have ordered a huge amount of RIBs. So who ever says that they do not like FALCONs I think they need to re think as most of the RIBs in there were destined for the UK (18 I think).
Some 640 SRs and some 700RSRs. So people if you have ordered the grey (military grey colour 700RSRs and the 650SRs from XRIB here you xcan see your boats been made).
Enjoy

This is where they do the fibre glassing