Well, I guess it depends on how much love (and epoxy) there is.
www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-05/brisbane-to-gladstone-yacht-race-winner-wistari/100048948

Nice story. Good on them bringing it home with such an old boat. Plenty of race specific experience in the boat having competed 51 times.
Do I detect a hint of reverse sheer?

The other ply Brisbane Gladstone wonder is Saltash11, converted YW Diamond owned by the Wright family. She too is of similar vintage.

www.sail-world.com/Australia/Saltash-II-freak-and-most-famous-Diamond-ever/-42527?source=google

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PhilY said..
The other ply Brisbane Gladstone wonder is Saltash11, converted YW Diamond owned by the Wright family. She too is of similar vintage.

www.sail-world.com/Australia/Saltash-II-freak-and-most-famous-Diamond-ever/-42527?source=google

they have just replaced the bottom with carbon over ply

Daydream yachts built of ply have been around since the 60's or 70's

I would say another 50 years. Not sure where the cheap bit came from. Built from aircraft grade plywood!

Hi Ramona
The cheap bit came from the article.

""The deck was made out of the cheapest ply he could find."

They have done a great job and brings a tear to the eye to see that the family treasures and uses the boat so much.

Not to mention the venerable Bluebird. Would guess the all ply boats are diminishing year by year but there are still some around. Of course they went to single skin grp also. Will never forget the ply Bluebird in the early 80s beating a Farr727 on scratch in a Wed night harbour twilight in a black noreaster - super effort right there and well acknowledged by the F727 skipper.