Monteverde Regatta

[Karin]

Ok, I have to be honest. This is not a pen that I would have bought for myself. I`m not a fan of metally looking pens. But, I`m very glad that I now own this pen.

The Regatta is a large pen, smaller than a Pelikan 800, --about the same size as a Shaeffer Intrigue and definitely smaller than a breadbox.

The engineering of this pen is clever. The barrel and cap screw together and blend in with the design of the pen. To post the pen the cap screws on to the end.

At first glance the pen appears to be heavy. But unposted it really is a hefty medium weight pen. I find the pen too heavy for me posted but it is still well balanced. The nib is the generic iridium nib made by one of the German nib makers. It writes smoothly with Wateman BB and is not an overly wet writer with this ink. The nib has the number 2 on the back. I assume this would be a medium nib.

Overall for my price (free) it is a terrific buy

But even for the real price, I would recommend this pen for a little treat.

 

 

Thanks again Denis and FPN

 

:bunny1:

[wimg]

Hi Karin,

 

First of all, congratulations with your prize! You deserve it!

 

I've been looking at the blue and yellow regatta, but they were all sold out over here, so got myself the Charisma, which, btw, I thought would make a nice FPN-pen .

 

Anyway, enjoy! http://fp.vandebilt.net/fpn/anim/bunnys1.gif

 

Warm regards,

Wim

[Maja]

Karin, thanks for the review; you answered all the questions I had about it in another thread! Enjoy your Regatta in good health!

 

Wim, that animated bunny (above) is absolutely adorable! Awww, you must have posted it specially for Karin, since she has two rabbits. Whatta nice guy you are!

[wimg]

Hi Maja,

You make me blush now...

W

[Sallent]

I love my Monteverde Regatta too. I bought it on an impulse 2 years ago and i was dissapointed afterwards with the heaviness of the pen. I put it in a drawer for a year, but when i took it out and inked it for the first time, what a dream!!! It just glides over paper. THe smoothest nib i have ever used, better than the performance of my Waterman Expert.

[Shelley]

Any chance of a picture of the pen?

[His Nibs]

Any chance of a picture of the pen?

 

The pen came in four versions:

 

http://www.hisnibs.com/RegattaAzureBlueFPMain_small.jpg

 

http://www.hisnibs.com/RegattaSeaGreenFPMain_small.jpg

 

http://www.hisnibs.com/RegattaRedFPMain_small.jpg

 

http://www.hisnibs.com/RegattaBlackFPMain_small.jpg

 

[Ghost Plane]

I've got the blue and yellow.

[Shelley]

Wow, you would never lose that third one...which reminds me, anyone ever see/hear of a glow in the dark FP?

[BrianTung]

I've got the blue and yellow.

 

Me too. (I think we've had this exchange...)

 

Here's my review from a month or so ago:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=32956

[gioflowers]

I have just ordered the blue and white Regatta from a seller named speerbob on eBay. It is in the mail being shipped to me. I know I will love it, especially if it is a heavier pen. Please someone, do a full review of this pen. Thank you all.

[Sallent]

The blue and yellow Regatta was my first pen. Kind of heavy, but wrote well. It died when it rolled off my desk at work and the top of the barrel shattered...so make sure yours doesn't hit the floor.

[JazzDoc]

I have just ordered the blue and white Regatta from a seller named speerbob on eBay. It is in the mail being shipped to me. I know I will love it, especially if it is a heavier pen. Please someone, do a full review of this pen. Thank you all.

Bob Speerbrecher is a wonderful eBay Seller (I'm a return customer) and he just recently replaced a Monteverde Regatta for me due to the fact that the section and converter (or cartridge) came apart inside the barrel - there was no definitive grip or grasp of either by the nib/section unit.

 

Unfortuantely the replacement has the same malady, rendering the pen essentially unusable without resorting to extreme measures, which I'm not into doing.

So the pen's going back for refund.

 

I think it's a design flaw.

 

Other than that I loved the pen - nice stub nib, felt great in the hand, loved the magnetic closure and the appearance. Too bad.

Edited June 8, 2013 by JazzDoc

[gioflowers]

Thank you. I just read it. I have not had the problem with the section and converter. It has been a good tool for writing for me. Thank you again.

[Dr.Slackware]

Magnetic cap? The one I have is a screw type cap!

[TakeoJiro]

They had magnetic cap ,later stopped magnetic cap version http://www.hisnibs.com/regatta1.htm . I dont know excat time it retired , but it looks like around july 2013

 

Magnetic cap? The one I have is a screw type cap!

Edited February 20, 2014 by TakeoJiro

[Aurko]

Commenting on this again because I really think it's a lovely pen. A bit top heavy if posted in my hands but very smooth nib and the Fine wrote fairly close to a Extra Fine. The magnetic cap was a delight and I loved the security it provided. A little eulogy for the pen, I suppose. It was one of my first "good" fountain pens and I still am very fond of it.

Edited February 22, 2014 by Aurko

[vonAwesome]

It seems like no one is talking about the regatta any more? Although I only recently stumbled upon it, and I am only judging this off of the photos, it’s a gorgeous pen that I’m absolutely purchasing this month after reading the positive things everyone has mentioned about them