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The wind was consistently strong at F5 WSW, so we discovered the second reef and also hid in the creek, practising mooring, reversing, and coming alongside. Pictures are courtesy of Clive Latham, a club member.
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Fab weekend of strong winds on Friday and no wind on Saturday. A blast around the Solent and Soton water was followed by a intentional but unplanned stop over in the Hamble next to With Alacrity and dinner at the RAF YC. A sucessful first night in the boat with the support of WA next…
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A bit of a potter up the Hamble and our first windy sail out of the creek into Owers lake. Trailer was serviced and the van got an adjustable tow hitch and the furling gear played up again. grrrr!
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Move the boat down to Ashlett Creek Sailing Club and to commemorate the occasion made a half model of a similar hull for the house. Find out more about Ashlett Creek Sailing Club
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I wanted power on the boat for a GPS, chartplotter, VHF radio and also of course to charge the phones. But a big want was for a depth sounder. So after I managed to get all these item in I statered to build outside panel of sapele to screw it all to (minimising the number…
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Using plans derived from Corin Nelson-Smith’s fab video tutorial we built our own galley box. We used Stokboard instead of plywood, but at the same thickness of 9mm – this is recycled farm plastics and designed for chicken coops and cow sheds. Tough stuff and no maintainence required. We had a sheet as I used…
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Teak restoration and more varnishing Leather work on the gaff jaws And a big big tent to store her in. As you can see it is very green!
