How does it all work – what goes where and how do you make the sail go up?
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Category: Season 1
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Testing a Lune Whammel
So after looking at Ruby we thought it would be good to test one out make sure it sailed well and we liked the experieince, Also a huge consideration was Shackle, out black lab who is still young and has been on a yacht and a canoe and seems ok but has never been dinghy sailing.
We headed up to Ulswater where the sailing school there has a fleet of these boats and probably know more about sailing them than anyone.
It was a blustery day and a reef was required to keep our nerves and the dogs and we loved it. We definately needed more height on the boat as my legs got cramped and the modern hull shape would give it to us.
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Buying a boat
Whilst at the coat on holiday we decided that time had come for us to get a boat again. We have had several from single handers to performance raceing dinghys but this time it would be a traditional dayboat – a trailer sailor with space for sleeping and a keel or heavy centre board.
We had seen one advertised we liked. The gallery is of the owners photos he used to advertise ‘Ruby’. A Character Boats Coastal Weekender, based on a Lune Whammel this boat is updated with a higher freeboard, inbuilt bouyancy and a layout for sleeping two.
