Tag: rigging


  • Cowes for lunch and let slip the hounds

    The last sail of the year saw us head directly across the Solent to Cowes and hide behind the baffle wall to get lunch and chill. A fine sail to end the year though it did require leaving the creek with only 50cm and ploughing through the soft mud of the bar. The mast seems…

  • Sparkelfarts and Odd Times II

    Not happy with the boats name, we took the decision to rename her. After much debate we took Nancy’s grandfather’s boats name – the ‘Odd Times’ and carried on the tradtion – it also works a pun ‘Odd Times II’ but it isnt really meant as that. The Ship Registry was dealt with and a…

  • Garden Rigging

    Garden Rigging

    How does it all work – what goes where and how do you make the sail go up? Tape measures out!