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Elektra’s relaunch date had been set for the 4th of April but on the 3rd the boss of the boat yard go in contact to say it was delayed by a day due to a problem with another boat which was now on their trailer. Most of the launch day was fine but rain startedContinue reading “Launch and Riggers”

The 2nd hand water tank proved to have a leak when l filled it up for the first time, so in the end needed to be removed again. Which left me with a dilemma of finding a new replacement. In the end l ordered a new solid plastic one from TEKTANKS, not a cheap optionContinue reading “Winter work 2”

Elektra had come ashore at the end of October for easy access by marine trades for work needed. But getting trades to do anything had proved difficult. I had been busy working in November and December but had allowed myself the whole of January to get on with jobs aboard, first on the list wasContinue reading “Winter work”

Most of my early boat ownership didn’t involve a delivery passage because I built them myself in our garage. But when we bought “Gala” our Hurley 22 she was in Emsworth on a trailer. We were living in Cornwall, 6-7hrs drive one way. We went to look at her in August 2005 checking one roadContinue reading “Deliveries”

I read a post from another blogger a few days ago, which talked of the feelings of selling a past yacht, having bought bigger or for another reason. This got me thinking of my past boats and yachts. My father being a teacher thought very quickly I wasn’t going to have brains to go toContinue reading “Boats I have owned”

Elektra had been launched after a rush 4 days to get the jobs done on April 5th but she wasn’t ready to sail. It took most of April to load the stuff needed to go cruising and I only managed one day sail alone during April logging 11nm. Still not ready in May we onlyContinue reading “Summing up for 2022 Season”

In resent weeks a few yachts have come onto the market which would have suited us. Having been converted from fin keel to bilge keel we don’t want to go back, not many bigger yachts have bilge keels. The cut off seems to be about 35ft possibly because of the yachts weight at that size.Continue reading “Bigger yacht??”

The weather was poor though October, one low following the next, finding any time to go sailing was difficult but I could see a possible day out and having sailed the last time in almost no wind I didn’t want that again. So it was Wednesday 12th October when I went sailing next, The forecastContinue reading “Last sail for season”

I had been busy at work over the last fortnight but was keen to get out sailing again but Vicki wasn’t interested as she thought it would be to cold on the water, so I said I would go out alone on Saturday 8th. The tide was dropping away fast as I got the dinghyContinue reading “A day sail in October”