I often hear people say “you must be rich to own a yacht” my reply is normally “no, my yacht has all my money” The marine trades seem to think all owners are rich, and can pay ever higher invoices year after year. The decline in yacht ownership dosn’t seem to support this. When IContinue reading “So how much dose it cost to own a yacht?”
Category Archives: Sailing a Sadler yacht
Photos from 2025
Engine lifted out into Saloon
As two of the engine mounts had suffered from heat damage in the July fire aboard, they needed to be replaced. I saw my engineer, Anthony was working at St Anthony and asked him when he wanted to jo the job, he was keen to get the job done. So I removed the saloon tableContinue reading “Engine lifted out into Saloon”
Summing up 2025 season
I had worked nearly solidly through the winter 2024-25 in-between the few days of work l was still doing, Elektra had new Garmin electronics fitted, replacing the old Stowe units which had slowly packed up though the past 8 years since we bought her. The only thing that was still working was the depth sounder.Continue reading “Summing up 2025 season”
The last few days aboard 2025
We knew the season was coming to an end, with the weather still dry and warm, we planned a few days aboard. We needed to be home on Thursday to play euchre, so it would be Friday to Tuesday. The forecast said there was no wind on Friday and then easterly wind picking up overContinue reading “The last few days aboard 2025”
When you retire, every day is a Saturday!
Now, Thursday, l went sailing yesterday, and l am going sailing again today. With the forecast showing north-northwest force 4, it looked good for a sail to Gull Rock and back, a beam reach in both directions. I attached the dinghy to the mooring before dropping and motoring out of Gillan in what seemed likeContinue reading “When you retire, every day is a Saturday!”
A day to sail.
Wednesday, 8th October, came along. By now, l was thinking our sailing days were numbered. And l needed to get out sailing at every opportunity. With light winds forecast for the next few days, the time was now. I had to go out to tidy and clean Elektra after the resent work, l was goingContinue reading “A day to sail.”
Some little electical jobs
After Elektra’s fire, she had been rewired at the end of July. And then we had been away sailing for 5-6 weeks, we had found a few little electrical jobs which needed doing. So I had concacted Rupert our marine electrician to arrange for them to be done. On the 1st of October at firstContinue reading “Some little electical jobs”
More, day sailing
After the last day sail on Friday, it had got me in the mood for more sailing, and Sunday was looking good. The forecast was NNW force 3 and Elektra sails very well in a light breeze. One out to the mooring and aboard Elektra, I started getting here ready to leave, what wind thereContinue reading “More, day sailing”
Day sailing
After being aboard for 2.5 weeks in some pretty awful weather, we were both glad to get home! Even if the weather did improve over the next week. So when my friend Paul asked, could l take him across the bay in Elektra, to see what she sails like, Paul was thinking of buying aContinue reading “Day sailing”
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