Sailing a Sadler yacht – Love Sailing

Different Plans this Season

When I was working full time, April and May were my busiest months of the year and so I always got our yacht ready for the coming season before the end of March because, if I didn’t I woudn’t have the time to do the work needed before June. Quite often our yacht would beContinue reading “Different Plans this Season”

Out of the rain into the sun

By the 16th of March the weather was looking up and the sun had showed it self, so I spent Monday and Tuesday scrubbing Elektra’s bottom and washing her freeboard and decks. On the Wednesday, I did what I said I wouldn’t ever do again and that was to give her a coat of antifoulingContinue reading “Out of the rain into the sun”

Wet, wet, wet!

Ever since the winter laying up period started in October it had been “wet, wet, wet! and by the beginning of March, I had only been aboard Elektra about 3 times just to check on things. So it was Wednesday 4th March, before l went aboard to check her out again and start on herContinue reading “Wet, wet, wet!”

So how much dose it cost to own a yacht?

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?”

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.”