Plans
One of the most significant advances in yacht safety in recent years has been the development of the Jordan Series Drogue. It was developed in response to the 1979 Fastnet Disaster and has been widely used by a wide variety of yachts in some terrible conditions. Attainable Cruising has many
Electric
I get quite frustrated with a number of ways in which claims are made for sustainability. Too often they can be most charitably be described as greenwashing. So I took the Footprint challenge (again) at https://www.footprintcalculator.org This time we came out at 2.3 that means 2.
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Wishing everyone a Hopeful Christmas and a Safe New Year.
Plans
Saw some exciting news today. Just read that Peter Lawless is going to be sailing his Rival 41 around the world single handed, unassisted and non stop. He has a website and a YouTube channel. His aim is to be the first Irish man to achieve that combination. It is
Plans
So we were last on Vida for Friday 9th October (Friday Progress 28). Since then the restrictions either for North Wales or for Manchester (and for a lot of the time both) have not allowed us back. We had hoped to get a few days after Christmas but Manchester is
Sailing
When planning Dyneema rigging the area we have found most confusing is deciding on the size of Dyneema we should fit. In our search we have found three sites particularly helpful. However, between the sites we have found at least four ways of deciding what size is needed. Despite that,
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] All the posts I have been writing about Dyneema rigging and chainplates have been mostly focused on Shrouds (the standing rigging that holds masts
Sailing
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] Following my posts Chainplates. We are going for a radical dyneema option and Termination of Dyneema Shrouds. The most contentious issue? I've
Environmental
Today I found Sails and Canvas (in Topsham, Devon): Lifestyle products Made in Devon from recycled sails Absolutely brilliant! :-) We will have to sail to Topsham and on the way decide which of our many very old sails are past being usable for us so they can become great
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] When you look at the strong opinions about the way you end your Dyneema shrouds it makes all the other strongly held opinions seem
Environmental
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] Until recently the answer would be: terrible. A "plastic" made with petrochemicals that can't be recycled. However, things are changing.
Plans
[Update] I have written a lot about Dyneema standing rigging so I now have a guide to it all in: Dyneema / Synthetic Rigging Summary[End Update] We know that our decision making process can seem strange to others. :-) For example why would we remove a working diesel engine to