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
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] In my last post "Chainplate update, more challenges" I linked to a whole bunch of YouTube channels where people have switched their
Plans
Back in June I wrote "Chainplate update" which explored how we might solve the problems with our chainplates that we detailed in "Deck repair question". We are very comfortable with our solution to the backing plates / under deck reinforcement: replace the inadequate stainless steel plates that
Plans
Jane has been assembling photos to show the progress we have made in our first year of refitting Vida. As we looked at them we looked a bit more closely at the pictures of our fresh water tank (according to the survey around 400 litres). You can see a lot