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
Electric
During the COVID-19 pandemic there have been plenty of YouTube Sailing channels talking about living Off-Grid and talking about their Sustainable lifestyles. However, the two are not the same. Sustainable living is well suited to being able to live off-grid but not all off-grid living is Sustainable. Off-Grid, for sailing
Motor
We are really enjoying watching the Vendee Globe (single handed, non stop, no outside assistance round the world race). Our key sources are the official website tracking and their YouTube Channel but we are also enjoying the content from Sea Wolves. The weather has clearly been unusual and fits with
Plans
Found a fantastic video of an incredible yacht refit which has an interior decor that we absolutely love. You can see the interior in this video. In this video you can see just what a huge project (in every sense of the word) it was to take a former Whitbread