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Three feet ten across the ocean

IN THIS EDITION: Time to wrap up season in silk, lace and confetti Shelley Jory Page 13

Just what is the RYA? Page 18

Boat is smaller than a bath Any volunteers to sail in a gale?

TOM McNally, affectionately dubbed the ‘Crazy Sailor’, plans to set sail this month on an epic voyage across the Atlantic in the Big C – which is just three feet ten inches long.

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The ‘Crazy Sailor’: Tom McNally hopes to skipper his tiny boat ‘Big C’ across the Atlantic Ocean to become the smallest boat ever to complete the epic voyage.

Following sea-trials for the world’s smallest trans-Atlantic sailing boat on the Mersey the planned twoway, ten-month voyage in aid of Sail4Cancer will start from Cadiz with a shakedown cruise to Gomera in the Canary Islands which should take 25 days.

The next leg, from Gomera to San Juan in Puerto Rico, will take about 80 days, aided primarily by the Trade Winds.

From there, Tom will journey north along the Eastern seaboard of the USA, helped by the Gulf Stream, and then back to his home port of Liverpool via the historic and often

treacherous Atlantic northern route.

Tom considers the Bahama Channel to be one of the most hazardous legs of the voyage. With massive cruise ships to starboard and Cuba to port he will probably cut across the Bahama Banks to head for Fort Lauderdale; a tactic he has used once before during an earlier voyage.

“In places there is less than six feet of water, so it will be a good place to stretch my legs,” said Tom. “In 1993 I remember walking along the seabed, accompanied by an inquisitive manatee about twice the size of my boat – a magical moment.”

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CREW AND CONTENTS Sea talk.. ................................................ 2 News...................................................... 2 Kit - the latest boating gear.........10 Consultant Editor Bob Satchwell

Ad Manager Katie Hawksworth

Shelley Jory....................................... 13 Ellen MacArthur.. ............................. 14 Sébastien Josse.. .............................. 15 RYA.. .......................................................18 Sticky’s Tips........................................ 20

Group Sales Manager Jody Bratley

Managing Director Sue Baggaley

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South Coast Rep. Bill Oakley

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Piracy must not destroy the bluewater dream Seatalk

By Bob Satchwell

DURING a lifetime of hard work in an increasingly stressful and complicated way of life the blue water dream of simply sailing off into the sunset is enticing.

For Rachel and Paul Chandler that dream became a nightmare on Friday 23 October, 60 miles off the coast of the islands that have become the epitome of holiday getaways, the Seychelles.

As All at Sea went to press news agencies were reporting that pirates holding the British yacht owners were demanding the release of captured hijackers in return for the couple, aged 59 and 55.

According to reports, the kidnappers were torn between asking for a ransom or the release of their comrades. Reports suggested that an initial demand for $7million has been followed by a request for the release of seven pirates captured by EU forces.

There are those who question the sense of a couple sailing alone in a part of the world that has become infamous for piracy but usually their targets have been big ships owned by cash-rich companies.

Yes people should be cautious but surely the bigger

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Tom had hoped to embark last year but his plans were scuppered when thieves stole his main battery-housing and the lead-filled keel bulb for their scrap value.

Tom obtains fresh water from seawater by operating a manually-powered desalinator. But he can only generate water at night because during the day he loses more f luid through sweating than his exertion would create.

He sleeps semi-prone in a sling and can only stretch out by standing precariously on the deck. To bathe, Tom has to wait for calm weather and jumps overboard with his soap.

Tom is a veteran of numerous small boat voyages and still needs a few bits and pieces. If you can help call Lesley Fitt at SailingNetworks 01329 841975 or 07968 472217 or email lesley.fitt@sailingnetworks.com You can become a Friend of Tom McNally and for every new friend who joins, SailingNetworks will donate 10p to Sail 4 Cancer. www.sailingnetworks.com

picture is that Britain has a long and proud tradition of making the seas safe. Avoiding potential danger altogether simply gives in to criminals and terrorists.

That is as unhelpful as handing over ransoms.

The Horn of Africa and the surrounding seas is devastatingly deprived and torn by war. Small wonder that piracy is attractive when some nations and companies appear to dole out cash bribes without real thought for the consequences. Those millions of dollars represent unbelievable riches for those who, if they are lucky, exist little above substistence level as farmers or fishermen.

They are even big sums for national authorities if there are such entities in the region.

That points the way to a cure. Help these poor people to compete fairly as fishermen with developed nations.

Help them to feed their families. Demonstrate the benefits of tourism over piracy.

If that sounds like an idealist’s dream think about the Chandlers. As they sailed peacefully towards the African coast, imagine the gut-wrenching terror as the couple were overcome.

We may have given up on the notion that we can live peaceful lives away from crime and anti-social behaviour on our teaming city thoroughfares but let’s not give up on the dream that the wide blue yonder should be different.

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Geoff set to take on Atlantic

DISABLED sailor Geoff Holt sets out on his next personal challenge next month, sailing across the Atlantic.

It will be an emotional voyage for Geoff as he returns to the scene of the accident that paralysed him 25 years ago. The trip to the Caribbean as a yachtsman is something he could not have imagined after he had his accident.

He will sail Impossible Dream, a 60-foot, purpose-built, wheelchairaccessible catamaran. In completing his 2,700 mile challenge, Geoff will become the first quadriplegic to make the journey.

Geoff hopes that his journey will raise awareness of the accomplishments of other disabled sportsmen and women and inspire others to push their own personal boundaries.

Henri Lloyd will be providing technical marine products for both Geoff and his care assistant, Susana Scott, for the trans-Atlantic voyage that is expected to take about a month from the Canaries to Tortola

in the British Virgin Islands.

“It’s now 17 years since I first wore a breathable HL drysuit to sail around the Isle of Wight,” said Geoff, “As my various sailing challenges have evolved in both manner and complexity over the years, so too has the development of new clothing technologies to suit my requirements.

“Specifically on this voyage are the hot sunny days and cool, damp nights. Unable to shiver when cold or sweat when hot because of my disability, it is important that I am correctly dressed so I’m looking forward to putting my new Fast Dri gear through its paces during the day and the lightweight 2G Shadow jacket and salopettes which will provide warmth and protection at night or should the weather be unkind.”

Henri Lloyd has been a supporter since 1992, when he became the first disabled person to sail single-handed around the Isle of Wight, and then again in 2007, when Geoff completed his first personal Everest, by sailing single-handed around Great Britain.

News in brief Countdown to Olympics THE Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, venue for sailing at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games marked the 1,000 day countdown to the games with a ‘Revive Portland Project’ Halloween evening of outdoor events. The trick or treat weekend included a lantern procession, fanfare of ship’s sirens and firework display, followed by fancy dress and lantern competitions.The academy supplied the prize giving rostrum with gold, silver and bronze medals presented across a range of Halloween categories.

MDL flower power EUROPE’S largest marina group, MDL Marinas has awarded prizes in its annual ‘MDL in Bloom’ competition, which rewards ‘green fingered’ staff at its marinas. Winners included Hamble Point Marina, Mercury Yacht Harbour, Ocean Village Marina and Shamrock Quay.

Teamed up

Hitching a ride THE boating community on the east coast of the USA gets the chance for two boating seasons a year. Despite the recession, Dockwise Yacht Transport has reported a record load of 50 recreational cruising and racing boats, worth upward of $41 million heading for Freeport, Bahamas

and St Thomas in the US Virgin in time for the Caribbean season. The company’s unique float-on/floatoff method for yachts up to 200feet in length is accommodated by its ships which partially “sink” to allow their cargoes to load and unload under their own power rather than be lifted by cranes.

Code breakers’ post up for sale

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A FORMER top-secret listening station on the Pembrokeshire coast which monitored German U-boat transmissions during the Second World War is up for sale.

The shabby brick building on the Strumble Head peninsula has been used by bird-watchers and as a farm machinery store. It is expected to fetch around £45,000.

DEE Caffari and Brian Thompson will sail together in the ninth Transat Jacques Vabre race from France to Costa Rica, on board Aviva. The pair were rivals in the Vendée Globe round the world race in which Caffari became the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world. Mike Golding swapped partners for the 4,730 mile Transat Jacques Vabre race to sail with Javier Sansó Golding was originally to sail with Bruno Dubois, his long-term friend, team sail advisor and managing director of North Sails, France, who stood down in favour of the Spanish skipper. Another 12 Open 60 racing yachts of which 11 competed in the Vendée Globe and three are British, will race the 4,800-mile course, following the historic coffee trade route.

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News in brief Two men in a boat RICHARD Hoyland, 40, and Steve Coe, 48, are competing in the Woodvale Challenge Rowing Race by rowing the Atlantic in a 23 foot rowing boat. They begin their 2,935 mile trip from the Canary Islands on 6 December and hope to land in Antigua, West Indies, 50 to 60 days later rowing in a two hour on two hours off rota and surviving on a diet of two protein bars a day. They hope to raise £50,000 for the British Heart Foundation and the Princess Alice Hospice in Esher. More information at www.rowacrossthepond.co.uk

From one mountain to another

Call up for students UNIVERSITY students from Plymouth are to hold their first Devon Destroyer sailing regatta on 12 and 13 December. It is open to all types of dinghy and all sailors, with classes to be decided based on the numbers of entries from each class. Fleets will be split into fast and slow handicaps across courses in Plymouth Sound. sailpowerupsu@googlemail.com

Sailing calendars RICK Tomlinson’s 2010 sailing calendars are now available. The 22nd edition of the calendar features 12 spectacular images. www.rick-tomlinson.com The Clipper Fleet makes its way out to sea at the start of Race 3 from Rio to Cape Town.

THE ten yachts in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race celebrated Halloween at sea after setting off on the third leg of the epic 35,000-mile global challenge.

They left behind the iconic Rio backdrop of Sugar Loaf Mountain for the race towards Cape Town, where Table Mountain dominates the skyline.

The 3,300-mile Race 3 will take the teams across the South Atlantic, dipping south towards the Roaring Forties and the treacherous seas of the South Atlantic, before approaching the notorious Cape of Good Hope at the end of the course.

As the fleet made its way around the final mark at the end of Rio’s Copacabana beach and turned towards the African continent. Cape Breton Island had moved into the lead, closely followed by California and Spirit of Australia.

Lying in fourth was Caribbean entry, Jamaica Lightning Bolt with Hull & Humber in fifth.

Edinburgh Inspiring Capital had moved up to sixth place with Team Finland, Uniquely Singapore and Cork in seventh, eighth and

Photo: Clipper Ventures PLC

ninth place respectively.

Bringing up the rear was Chinese entry, Qingdao, but there was still more than 3,300 miles to go to Cape Town.

With just two of the 14 individual races that comprise Clipper 09-10 completed just a point separated the leader, Spirit of Australia, and second placed Team Finland. Jamaica Lightning Bolt, Cork, Ireland and Cape Breton Island all have 14 points each while Qingdao and Uniquely Singapore, with seven points a-piece, are just four points behind sixth placed Hull & Humber and only just ahead of Edinburgh Inspiring Capital and California.

Team Finland took line honours in Race 2 from La Rochelle to Rio de Janeiro making it two out of two for the Scandinavian entry.

The Formula 1 type scoring system, which awards points according to the results achieved on each race, means all ten crews have an equal chance of a place on the podium in Cape Town.

The race started on 13 September from the River Humber and will return there in July 2010.

Home, home on the buoy A SEAL has found a new bed for the night - a red mooring buoy at Restronguet in the Fal Estuary.

The common seal, rare in Cornwall, spends most nights on the buoy.

A resident whose house overlooks the spot said: “The seal comes up river most nights and performs leaps around the buoy before climbing on for the night. It’s there most mornings when we have breakfast.

Laura Ward from the National Seal Sanctuary, said: “Seals do the funniest things but we have never heard of one choosing to sleep on a mooring buoy.”

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Oman unveils its first Arabian 100 trimaran OMAN Sail’s new Arabian 100 trimaran has headed into the Gulf and a tour of neighbouring countries.

Named Majan, after the ancient name for Oman, the boat is an ambitious addition to the project’s mission to inspire a new generation of young Omanis. The first chapter was started when Mohsin Al Busaidi returned to the shores of Oman after successfully circumnavigating the world non-stop on Majan’s 75-foot sister ship, Musandam.

Success followed success as the two Oman teams took first and third in the 2009 European iShares Cup and two Omanis are currently also sailing around the world in the Clipper Race.

By 2015, the project aims to have seven academies running across the country enabling more than 30,000 Omanis to try sailing.

Majan sails with a crew of seven, half Omani offshore trainees joined by three international professional crew and a cameraman.

News in brief Accident database A NATIONAL database holding details of all water-related deaths and injuries will be launched at RoSPA’s National Water Safety Congress in Cardiff. The Water Accident Injury Database (WAID) will store details of drowning, near misses and other water-related injuries so that new ways of tackling accidents can be devised. Drowning claimed 345 lives in the UK in 2007 and remains one of the leading causes of accidental death.

New champ CHRIS Larr is the champion after winning the 2009 Gul RS Vareo Inland Championships at Grafham Sailing Club last month. Andy Temple was second and a countback between Matt Moore and Nigel Tinkler resulted in Nigel getting it with one more third place.

Diary dates

Majan in action

Is it a boat or is it a plane? Majan being craned into the water

Photo: Lloyd Images 2009

iShares goes east

Photo: Lloyd Images 2009

OC Events, organisers of the award winning iShares Cup, the European Extreme 40 Sailing Series, has announced the creation of the inaugural Extreme Sailing Series Asia to be staged between this month and March 2010. The first year of the Asian series will include events in Hong Kong, Singapore and Oman with the possibility of a fourth venue to be confirmed, and with a plan to grow this to a six-event series by 2011/12. Bids have already been received for the future series from a number of other venues across Asia.

NEXT year’s Edinburgh Cup and South Coast Championship will be hosted by the Solent Fleet in Cowes from 27 June to 3 July. The South Coast Championship will be a three day event and the Edinburgh Cup will be held from 30 June to 3 July and will consist of up to six races for the championship. solentfleet@yahoo.co.uk

Tudor treasure PREVIOUSLY unseen Tudor artefacts, including Europe’s oldest violin and bow, recovered from Henry VIII’s flagship, the Mary Rose, have been revealed by the Mary Rose Trust to launch its £35 million appeal to fund a new museum. www.maryrose500.org

Fourth title MARK Campbell-James, 29, from Haslemere in Surrey shot to outright second place on the all-time winners list claiming a fourth RYA National Match Racing Championship title at Queen Mary Sailing Club last month.

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News in brief Sling your hooks A VOLUNTARY no-anchor zone is to be established in a small area of Studland Bay, Dorset, in the hope of saving seahorses. The zone is to be implemented by the Crown Estate and Natural England to study the impact of anchoring and moorings on the health of seagrass and other marine life including the spiny and short-snouted seahorse. It will be marked by four yellow buoys on each corner and two yellow buoys in the centre. www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/ ssssg.html

Top yacht PUMA Logic won the RORC Yacht of the Year award and her skipper, Phillippe Falle was to collect the Somerset Memorial Trophy at the Royal Ocean Racing Club prizegiving dinner in London on 7 November. The award by the RORC committee is for a successful season and consistent racing performance while introducing a large number of people to the sport at a highly competitive level. The RORC Season’s Point Championship was won by Bill Blain’s J 133, Batfish III which had a tremendous season.

Puma Logic was second overall and Robin Taunt’s J 109, Jibe third.

Royal appointment RECORD breaking solo round the world yachtswoman, Dee Caffari, was presented with an Exceptional Achievement award by the Princess Royal in Cowes. The award was given by the UK Sailing Academy where Caffari trained. Dee also won the Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration in the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards.

New boss SARAH Treseder will take over as the new RYA chief executive in February. She will take over from Rod Carr. Ms Treseder, who jointly owns a Sigma 33, has been involved in racing and cruising boats all her life and joins with a wealth of management experience behind her from private luxury events company The Admirable Crichton.

Novice sailors raise funds for top children’s charity AN all-women team of novice sailors beat off five other teams to win the Sail the Solent, charity fund raising race around the Isle of Wight.

Here Come the Girls, a team of six women: Jacky Cavalli, Lucy Jervis, Kelly Malynn, Ann Malynn, Joanna Whelan and Mandeep Khela from Kent completed the 60-mile sail for the children’s charity Action Medical Research.

The win was all the more remarkable because none of its team members had ever sailed before.

There were also were two sets of mothers and daughters in the team: Jacky Cavalli and daughter Lucy Jervis, and Ann Malynn and daughter Kelly Malynn.

Six teams took part and their sailing experience ranged from complete novices who were afraid of water, to more experienced sailors.

All the teams were trained by professionals to handle 40-foot yachts before taking part in the race against the elements, around sailing’s Mecca.

The teams braved a chilly, 7.00 am start and sailed from Cowes to race around the island. Here Come the Girls crossed the finishing line, nine hours later at 4.00pm, tired but jubilant at having won.

Jacky Cavalli said: “The weather on the race day was not good to say the least, it was very windy, and some of those waves were huge.

“I have never been so frightened,

Record 100 shouts for Littlehampton RNLI

Photo: Lee Collier

The Here Come the Girls team

exhilarated, exhausted, scared, emotional and then incredibly proud in my life!

“We also had a great skipper, Andy Murray, without whom we would never have achieved so much, we were very lucky!

“It was a fantastic event for such a good cause. I would recommend anyone who needs an extra kick in

their lives to go on the Action Medical Research website and look at all the fun and challenging fundraising things they do! If we can, you can!”

All the teams finished the race.

Suzy Edington, Challenge Events Fundraiser at Action Medical Research said: “This is the first year of Sail the Solent and the first time that Action Medical Research has

organised a sailing event.

“We are delighted at how successful it has been. The training day made a real difference to all the participants and they had great fun as well. We’re already looking ahead to next year’s event and encourage people to sign up.”

Sail the Solent 2010 will be held between 15-18 September next year.

THE crew of Littlehampton lifeboat were called out for the 100th time this year to assist a vessel on passage to Shoreham.

The 6.4 metre cruiser had broken down and was having some electrical problems so crewmen Ollie Clark, Andy Harris and Lee Cullen located them swiftly off the coast of Goring and towed them

back to the harbour.

Littlehampton lifeboat station has had an extremely busy year so far. Last year between January and December the men and women were called out 85 times so with November and December to come, the final yearon-year figure could be still higher.

Nick White, the volunteer lifeboat operations manager said: “We have

a dedicated team at Littlehampton who put a great deal of time into their training and are always willing to respond when they are needed.

“One hundred calls is a bit special, it is a record for us, and this year amongst the more routine tasks have been some shouts under very challenging conditions, or when the casualties were in serious danger.’

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Young sailors retain team racing crown WEST Kirby Sailing Club sailed to victory for the second year running this to defend their Youth Champion title at the RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships.

The event, held at Farmoor Reservoir Oxford, produced a new Junior champion team – Anglian Express – a combination of cadet sailors from Suffolk and Hertfordshire. Pulling off a faultless performance of five wins out of five races on day two the West Kirkby team, Cameron Douglas, 16, Sam Robinson, 17, Ben Robinson, 15, Sarah Lombard, 15, Sophie Shepherd, 15, and Charlie Fitzgerald, 15, to claim their second title in style.

The battle for second place in the under 19 youth fleet was closely fought with Parkstone YC’s ‘Team A’ and local team ‘Oxford/420’ battling it out behind the champions finishing with three race wins apiece. Parkstone took second place with Oxford/420 picking up third.

With some strong teams in the

News in brief Capital honour THE Solent’s contribution to the economy was recognised when the area was named a ‘New Capital of Industry’ for its success in marine engineering.

The Solent’s marine sector contributes £5.5 billion to the local economy and provides 77,000 jobs.

Fees standstill

West Kirby with their trophy

RS Feva under 16 junior line-up, including the 2008 champions from Wales, the competition in the fleet for the 24 Junior teams was fierce.

‘Anglian Express’ took it in their stride overcoming a difficult first day and powering through to victory on the second, leaving the 2008 champions in fourth place.

The team, Henry Mills, 15, Oliver

Palierakis, 15, Robert Keen, 9, Cameron Goodhead, 12, and brothers John, 14, and Alex Page, 9, secured their title with four out of five race wins having been pushed hard by second third and fourth place teams, Spinnaker SC, Emsworth/Burghfield SC and North South Union.

Unlike in normal fleet racing where the aim of the game is to finish first

past the post, team racing involves teams of six sailors in three boats going head-to-head against another team of three boats to try to get the best overall points score for the team.

RYA Event Director David Campbell-James said: “Most pleasing for me, was the improvement in the standard of racing I saw especially in the Junior fleet since last year.”

The 2010 RYA Eric Twiname Youth and Junior Team Racing Championship will take place at Oxford Sailing Club for the third year running with the Championship scheduled for 16-17 October 2010.

Full results at: www.ryaracingevents.org.uk

FEES are being pegged for 2010 by the board of Essex Waterways which manages the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. The exceptions to the standstill in licence fees and other charges are six residential moorings at Heybridge and newly renovated moorings at Hoe Mill which have improved facilities.

Charity race MORE than 40 youngsters aged 13 to 19 from Kent raced from Portsmouth to Guernsey on four 22 metre ocean-going yachts to raise money for the Save the Children charity. Each of them had to raise at least £20 in sponsorship for the event organised by Kent Youth Service.

The youngsters aged 13 to 19 studied for the RYA Competent Crew certificate on the trip.

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News in brief Patrols under fire SAILORS and power boaters have complained to the RYA about the “wheel-clampers of the sea”. They are annoyed at what they regard as intimidating behaviour from the fleet of five boats operated by the UK Border Agency. Now the RYA is seeking clarification over the attitude and powers of the crews of UKBA cutters and their boarding parties who demand evidence of identity, details of craft and intended passage from sailors and pleasure boaters.

Postcard campaign KELLY Slater, nine times Surfing World Champion, is supporting Surfers Against Sewage’s (SAS) Protect Our Waves campaign She signed the 1,000th POW campaign postcard and it has been sent to the government asking for a review of the Ministry of Defence surfing ban at Broad Bench, Dorset, one of the UK’s premier surfing areas.

Up for grabs THE boat Steve White sailed solo non-stop around the world to take eighth place in the last Vendée Globe is for sale following a refit. Steve needs to upgrade for the next race in 2012 and this boat is a chance to get on to the Open 60 circuit. Contact kim@whiteoceanracing.com

Sports Boat and RIB Show THE Sports Boat and RIB Show has been confirmed for 2010.

The new-look two-day event will take place on 22 and 23 May at the MDLoperated Ocean Village Marina at the heart of Southampton’s waterfront.

The new event returns to the revamped marina at Ocean Village for the first time in four years making it more accessible to those in the city and putting it within a stone’s throw

of some of Southampton’s best bars and restaurants.

Supported by Sports Boat and RIB magazine and its sister publications, All at Sea, Boat Mart and Jetskier and Personal Watercraft, will feature RIB rides, boat demonstrations, competitions and water sports exhibitions.

And in a first for the event, the magazine’s forum users will also

have a dedicated stand, drumming up support for the reader’s online chat room and helping give a warm welcome and accessible advice to those who are new to boating.

As well as all this, plus the regular show attractions like the latest sports boats, RIBs and boating accessories, there will be plenty of entertainment to keep the kids interested, plus the added benefit of the Ocean Village

Champs set sights on Euro success BLIGH Julius and Simon Butters signed off the Thundercat season in style enjoying the surf by showing the rest of the teams how to compete in their speciality conditions.

The final race weekend of the season in Portchcawl, South Wales saw racers face 10ft surf and force 5 winds in their final battle of British National Championship.

Julius and Butters had already secured enough points two weeks previously at the Weymouth Event to take the title.

The university students from

Lymington rounded off a brilliant season, having lead the championship all year, and are now setting their sights on next year’s European Championship in Ireland where they will be proud to see the Union Jack on their boat.

Bligh will now complete his final year at Solent University and Simon his second at Plymouth while spending the Winter months preparing their boat and putting in hours of winter training.

The pair’s immediate challenge will be to seek sponsorship to compete against the best in the world.

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New and Used Boat Show, which will run concurrently.

To exhibit, contact Kim on 01223 460490. To find out more about the show, go to www.sportsboat.co.uk

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Yachts line up for ARC cruise around globe THERE are currently 38 yachts being ‘geared up’ to carry their crews on a world circumnavigation and cruising adventure of a lifetime in the World ARC 2010/11, organised and run by World Cruising Club.

The East to West circumnavigation will start in Saint Lucia in the Caribbean in January and during the year will visit Panama, Ecuador, French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Australia, Bali, Mauritius, Reunion Island and South Africa.

In 2011, the rally will cross the South Atlantic via St Helena, to Brazil and then visit Grenada before arriving back in Saint Lucia in March 2011.

In this second edition of World ARC, the participating fleet is as internationally varied as the countries being visited. There are yachts sailing 19 different national flags and an even greater number of nationalities within the crews. The largest contingent is from Germany

with eight yachts entered, then the UK with seven and, whilst many of the boats are from Europe or the USA, there are also yachts from Malaysia, Singapore and Australia taking part.

World ARC is open to monohulls with a minimum LOA of 40-feet and multihulls between 40 and 60feetat least two people on board.

The World Cruising Club has also announced dates for other events in 2011.

ARC Europe 2010 will start date on May 6 Crossing the Atlantic from West to East at the end of the Caribbean season.

The Rally Portugal 2010 will start May 30 crossing the Bay of Biscay from Plymouth and down the Portuguese Coast to Marina de Lagos, has just celebrated its 15th anniversary.

ARC 2010 will set sail on November 21 to celebrate its silver: www.worldcruising.com/ worldarc2010/

New role for warship

BRITAIN’S last surviving Second World War destroyer has been provided with new accommodation for youth organisations and education groups.

With funding from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has adaptated the aft end of Isle of Wight built HMS Cavalier and celebrated the achievement with the Kent branch of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets.

Port threatened WHAT was once Britain’s biggest copper port and a major tourist attraction will close this month unless a financial rescue package can be found. Morwellham Quay on Devon’s River Tamar once serviced a fleet of 60 ore carriers which made the Tamar, for a while, busier than the Mersey. Copper production from nearby mines stopped in 1890 and Morwellham became a world heritage site, popular yachting destination and boat-building centre. Visitor numbers have fallen from 150,000 a year to fewer than 50,000.

World title

Vice Admiral Sir Tom Blackburn Chairman of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets was guest of honour.

Sailing in dad’s memory A 14-year-old boy plans to become the youngest person to sail single-handed the 115 miles from Plymouth to Roscoff, France - to raise money for research into the cancer which killed his father.

Oliver Hancox from Jacobstowe,

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Devon, hopes to raise £10,000 in his five-metre Hurley Silhouette.

His father Neil Hancox, who died last year, was the first to windsurf across the Channel in a team relay in 1983. www.justgiving.com/oliverhancocx

BRITISH sailors won two medals at the IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships in Athens including a first world title for the SKUD duo Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell. Skandia Team GBR’s second medal was won by Helena Lucas, with bronze in the 2.4mR single-handed class.

Flow of ideas

AN A to Z guide to the River Thames and all its facilities is now available on the internet. The guide on Discover Your River Thames covers websites with autumn walks, buying a boat, fishing, food and entertainment for children. www.visitthames.co.uk

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KIT Regatta Watch SUUNTO and Tacktick have joined forces to bring a stronger collective offering of products and services to the marine sector and one result of that collaboration is the new Regatta Watch. Known traditionally for the manufacturing of sports instruments for training, diving, marine and outdoor applications Suunto’s new watch is for those who take their boating seriously. Featuring a sailing timer and compass together with stopwatch, track bearing and multiple watch, date and alarm functions, it is waterproof and practical.

Price £145 / www.tacktick.com

Budget boating bag LOMO has added to its ever expanding range of drybags with the introduction of a new 40-litre holdall. What makes it different from most other bags in the range is the fact that it opens straight along the top seam, rather than adopting the common ‘roll down barrel’ method that most dry bags use. This wide opening along the top allows much more convenient access to your kit. The concept is good, the style is simple, the quality is commendable and the price is just as attractive as you would expect from Lomo. It’s a very useful piece of open boating gear.

Price: £17 www.LomoWatersport.com

Watch Mate

In the spotlight

THERE’S a new AIS anti-collision system on the market called the Watchmate WMR750. It is basically an electronic chart plotter incorporating a dual-channel AIS receiver that displays an overlay of AIS targets but without mapping to clutter up the screen. The display emulates a radar, with the vessel in the centre of the screen and the user able to choose from either a head-up display when underway or a north-up display when at anchor. Other modes include a list of targets, which can be prioritised and filtered, identifying the most dangerous as a priority. It also incorporates a dual-channel receiver which saves all the complex wiring of a separate black box AIS receiver and chart plotter. It is waterproof so it can be cockpit-mounted and it also acts as a GPS repeater. Targets can be tagged, allowing easy identification on screen, which makes it great for tracking friends. The WMR750 receiver decodes transmissions from both Class A and Class B transponders and also has an output for chart plotters and PCs so that the target data can be relayed to other systems.

Price: £479.95 01179 114111 www.mesltd.co.uk

AN on board spotlight or powerful torch is a vital bit of kit particularly as winter increases the likelihood of fog.

Marine Electronic Services have introduced the SP2M, a high-capacity spotlight with a two million-candle power halogen lamp and a 95mm reflector. It is powered by a built-in 4Ah rechargeable battery and comes complete with an AC charger as well as a DC cigarette charger lead. The dual position swivel handle allows either conventional carrying or ‘pistol-grip’ operation and it also has an adjustable bracket for freestanding work. It measures 208 x 134 x 178mm and weighs just over a kilo and, to help light up your Christmas, MES has reduced the price to just £19.95.

Tel: 01179 114111 www.mesltd.co.uk

OS2 Smock GILL has launched the OS2 Smock to compliment its successful OS2 range of breathable and waterproof clothing. The OS2 Smock introduces a three-layer material to the OS2 range for the first time, making the garment much easier to get on and off and more breathable for the wearer. Choosing the smock over the regular jacket reduces the prospect of water ingress through the neck opening and at the waist, which makes it useful when more challenging exposure to the elements is on the cards. It also incorporates many features of the existing OS2 Jacket, such as the offshore collar design with fleece lining and storm flap, high-visibility hood, double wrist seal and integral hand warmer pockets. The new OS2 Smock is available in three colour options, all with coordinated graphics.

Price: £225 (matching trousers: £145) Tel: 01159 460844 / www.gillmarine.com

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Time to wrap up season in silk, lace and confetti Shelley Jory British Powerboat Champion www.shelleyjory.com

WHILE for the most of us the powerboat racing season is over a couple of classes are still winding up their National Championships and a few of the Brits have headed to warmer climates to take part in world championships and international competitions.

Meanwhile still in the UK the speed freaks will be preparing their boats to head to the historic Coniston Records week aiming to break the existing National and World Records.

Reigning World Champion Colin Jelf is once again attempting to retain his F2 World Championship Crown for the fourth consecutive year. In 2008 Colin was crowned F2 World Champion for the third successive year making UIM history, as the only driver ever to win the F2 World title three times.

The first event of the five part championship got underway in Bahrain in October and Colin and fellow F2 racer Older Brother Owen Jelf were both there to defend the title.

After setting the quickest time in the first qualifying on Friday afternoon. Colin

The crash involving Colin Jelf and Paul Shepard

entered the second qualifying session on Saturday knowing that he was in the box seat for pole position for the grand prix. He also set the fastest lap of the weekend which would end up being nearly two seconds quicker than anyone else.

So as the 45-minute session began confidence was high with Owen placed provisionally fourth on the grid. After a first attempt seeing Colin set a lap time of 49.75. Colin then decided to attempt another flying lap but disaster struck.

As he approached the last turn Paul Shepard of South Africa was approaching the same turn on a wider line but suddenly turned across in front of Colin. This resulted in Colin barrel rolling over Shepard’s boat, luckily landing the right way up.

Colin and the boat were fine and thanks to hard work from the team the boat was patched up and back on the water by the end of the session. However during this time Colin’s strongest rival Alex Carella of Italy had claimed pole with Colin finishing up in second and Owen dropped into fourth.

Further misfortune hampered the reigning world champion. As the lights went out for the start of the race neither of the two brothers fired up. Starting late as their boats passed

timing for the first time they were both sitting at the back of the fleet and nearly half a lap behind the leading boat.

Colin reported trouble accelerating out of turns and several laps later was in a unique position of being caught by the leaders.

An incident among the fleet that saw two of the turn buoys destroyed hampered Colin’s chances of making up positions as the race continued under yellow flag.

Owen Jelf finished tenth and Colin 13th, results that disappointed the brothers. But it will not phase them and they will both come out in true championship fighting spirit at the next round in Egypt at the resort of Port Ghalib.

Good Luck to the Jelf Racing Team!

So whilst Colin and Owen battle it out in hot sunny climates, back in the UK a group of the UKs competitors headed to Coniston for Records week, over the first week of November.

It is the only event in the powerboat racing calendar to bring together all classes of boat.

Entry is open to all, from tiny hydroplanes, through inshore circuit racers to the largest offshore boats. It is the finale to the racing season. Competitors and officials from all over the country assemble annually for what has been a popular event since its inception

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in 1970.

For almost a hundred years Powerboat record attempts have been made on several of the English lakes including Ullswater, Windermere and Coniston Water.

The most famous drivers have been Sir Henry Segrave, Sir Malcolm Campbell and Donald Campbell. Coniston, the spiritual home of Record breaking, since the Campbells, is most welcoming.

Drivers, support crews, officials, families and spectators are most welcome to enjoy the beautiful Coniston area, surrounded by its spectacular mountain scenery.

Well that’s almost it from me this month but before I disappear into a flurry of confetti, silk and lace – makes a change from race overalls and oil – I would like to pass on my congratulations to Team Girlracer, Camilla Pascoe and Carolina Sandbrook who have in their first year of racing claimed the national title in the E900 Thunderbolt class.

Unfortunately Carolina is unable to continue in this fantastic partnership next year so Millie is now looking for a new female co-pilot to step on board with her and is already setting her sights on the 2010 title and future powerboat racing stardom.

Photos: Jelf Racing Team – Matt Watts

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BT Team Ellen hoping to end on a TJV high Ellen MacArthur THE Transat Jacques Vabre is one of the most original and exciting events in the international sailing calendar which is what keeps us coming back time after time.

This year the organisers have set a new course which will take the sailors across the Caribbean Sea to Costa Rica.

Stamina and speed are all key ingredients required for success in this race. You have to be acutely aware of both your own and your coskipper’s physical limits.

Luckily Sébastien Josse and Jean-Francois Cuzon have developed a good understanding and work well together double-handed. When they set off from Le Havre on board BT IMOCA 60 on the 4,720-mile transatlantic race to Puerto Limon, they will be racing against the very best in the IMOCA 60 class in the pinnacle event of the year.

Although their victory in the IMOCA class of the Fastnet race was a reassuring win, they are expecting some tough opposition.

The start of the TJVs are always a reunion of old friends and competitors, many of the skippers having taken part in the last Vendée Globe.

Among them this year, it is great to see a large contingent of British offshore sailors Samantha Davies, Dee Caffari, Mike Golding and Alex Thomson.

The TJV brings back all sorts of memories for me. The first time I took part in the race was in 1999 coming sixth in the 60-foot monohull class onboard Aquitaine Innovations-Kingfisher with my co-skipper Yves Parlier. It was a great introduction to the challenge of navigating in the two hemispheres of the planet, studying the weather systems of the north and south, as well as the equatorial calms.

After finishing second in our class in 2001 after suffering gear failure in the final stages of the race, it was great to be back sailing with Alain Gautier on the 60-foot Foncia in 2003.

Racing in the fleet was a crucial part of my build-up programme for racing the B&Q trimaran solo and we were competing against

Photo: Yvan Zedda photography

2004-05 Transat Jacques Vabre finish: the joy of arriving!

a strong line-up including Michel Desjoyeaux and Hervé Jan on Géant and, the only other mixed team in the multihull fleet, Karine Fauconnier and Damian Foxall on Sergio Tacchini. Both Hervé Jan and Damian Foxall raced with me on board the 110 foot catamaran Kingfisher2 in the Jules Verne record attempt.

We had a fantastic start in flat seas and a good ENE 20 knot breeze, but went on to suffer severe damage on day two of race, ultimately finishing in a disappointing ninth place.

Probably my most enjoyable TJV experience was in 2004-05 when I sailed with Bilou (Roland Jourdain) taking second place on board Open 60 Sill et Veolia. Bilou and I clicked as a team straight away and I have never had so much fun sailing. He has got such a great sense of

humour, it made getting through the tough times much easier.

This report that I wrote from on board sums up how taxing this race can be: “Well, Bilou and I are pretty tired and wet, after a night with winds to 50 knots. The front was very aggressive, and difficult to predict last night.

This morning alone for us when we thought we were through we had a squall of over 44 knots – our boat speed was fairly high at that stage, and the sea state horrible. Once again we have slept on the floor, and now the northwest wind is in the air is much colder. We can’t have had more than a couple of hours between us last night, but the ambience on board is great which is massively uplifting!”

So this year, I will of course be rooting for

Flashback to 2005: Roland Jourdain (FRA) and Ellen MacArthur (GBR) skippers of Sill & Veolia. Photo: Olivier Gautier/DPPI

my BT Team Ellen team mates, Sébastien and Jean-Francois.

Sadly this is the last major race for the BT Team Ellen sailing project and I am sure that we are all hoping to end on a high!

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Looking east as we prepare to race west Sébastien Josse IT was the moment the whole BT Team Ellen had been waiting for.

We were in Le Havre with a boat 125 per cent ready to go, and almost 5000 miles off Atlantic ocean to stretch her legs.

All the big names of the IMOCA 60 circuit were there too, and the double-handed Transat Jacques Vabre from France to Costa Rica will certainly prove fiercely fought for, but my coskipper Jeff Cuzon and I were definitely getting ready to set off with our sights set on victory.

Thanks to the boys of the shore crew, we have a very fast weapon and we had had time to refine many aspects, so our confidence was at its highest level on the gear front.

As far as human resources were concerned, it was not bad either since Jeff and I get along perfectly, and we had already had the opportunity to verify that our skills are complementary.

This autumn, we trained against our usual rivals during sessions organised in South Brittany, but we also crossed swords with the lovely Sam Davies and Sidney Gavignet, who are sailing aboard Artemis and whose campaign is, like ours, managed by Offshore Challenges.

Sam and Sidney sure form a strong tandem, and I think they impressed a lot of people.

I have not raced long distance since last winter and will be extremely happy to cross the line, having an entire ocean to look forward to. The perspective of a finish under the Costa Rican sun doesn’t spoil anything either!

The course, based on the traditional coffee

trading route, will be tricky tactically speaking, and I also like the fact that there is some history behind it.

When you think about it, maritime routes have been so vital to the development of our world that it’s surprising that we don’t know or learn more about them. There are so many stories to be told, on the Atlantic but also in the Indian and the Pacific, not to mention the Middle East.

Speaking of which, that region seems to show signs of intense activity on the sailing front, and if the America’s Cup “legal show” ended up (momentarily?) rejecting the Gulf venue for the next match, a giant trimaran whose shapes are rather familiar started a Tour of Arabia, flying the Sultanate of Oman’s colours.

Some of you might remember that last year I wrote a column about the Oman Sail team having completed a non-stop round the world journey aboard my team mate Ellen MacArthur’s former B&Q trimaran. Well this ambitious programme now has a stateof-the-art 32-metre trimaran and wishes to kick-start a world-level racing scene in the Arabian Gulf region.

The boat is not an unknown beast, being a sister ship to Francis Joyon’s IDEC (solo RTW record holder) and Thomas Coville’s Sodeb’O (solo 24-hours record holder). Named Majan, this new Arabian 100 footer has been designed

by British legend Nigel Irens and his associate Benoît Cabaret, and built in Thomas Coville’s boat moulds.

It’s good and refreshing to see our sport conquer new territories because after all, that’s precisely what it’s all about in the first place: venturing beyond the horizon to see if the world is really round!

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Nanotechnology aims to beat rising fuel costs IN the wake of red diesel fuel increases and recession belttightening, what if you could achieve a 15 per cent improvement in fuel economy and CO2 emissions by simply pouring a bottle of liquid into your boat’s engine?

Nanotech Marine says the launch of a revolutionary new engine oil additive, BORPower, aims to make the fantasy a reality.

BORPower is an engine lubricant that has been developed using the chemical element Boron and the hitech science of nano-technology.

Put simply, the product claims to reduce engine friction to a very low level, leading to more efficient operation. That means improved fuel economy and lower CO2 emissions, says Nanotech.

BORPower products are the result of more than 15 years of research and development. It is aimed at every user

– boat owners, industrial machinery users, private motorist, company car users, taxi and HGV operators, commercial fleet managers.

According to Nanotech, independent testing carried out by TUV NORD Technical Inspection Agency in Germany has validated the claims for BORPower and additional evaluation has also been carried out in the UK by Roger Denniss, a transport engineer with 40 years of testing experience.

Roger Denniss tested BORPower at the Motor Industry Research Association, MIRA, following the IRTE/BTAC type1 test cycle. The test demonstrated a reduction by 10.8 per cent in fuel consumption after addition of BORPower. Following a ‘before and after’ trial with the product he concluded: “I’ve never seen results as good as these.”

Using breakthrough nanotechnology in conjunction with Boron, a chemical element with unique properties, the product

is a world first. The performance benefits are derived from its ability to create an almost frictionless environment inside the engine, says Nanotech.

And the company adds that perhaps the most impressive benefit is that it can actually boost the power output of your engine. Testing was carried out at MAHA in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2007 using a Renault engine. Over a series of runs, a BPH improvement of up to nine per cent was achieved.

It works on all four stroke engines, whether they run on petrol, diesel or LPG. And it is easy to use to use shake the bottle and tip the contents in with your engine oil.

It starts to work immediately but the best results will be achieved after ten to 15 hours of engine operation.

Because of the way the product coats the engine components, the results last long after any subsequent oil change.

One of the key benefits of using

BORPower is that it saves you money, for example it can lower fuel consumption by up to 15 per cent, says Nanotech. Take a 43-foot power boat with twin engines of 370HP each and an official combined fuel consumption figure of 16.1 GPH which could be reduced to 13.7GPH.

Even a ten per cent improvement would make a real difference to the owner’s bank account, with more than £1,226.00 being saved on fuel costs over a year*.

Nanotech says testing has revealed that it can improve the quality and performance of the engine oil and even the life of the engine itself by up to 100 per cent. It is recommended that every user follows the servicing schedule of their engine but use of BORPower can cut the amount of work required at each service interval. *Assuming a fuel consumption of 16.1GPH with 200 hours of engine operation per year and the cost of the fuel £3.81 per gallon, the annual cost would be £12,268.22. A ten per cent saving on your fuel cost would be £1,226.62 per year.

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Just what is the The Royal Yachting Association flies the flag for anyone who enjoys boating.

Sam Jefferson explains how it was formed and just what is role is in 2009.

BACK in 1875, a group of gents who were getting rather tired of arguing about yacht racing rules got round a table and decided to set up a membership organisation called the Yacht Racing Association with the aim of ratifying the rules.

The group of 35, chaired by the Third Marquis of Exeter, met in London and could little have imagined that 139 years later, the Association would still be going strong under the guise of the Royal Yachting Association – the RYA. You can also imagine the surprise they would have felt if they discovered what a massive organisation it had become. In 2009 the RYA has more than 100,000 members and employs more than 150 staff.

Over the years it has moved far beyond simply ratifying racing rules and is now acknowledged as the governing body of recreational boating

Photo: Paul Wyeth/RYA

in the UK, while its influence on boating issues worldwide is evident.

This is all very well, but beyond the label of ‘The governing body of recreational boating’ what does the RYA actually do?

Training

Let’s keep it simple breaking it down into sections.

Perhaps the biggest part of what the RYA does is to provide training.

Whether you are a dinghy sailor, racing yachtsman, RIB driver or proud skipper of a Sunseeker, the RYA will provide you with the training tips to give you the confidence to go out and enjoy your boating.

The RYA training syllabus respected worldwide, and the qualification is recognised in many countries, most recently Australia and New Zealand have adopted the programme. It is telling that an RYA Yachtmaster qualification is coveted by many boaters and can open up the doors to a new career.

Beyond this, there is something else at stake: As things stand, recreational boaters are pretty much self-regulated in terms of training and the RYA’s training schemes, combined with the excellent safety record of recreational boaters has ensured that no government has felt the need to interfere.

Interests

This brings us on to the wider issue of protecting your interests: Not always an obvious one, but the RYA uses its influence as a respected organisation to protect the freedom of boaters and work with government to ensure any legislation it introduces is not

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unfavourable to boaters.

The RYA it cannot march in and simply overturn laws, so we try to explain things to officials who sometimes have very little understanding of boaters’ needs.

The burning issue of the moment is drink-boating. Legislation is already in place but what the RYA is trying to do is give boaters a fighting chance to comply with an unwieldy law.

Excellence

One of the most high profile aspects of the RYA is its running of Skandia Team GBR, the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes. British sailors have won more Olympic medals than any other nation and the continued success of the team provides a massive boost for the sport as a whole.

Beyond the glitz of the Olympics, the work of the RYA in developing world class coaching schemes and the money that success has brought in to the sport filters right down to grassroots level.

These are some of the most tangible and visible parts of the RYA’s work, yet there is much more.

Whether it is introducing more youngsters to our sport through the

Photo: Richard Langdon/RYA

OnBoard Programme, providing legal advice to our members on a massive range of issues, issuing powerboat racing licences, right through to running and refining the Portsmouth Yardstick handicapping scheme, the RYA is there.

There are too many other aspects to the RYA’s work to cover them all but this gives you a taste. Of course, there is plenty of criticism levelled at the RYA as well and as the sport’s National Governing Body, it is often there to be fired at.

I guess perhaps the best test of the RYA’s value is to imagine the boating world without the RYA: better or worse?

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Any volunteers to sail in a gale?

Sticky’s tips

By Sticky Stapylton

HAVE you got storm sails? Have you tried to set them in calm conditions, so that if an emergency were to arise you would have little trouble?

Those of you who have bought secondhand boats and have a trysail and storm jib in the sail wardrobe, need to have a good look at how they will be attached.

Equally those who have new boats, and are planning long passages, should think about their sail plan in strong winds.

Is there a separate track for the trysail? If not, will you be able to lower the mainsail and stow it easily in a rising sea and wind?

Does the dedicated track come down to near deck level so that the trysail can be bent on and stored in its bag at the base of the mast? How would you secure the boom in such circumstances, assuming you will not be using it? Do you have trysail sheets permanently bent onto the sail? If so how will they be secured to the boat, with snatch blocks or through stern cleats?

Does the storm jib have a wire luff? Is there a dedicated strong point on the foredeck for the tack strop to be bent on to? Do you have separate sheets for the storm jib? Have you ever tried to secure a rolling or furling headsail, then remove the sheets for use with the storm jib in a rising sea and wind? Not at

all easy, some would say impossible.

On a delivery of a 43-foot yacht from Levkas in Greece to Dartmouth, the storm jib was impossible to raise in anything stronger than a force 4 because the halyard and stay which were meant to be raised as one kept on inextricably entwining around each other.

A friend has a Contest 35 based in the Solent wishes to be taken out in heavy weather and shown how to handle his boat.

During two days of windless weather at the end of September we bent on the storm jib, finding that the tack strop was too long, there were no dedicated sheets and the sheeting positions for the genoa cars were too far forward. The third reefing pendant was way too short. With no wind it was simple to ease off the first reef pendant and re-rove it as the third, but I would not like to do this is a rising gale.

I did have to do this once on a Beneteau 421, and the best method was to heave to, climb up on to the boom, (well tied on with two strops to one’s lifejacket harness) and reeve the first pendant through the cringle for the third.

Fine if the first pendant is not trapped under the second. On a number of boats the boom is so high up that it is not easy to see if the first pendant is trapped, even if one is working on slab reefing from the mast.

Anyway, I need two stalwart crew, who can, at the drop of a hat, come to join us. There will be little warning, because the owner and I have a pretty busy schedule over the winter

and we will need to catch our moment of bad weather.

Volunteers will need to be fit, as near as dammit impervious to seasickness, very flexible and happy to go out for up to 48 hours.

Email me at instructor@sail-help.co.uk.

Vital rules for gas WONDER how many of you saw the photograph in the yachting press sometime back of the Nicholson 55 which had suffered a gas explosion?

The theory was, at the change of gas bottle, the regulator had been cross-threaded and a slow leak into the bilges had been the cause.

If the gas locker had been properly constructed, and was wasting to the sea, the accident may never have happened.

My golden rule for cooking is never have gas in the boat unless it is alight on the stove.

When heat is required in the galley the procedure is as follows: 1. Check all burner knobs are off.

2. Ask for gas to be turned on at the bottle.

Light the burner.

3. Once heat is not required, the stove is never turned off in the galley, but at the bottle and then the gas is allowed to burn through at the stove.

4. Once the gas at the burner is out, the gas bottle is turned off.

I never use any intermediate gas shut off cocks, only the one on the gas bottle. One way round this palaver is to have a solenoid switch

on the bottle; it saves a lot of hassle especially if the gas bottle is difficult to get at.

Having said all that, what do you do if the stove operates with a pilot light?

Whenever the gas bottle is changed over it is a two man job. One man does it, and a second checks that it has been done properly.

The second is either myself, the mate or watch leader.

Storm jib on the forestay and the trysail (storm mainsail on the mast)

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Race winning ideas that can help save the planet By

Sarah Black The Green Blue

IS Green Boring?

Not if you are one of a growing band of boat designers who have got the eco-bug. From eco-hulls to eco-engines the boat building world is waking up to the fact that there is money to be made and a new challenge to be faced.

I remember a couple of years ago writing in these pages about the opportunities for innovation in the environment/boating sector.

I called for more companies to work to fill the gaps and produce kit which would help boaters to be more sustainable, and our Green Directory, www.sailingnetworks.com /green is now full of a range of these great products, filling a gap in the market and making money from sustainability.

Something I was not expecting so

Mike Golding, sailor and President of the IMOCA Technical Committee, has been instrumental in bringing new, energy efficient kit to the wider market through the Open 60 class

soon was the rush of new eco-boats.

It seems every month someone is pushing the boundaries of yacht design towards more sustainable choices.

A British graduate, Alastair

Callender, has designed a boat so energy efficient that it will actually supply power back to the National Grid using sails designed to harness the power of both sun and wind.

All he needs is £40m to build the

190-foot luxury cruiser and the next generation of superyacht owners could be sitting in the Monaco sunshine getting richer as they sell their excess power back to the grid!

A bit less glamorous than Monaco, but perhaps even more important in environmental terms, are the new ‘Skysails’ which give added lift to container ships. These huge kites pull the ships along easing the burden on their engines and saving tonnes of CO2 in the process.

Yacht designer Erik Sifrer has come up with his own version of a low carbon propulsion system, his 187-foot yacht ‘Green Jet’ will run on hydrogen and wind power making her plough through the waves with zero emissions.

You may be wondering what all these huge ships have to do with the average yacht in the UK? I know I certainly can’t afford the berthing fees for a 187-foot boat, let alone to own one, so why do I care what they run their engines on? The thing is,

without the super yachts and the super brave trying these things out we would never see them come to our more modest markets. The IMOCA Open 60 class has been driving innovations that have eventually arrived into our chandleries. Where do you think low energy, high power LED lights were first trialed for example?

Come to think of it, even the formula one power boats have given us some surprisingly green wins. From their work we have seen massive improvements in propeller design and power to weight ratios.

Out of competitive necessity these organisations have created a whole new world where every ounce matters and every watt is accounted for.

For them it is about coming first in the race. For me it is about saving precious natural resources.

Whatever the reason, I welcome the innovation!

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News in brief Early racers ROUND the Island Race crews will have to be early risers in 2010 to meet the scheduled start time of 0500 on Saturday 19 June. Lea Bennett, secretary of the Island Sailing Club said: “Whilst the tides on the day are indeed dictating a very early start, it also means that the majority of competitors will hopefully cross the finish line earlier in the day and, with luck and a following wind, be able to enjoy rather more of the shore side hospitality.” J.P. Morgan Asset Management will be race sponsor for the sixth year.

Urgent sale WATERMARK Marne the first all British boat builder in China is up for sale for the value of its debts at £95,000 and the RIB company says it needs to find a buyer within two weeks to avoid bankruptcy

Foolish escapade FIVE people without lifejackets, who decided to row from Falmouth to Flushing in an eight foot dinghy after an evening out drinking, capsized in the harbour.

They managed to clamber aboard a moored yacht after 20 minutes in the water but remained wet and very cold. One of the boaters then left the yacht and swam for help and Falmouth’s inshore lifeboat was alerted.

Blowing a gale AN experienced sailor who ran into trouble went for three nights without sleep before his yacht was towed to safety when its anchors dragged in a Bristol Channel gale.

The sailor from Newport, Wales, who was seen in difficulties in heavy seas off Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, had not contacted the emergency services but agreed to be towed by lifeboat to Burnham Yacht Club for repairs.

Ireland record PHILLIP Fitzgibbon and Mike Shanahan have re-claimed the UIM Round Ireland Powerboat Record with a sub 19-hour time in their 7.5m Tornado RIB powered by a single 250hp Suzuki outboard.

Their finishing time was clocked at 18 hours 38 minutes and 50 seconds, more than 30 minutes faster than Team Pulsar which broke the record a month earlier, also in a Suzuki powered RIB.

On the rocks CORNWALL’S National Maritime Museum wants to hear from anyone who lived on a manned lighthouse or had relatives who did as part of a major new exhibition – “Life on the Rocks” – opening in February. The country’s last manned lighthouse was made automatic in 1998. Contact Jenny Wittamore on 01326 214538.

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One of the least popular jobs amongst DIY boat owners is the removal and reapplication of antifouling.

Tim Spicer explains how to get the job done safely.

PROTECTING the hull of your boat is essential for your safety and your vessel’s performance.

GRP boats need to be defended against the build up of slime and barnacles resulting from exposure to our northern waters. In the past, boats were covered in copper plate but it is expensive so most boaters choose antifouling paint.

It is a pain to apply, remove, and reapply antifouling paint. But a fouled hull can increase fuel usage by as much as 40 per cent so it is false economy to ignore it.

Furthermore, the performance of sailing boats will be adversely affected, and planing vessels may be slowed to such a degree that they cannot even reach planing speed.

So, how do you go about it properly?

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ential chore aids mance and safety First, we strongly advise against dry sanding unless you have the correct breathing apparatus, as anti fouling paint is toxic and dry sanding sends clouds of dust in all directions, which is extremely dangerous. Therefore, I am running through the slightly more time consuming but far safer option of wet sanding.

With your boat ashore and on blocks or a trailer, you can start to work on the underside. Using a pressure washer, clean as much of the slime, weed and barnacles off the hull as possible. You will probably have to use a scraper, a tough brush and a good amount of elbow grease to remove the shells. You now have to wait for the hull to dry, so this is a good time for a tea break, or perhaps something.

Once clean and dry, check for hull damage such as blisters or dings. Make any repairs necessary before assessing the condition of the antifouling. If it is in good condition, having been applied in the correct fashion from new, then all that needs doing is an overcoat of a compatible antifouling. Most antifoul manufacturers will provide a

compatibility chart so that you can check that your antifouling paint is compatible with other brands used for overcoating.

If yours is a planing craft that needs a very smooth hull surface for performance, then be sure that there is absolutely no flaking of the previous coating. If there is any evidence of cracks or bubbles then it is advised to strip back entirely to the hull and start from fresh.

Removing old antifouling is not a fun job. There are a couple of options but wet sand blasting is an effective method.

This will require a specialist blaster, sometimes called a slurry blaster, or an attachment for a pressure blaster.

When using this technique on GRP and wooden vessels, you need to be careful not to cut into the hull’s surface.

An alternative to wet sand blasting is to use a stripping solution such as ‘Dilunette Gel’. You can buy this in most chandlers and it is applied in one thick layer using a nylon bristle brush. It needs to be left on the hull’s surface for a considerable amount of time for it to be effective. Depending on the thickness of the antifouling, two to three days is recommended.

Once the antifouling has been softened, you can use a pressure washer to blast it off, followed by more scraping to fully remove the layers. Having removed the old antifouling to the best of your ability let your hull dry. The removal is now nearly complete.

The final task, once dry, is to check the smoothness of your hull’s surface – if it is uneven then craters will appear when you apply the new antifouling.

In most cases, the surface will still be uneven, so take a stiff brush and go at it until the surface is smooth and level with the rest. The hull will now be ready for antifouling.

GRP hulls should be totally degreased and have a matt finish before beginning antifoul application. To do this, ensure you remove any evidence of mould release agents and sand with a 280-grade wet and dry paper.

Applying an anti-osmosis epoxy treatment to GRP hulls is also recommended prior to antifouling.

Now that you know how to remove old antifouling from your vessel, you will be keen to learn how to apply a new layer at the beginning of the boating season.

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Southampton Dry Stack

Hamble Yacht Services

Southampton Dry Stack is one of the UK’s leading dry stack operations, offering undercover and open rack storage options for the Solent area and catering for boats of up to ten metres.

Packages are tailored to suit individual customer’ needs, including unlimited lift membership packages.

Open seven days a week, with a very friendly club style atmosphere and only an hour’s notice to get your boat launched and ready to go. www.southamptondrystack.co.uk 02380 238084

Hamble Yacht Services is a full service yacht repair and refit facility, with a number of dry stack spaces in its two service yards, Universal Marina and Port Hamble Marina, on the Hamble River adjacent to Southampton water and the Solent. The Universal and Hamble HYS sites are both three acres, with 40 berths at Hamble. The number of dry stacks at Hamble is 65 and 42 at Universal but these will expand to more than 100 dry stacks.

The lifting capacity at Hamble is 80 tons and 60 tons at Universal. www.hambleyachtservices.co.uk 023 80 454 111 (Port Hamble) 0845 025 0845 (Universal)

MDL Dry Stack MDL Dry Stack offers easy to access out-of-water storage for your motorboat, unlimited launching on demand seven days a week, no need for antifouling, improved fuel economy, reduced salt water deterioration lower maintenance costs, enhanced residual value, increased security and protection, use of marina facilities and on-site services. There is Club Outlook membership for annual customers – including fuel at cost, 30 overnight stays at any MDL Marina, and 50 per cent discounts on boatyard services.

MDL Dry Stack is available at Cobbs Quay, Poole, Hamble Point, Hamble, and Saxon Wharf, Southampton. www.drystack.co.uk / 02380 457155

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Stack them up Looking for a safe alternative to costly marina storage?

Andrew Pinnington runs through the advantages of dry stacking your boat.

ONE of the main considerations for boat owners is where to store their prized craft. Most store their vessels in a marina but this is expensive and leaves boats vulnerable to fouling and UV light, which can adversely affect gelcoats.

Dry stacking is an alternative.

Several facilities around the country offer the opportunity and the incentives to do so are countless.

Dry stacking companies lift your boat with a state-of-the-art forklift, where it is lifted into storage space.

The same machinery is used to launch your boat when it is required. Your boat may not occupy a prestigious

berth at the marina any longer but there are several advantages.

Security is not such an issue with dry stacked boats, many of which are stored 20 to 30 feet in the air, making them an unattractive proposition for vandals and thieves. Nearly all dry stacking facilities also offer CCTV monitoring.

Maintenance and repairs can be conducted far easier on a dry stacked boat and saves the owner the inconvenience of removing the boat themselves.

There is no need to antifoul your boat and thus fuel efficiency and manoeuvrability of your boat is guaranteed. Dry stacking can also prove cheaper than a traditional marina berth. Southampton Dry Stack offer their services from ÂŁ1,800 a year.

Supposedly, dry stack boats depreciate less than boats held in wet storage. Nevertheless, a well

maintained boat in a prestigious berth will not depreciate quickly enough to make dry stacking essential.

The convenience of having a boat at the marina cannot be overstated.

Being able to take out your craft on a whim is one of the joys of boating, and having to constantly request the launch of your boat can prove irritating.

Most dry stacking facilities allow the owner to leave the boat after his

or her return for lifting but some may prefer the peace of mind that a marina berth offers them.

Dry storage is also unsuitable for craft over ten metres long due to the restrictions of the forklift machinery.

Storing your boat out of the water may appear a novel concept but it has been used by boat owners for years to help preserve their boats in a secure, controlled setting. With the explosion in dry stacking facilities, it is now increasingly affordable.

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Patriotic solution to the fizz fuss In the drink

By Paul Antrobus

WHATEVER was all that fuss about our political leaders being seen ‘quaffing’ Champagne? Where have all the Champagne socialists gone?

I know people for whom Champagne is their regular tipple . . . well, one. For the rest of us it holds a clear position as a symbol of celebration, success or ultimate hospitality. What would the Formula 1 podium celebrations be without the fizzy spray?

To ameliorate the current burst of recessional political correctness against the fizzy moment, you can turn to English sparkling wines made in the champagne method. The soil, viniculture and climate have made English sparkling very good and a winner of awards in international competitions.

There has never been a better time to put aside anti-English wine prejudice. They have been on the pricey side but, with current Euro rates, they now stack up well against the French versions.

Doing our patriotic bit and supporting local industry to weather the recession should silence the kill-joy critics.

At my local Majestic warehouse, Champagne Mumm is £35 and Veuve Joubert Reserve the bargain multi buy at £14.

In comparison, from Bodmin, Cornwall, Camel Valley ‘Cornwall’ Brut has been regularly winning the top awards, beating off the French Champagnes, whatever their price.

Fresh, bright and fruity and £18 a bottle from the winery, it’s good enough to be in Rick Stein’s world-famous Seafood Restaurant in Bodmin and in all of Cornwall’s Michelinstar restaurants.

From Tenterden,

Kent, Chapel Down Sparkling Brut is £17 a bottle from the winery on-line store. Excellent dry fizz.

Chapel Down claims to be the largest English wines producer. However, Denbies of Dorking, Surrey, claims to have the biggest vineyard in England. Their very drinkable Whitedowns Cuvée classic sparkling is at Waitrose for £16 a bottle.

Also at Waitrose look for the Merret Ridgeview from Ditchling, Sussex.

Slightly more expensive but fun names for a townies party: Bloomsbury Brut at £20 and Fitzrovia Rosé £22.

Buy English and let us still feel permitted to celebrate success, birthdays or just have fun.

ARC route to rum THEY are off again this month: 300 yachts and maybe some 1,500 souls heading for the Caribbean despite the recession, or some maybe because of the recession - no job,

let’s go sailing!

This time, I am going with them. So what lies at the end of this arc-en-ciel? Rum, of course.

Liquid sunshine, in Rodney Bay, St Lucia.

Rum began in Barbados around 1703, and spawned Mount Gay, by accident as a by-product of sugar cane plantations. The idea spread throughout the region and now most Caribbean islands have their own brand, usually family owned and produced with personal loving care.

St Lucia Distillers is still a family concern after three generations.

Their ‘Bounty’ is the local standard, golden, soft and bright with a hint of sultanas and honey. A must-try for all ARCers. ‘Rodney Bay eight-year-old’ is the premium blend, excellent over ice or with coconut water.

Splash out on this one to celebrate arrival, and to bring home as a souvenir...

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BOOKS IN BRIEF Des Pawson’s Knot Craft 35 Ropework Projects • Second Edition

Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts

AC & Black • £10.99

The science behind sailing yachts and their design

THIS treasure trove of Des Pawson’s personal ropecraft recipes contains projects ranging from bellropes, key fobs and fenders to mats, doorstops, knife lanyards and belts.

This new edition has been expanded to include more of Des’s enticing ropework projects. Along with fascinating tit bits of nautical history as background to the many projects, and guidance as to how they can be the starting point for many other items.

Des gives step-by-step instructions on how to put these knots together to form the finished article, and provides advice on the size and lengths of the materials required - just as you would expect from a recipe book.

With this book to hand, readers will have the confidence to start making desirable objects with knots because, as Des says, this is the book that makes all other knot books work!

Des Pawson has a worldwide reputation as a rope worker, teaching and demonstrating his skills at boat shows, festivals, museums and galleries at home and abroad. In 1982 he co-founded the International Guild of Knot Tyers, and in 1996 he opened The Museum of Knots and Sailors’ Ropework. In 2007 he was awarded an MBE for his services to the knot and rope industry.

Storms and Wild Water AC & Black • £16.99 STORMS are terrifying, awe-inspiring and provide an unparalleled thrill to those who encounter them – and survive. This highly illustrated book, brings storms vividly to life. The gripping text recounts the experiences of small boats and large ships fighting their way to safety, and the spectacular photography brings home the sheer power of nature.

Chapters feature: • What conditions whip up storms • Experiences of small boats and ships in storms • The formation of hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones • Whirlpools, maelstroms, monsoons and tsunamis • The effects of storms on harbours and harbour entrances • The impact of global warming Storms and Wild Water is a gripping and fascinating read.

Dag Pike began his career as a merchant captain, went on to test RNLI lifeboats, and took up fast boat navigation, winning a string of trophies for powerboat races around the world, including navigating Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Challenger on the record-breaking fastest Atlantic Crossing by powerboat. He is now a navigation and powerboat journalist in demand all round

Adlard Coles Nautical • £45.00 DRAWING on state-of-the-art performance testing techniques in wind tunnels and towing tanks, this ground-breaking book provides invaluable new insights into how and why a sailing yacht behaves as it does.

Fabio Fossati, a world expert in the field, has conducted years of research in wind tunnels, including work for several America’s Cup campaigns, and his results represent the latest knowledge on the subject.

Aero-hydrodynamics and the Performance of Sailing Yachts presents a systematic analysis of the basic factors governing the behaviour of a yacht under sail. Using simple mathematics and illustrating his findings with tables, graphs and helpful colour photographs, Fossati examines the principles of fluid dynamics applied to sailing yachts, and the main aerodynamic and hydrodynamic aspects that determine their behaviour under way.

From the latest research in aerodynamics and hydrodynamics right through to performance prediction, this book is an essential and long awaited work for all professional yacht designers, racing sailors and students of yacht design.

Fabio Fossati has been scientific co-ordinator for the wind tunnel testing of sailing yachts at Milan Polytechnic since 2004, and was in charge of wind tunnel testing for the Prada Challenge and Luna Rossa America’s Cup teams. He is currently Research Associate of the International Technical Committee of the Offshore Racing Congress, and is also a keen sailor.

Peyton The World’s Greatest Yachting Cartoonist AC & Black • £16.99 MIKE Peyton is the world’s most famous nautical cartoonist – the Matt or Giles of the sailing world.

This is his authorised biography, complete with many of his iconic cartoons, written by Dick Durham – ex Fleet Street journalist, Yachting Monthly’s Features Editor and Mike’s lifelong friend.

Dick romps through Mike’s life, from his early schoolboy sketches to being seconded by the intelligence corps during World War Two to draw maps of the North African deserts, from there running a PoW newspaper, and, back in the UK, going on to work as a freelance cartoonist on as diverse titles as the Church of England Times and Corsetry & Underwear.

Sympathetic, entertaining and insightful, this is the long-deserved biography of a man who has dominated the nautical humour scene for well over seven decades.

Dick Durham sails with Mike at every opportunity he gets, and is never surprised to find an anecdote he has shared with Mike subsequently crop up in one of Mike’s cartoons.

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SAILING YACHTS

P15376/11

P15374/11

finn keeled yacht

£795

P15193/11

bruce roberts spray yacht

£3,450

1982 COLVIC WATSON 26

P12865/11

P12964/11

£22,750

2002 JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 43 DS £139,950

1984 CUSTOM MADE PEN DUICK 2 copy £POA

Winter Bargain! 20’ Finn keeled yacht, G.R.P, 4 berth, cooker, full set of sails, 4hp outboard engine, large cockpit. Needs work hence price.

Located Essex. (East Anglia)

Sell Or Exchange new steel 33’ Bruce Roberts spray yacht, hull and deck, cockpit, rudder, sterngear etc. ready to be fitted out. Consider part exchange boat, car or W.H.Y. £3,450 ono. Located Essex.

(East Anglia)

Motor sailer, long keel with bilge plates, Thorneycroft 90 engine, Navico WP5000 autopilot, 4 berths in 2 cabins, full head room throughout, max 6’2’ separate heads, roller reefing. Reluctant sale.

Lying Totnes, Devon. (South West)

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 Deck Saloon The yacht has been owned from new, by the present owners. Both retired, husband in his early 70s and wife in her late 60s ‚ the boat has had gentle use. (South)

Steel Ketch very successful steel copy of Eric Tabarly’s Pen Duick II. Rigged for serious long distance sailing. Ideal for circumnavigation.

One double, three single berths. Comfortable, spacy interior. 50 hp engine. (Turkey)

Tel: 07791 549866

Tel: 07791 549866

Tel: 01803 843467

Tel: 07752 199585

Tel: 0090 538 987 0966

P12983/11

P13278/11

2002 JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 43 DS £139,950

1968 HALCYON OFFSHORE 23

The yacht has the option to be a 2 cabin, 3 cabin or 4 cabin layout.

The yacht was delivered as a 3 cabin version. Owner’s cabin aft, with two cabins forward – one double berth cabin and one cabin with two bunk berths. The yacht has two heads, one forward and one aft; both have showering facilities, the aft heads having its own separate full size shower compartment. (South)

Alan Buchanan Design. Single diesel inboard engine, 6hp. Beam: 8 ft. Cruising speed 4kts Knots. Top Speed 5kts Knots. Max Bridge 32 ft.

Max Draft 2.5 ft. Length at Waterline 20 ft. Length Overall 23 ft. Cabin Headroom 5.5 ft. Freeboard 2 ft. Dry Weight 3000 lb. Please call for further details. (North East)

Mariners Mate Motor sailer, with sails, 4 berth. Needs love, so does engine, no Trailer!!. Please call for further information. (East Anglia)

5 Berth Sabre 27 with replacement diesel engine with very low hours.

5 berth, blue hull, needs general tidying. Ill health forces sale. Has been out of the water for 12 months. (South West)

Spacious 5/6 berth family cruiser. Obsession is a well maintained and improved boat including electric anchor winch, rebuilt Bukh engine, new instruments and much more. Sea trials and delivery available.

Lying Plymouth.

Tel: 07752 199585

Tel: 01665 711371

Tel: 01206 304277

Tel: 07096 691124

Tel: 07096 690867

P14784/11

P13450/11

£4,500

P14892/11

1979 JAGUAR 27

£1,700

P13923/11

MARINERS MATE

£550

P15005/11

1995 JEANNEAU JOD 35

£32,000

P15414/11 AAS_A

1978 SABRE 27

£4,600

P15031/11

1986 BRUCE ROBERTS 34

£12,000

1985 Westerley fulmar

£32,500

P15063/11

2004 BAVARIA 44

£89,000

1987 MOODY 28

£28,500

Boat Share In Greece (1/5th) Based in southern Ionion. Five weeks min. available each season with dates by negotiation. Friendly consortium. Low cost maintenance by s/o half paid this year. Solid reliable boat; ‘09 survey.

This JOD 35 is on the market for a quick sale. Fully equipped, ready for fully crew or short handed sailing, boat is ready for RORC Cat 2 racing. Reinforced, with new 2006 mast. (South)

Cruising Yacht A well found 6 Berth yacht (beam 3.12m, Draft 1.68m). Is a delight to sail. 36Hp Bukh marine diesel, Fin keel & tiller steering. Well equipped for cruising. Pinned lowerable main mast for Inland waterways. (South East)

A very well maintained boat in very good condition. Sleeps 8 IN 4 cabins. Please call for further information and full specification.

(South East)

Bilge keels, well maintained and equipped VAT paid. Lovingly cared for by long term owner, all up together with many extras. (South)

Tel: 07918 057830

Tel: 07984 720357

Tel: 07814 161538

Tel: 07903 605990

Tel: 07096 692314

P15074/11

P15153/11

1977 SADLER 25

£6,000

P15216/11

1972 MARCON TOMAHAWK

£5,950

P15343/11

1975 BLAKES MARINE MANTA 19

£2,250

P15377/11

1992 VAN DE STADT NORMAN

£63,000

Virago the Sadler 25 is an excellent performer and easy to sail. Virago has had many updates over the years. (South)

Bilge keel sloop. Good example of this solidly built roomy bilge keel sailing cruiser with 5 berths. Modern instruments, Volvo 10hp and full set of sails. (South)

Manta 19 Mast Head sloop very good condition. Google Manta 19 for full details. Ashore now and paid up for the winter (Wales)

The most competitively priced Van De Stadt Norman available anywhere at this time. Excellent condition. Price negotiable for a very quick sale. email: mcamdem@aol.com for more details, pics. (UK)

Tel: 07096 692316

Tel: 07096 691032

Tel: 07096 691151

Tel: 07990 772587

1964 GDANSK STOCZNIA JACHTOWA GDANSK, POLAND KINGS AMETYST £10,000 Watertight sail yacht. Survey and pictures available. Yacht is completely water tight and structurally sound. The main engine has been removed but is available but is not the original engine.

(North West)

Tel: 07729 287415

classic sail boats

P14771/11

P15050/11

2000 ESSEX SMACK YACHT

£27,500

P15221/11

CLASSIC GAFF RIG 22’

£1,750

1973 TRAPPER 400

£7,995

Gaff Cutter. Wisper Is a traditional gaff rigged smack yacht. 4 Berths.

21hp Nanni. A real head turner! Please call for fuerther information.

(Scotland)

GRP bilge keel, two berth, varnish spars, s/s rigging, three tan sails, compass, beautiful looking boat. Lying Falmouth. (South West)

28 Foot sailing cruiser, designed by Cassian & Cuthbertson. LOA 28ft, LWL 22ft, Beam 8.5ft, Draft5ft Built 1973. Construction GRP. Burgundy coloured topsides, fin keel (iron). Good sea boat. Engine reconditioned. (any)

Tel: 01539 433350

Tel: 07775 561280

Tel: 01728 832361

P14755/11

P15213/11 AAS_A

1988 42 ED DUBOIS

£75,000

FOLK BOAT 24

£1,495

Proven round the world sailboat, sails beautifully. Big inventory all found. Tri sail and track, storm jib and inner stay. Genoa furler. Mast steps. 38hp Volvo. Feathering prop. Autohelm 6000. Three double cabins. View Southampton (South)

Mid 1960s, nearly finished project, includes sails, anchor, cooker, winter cover, full rigging, echosounder. Lovely sized weekender. Work to be done hence price. (East Anglia)

Tel: 07096 690859

Tel: 07779 009573

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38 sailing dinghies

P15224/11

P14582/11

1980 GAFFER

£3,900

P15046/11

1986 MIRROR

£475

P15052/11

FLYING FIFTEEN SAIL NO 3128

£2,500

P15383/11

JOLLYBOAT 18’ UFFA FOX DINGY

£650

1997 HAND CRAFTED

£500

Vintage gaffer built Lukes of Southampton, loa 7.3m draft 1.47m. lead keel, engine Stewart Turner rebuilt 2008. Tan mainsail gib roller furling. 3 berths. Surveyed for insurance 2009. Falmouth (any)

Mirror sailing dinghy, good condition on road trailer. Please call for fuerther information. (South East)

Road trailer, new wheels, spare sails, little used over the last 3 years hence sale. (Midlands)

1960s, varnish inside and out, painted deck, Sail No 110, complete outfit - ready to go, cover, road and launching trailers. Lying Falmouth.

(South West)

Hand crafted graduate comes with trailer, launching trolley, full rigging and spare covers. (South East)

Tel: 07096 691045

Tel: 01843 864123

Tel: 07096 692308

Tel: 07775 561280

Tel: 07096 691152

trailer sailers

P15388/11

P15367/11 AAS_A

DRASCOMBE LUGGER

£3,950

2003 Jeanneau SUN 2000

P14429/11

£12,500

P15040/11

1982 BRADWELL 18

£1,600

P15226/11

WEST WHITE POTTER

£950

AMPHORA 18

£1,550

Excellent condition, full winter tow cover, trailer, Honda 4 stroke, roller, jib, oars, fenders, lines, delivery possible. (North West)

Ideal day boat in very good condition. Hassle-free preparation, good stability and speed. Spinnaker, deck lights, generous cockpit, portaloo, 4 berths. 8 HP Honda outboard. Recently anti-fouled. On Hampshire Marina.

4 berth, lift keel, roller reefing genoa, mainsail, 15hp Force outboard, original Gel coat, nice clean tidy boat, no trailer. Lying Nuneaton Warwickshire. (Midlands)

Good cond. Own trailer. Easy to trail and sail. 2 berth. Good fun boat.

Please call for further information. (UK).

Ready for road, 3-berth 18ft bilge-keel cabin cruiser, c/w road/ launching single axle trailer, two mainsails, nearly-new spinnaker & ditto roller-furling genoa, No.1 jib. anchors, radio, echo-sounder, cabin cushions & carpets, double-ring gas cooker, plastic ‘crockery’.

Immediately available, on trailer, Mid-Dorset. (South West)

Tel: 01254 246274

Tel: 07096 692361

Tel: 02476 349205

Tel: 0161 790 3886

Tel: 01258 837152

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Orkney drama for lifeboat volunteers

News in brief Busy weekend THE crew of Margate’s RNLI lifeboat had a busy Halloween. On the night of Friday 30 October, the all-weather lifeboat was launched to a small yacht with a three-man crew around six miles off the coast and unable to make headway in the busy shipping lanes. The lifeboat towed the yacht to Ramsgate.

Early on the Sunday morning, a single-handed yachtsman called for help ten miles off Margate.

Together with his cat, he had been at sea for two days and suffered a fouled propeller and lack of fuel.

In rapidly deteriorating, near gale conditions, the lifeboat took the exhausted yachtsmen to Margate.

WHEN Kirkwall lifeboat launched in the early hours of Sunday 25 October to help three people on board a yacht, six RNLI volunteers were in for a difficult night.

The yacht’s crew had issued a mayday call after losing her anchor in Mill Bay, Stronsay, leaving her at the mercy of a gale.

The Severn class lifeboat Margaret Foster launched to her aid at 1.09am into steep and heavy seas.

At 2.10am, after an hour of tackling ferocious sea conditions, the lifeboat fell into an unexpected and huge trough.

The resulting jolt caused one of the crew to jar his back. The lifeboat diverted into Stronsay Whitehall harbour where, at 3.00am, a local doctor examined the injured crew member and recommended he be airlifted to hospital.

Coastguard helicopter 102, which had been standing by observing the yacht, winched the volunteer in a stretcher from the lifeboat, and transferred him to Kirkwall’s Balfour Hospital. The crew returned to sea at 3.55am and entered Mill Bay 45 minutes later, tackling

Sinking feeling AN RNLI lifeboat from Trearddur Bay was launched on 23 October to rescue two men who got into trouble when their boat sank to a depth of approximately 7.5m.

The 8m boat had suffered engine failure causing it to dash against the rocks at Rhoscolyn Bay. The skipper and his colleague scrambled on to a small pinnacle of rocks in choppy seas and waited for help. Alf Prithcard, Treaddur Bay RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer said: “The Atlantic 75 RNLI lifeboat was launched at 11.13am and found the pair on the rocks.

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Reaching the scene, lifeboat crew managed to pass over a line which was secured to the yacht. The lifeboat crew then agreed with Shetland Coastguard that they should anchor and await daylight before attempting to tow Inanna.

At 7.18am, with dawn breaking, the lifeboat crew heaved up the anchor and the yacht crew let go the towline.

The yacht then motored towards Whitehall Harbour under the safe escort of the lifeboat.

Both vessels were safely back in harbour at 8.20am where the locals, showing true community spirit, brought hot food for the two crews.

The RNLI volunteers eventually arrived back at Kirkwall lifeboat station at 10.10am. The injured volunteer crewman remained in hospital overnight for observation, having suffered bruising but no breaks.

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5.8 1.9 5.6 2.2 5.8 1.8 5.7 2.0 5.9 1.6 5.9

Time

0529 1025 M 1753 O 2247

0610 1105 TU 1831 2325 0647 1143 W 1904

0002 0719 TH 1221 1933 0041 0749 F 1258 2000

0118 0818 SA 1336 2027

0155 0850 SU 1416 2101 0235 0928 M 1504 2142

0322 1014 TU 1603 d 2231

25

0421 1114 W 1708 2336

26

0526 1228 TH 1813

27

0057 0629 F 1338 1910

m

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TIME ZONE UT(GMT)

1

0534 1022 W 1759 O 2247

3

0705 1152 F 1929

1.1

F 1913

SA 1243 1943

6.2 1.5

DOVER

HW

+30mins

HW

-4hrs 30mins

HW

-4hrs 30mins

HW

-5hrs 30mins

8

9

0400 1124 W 1646 e 2348

10

0505 1226 TH 1759

11

0053 0616 F 1329 1906

12

0159 0725 SA 1433 2007

30

1.7 6.2 1.4 6.2

0358 0856 M 1624 2124

1.1

1.5 WICK

14

1.3 6.6 1.1 6.5

1.1 0701 1.3 COWES 18(IOW) 6.8 1207 6.3

6.6 6.2 NAIRN/INVERNESS 22 0201 1.2 0912 1.6

0201 0932 M 1431 2153

2.0 6.0 1.6 6.0

0306 0812 SU 1532 2042

POOLE

7

29

1.5 6.4 1.2 6.3

0207 0724 SA 1438 1959

0627 1130 TH 1842 2348

6.7 LOWESTOFT 21 0132 1.0 0837

13

28

1.2 6.7 1.1 6.7

W 1806

m

6

5.7 2.1 5.3 2.3

2.5 5.5 2.1 5.4

1.2

Time

1.2 2013 1.5 WALTON BLACKWATER HW

0258 1026 TU 1536 2247

5.4 2.3 5.2

m

0018 0751 SA 1240 2014

2.3 5.7 1.9 5.7

1.8 6.1 1.4 6.1

Time

5.9 1.9 5.5 2.1

5.5 2.3 5.2 2.5

FALMOUTH DECEMBER

0305 0827 SU 1538 2101 0408 0921 M 1638 2148

15

0502 1009 TU 1726 2231

6.7

6.5 1.3

6.3

SU 1316

M 1348 2046

TU 1419 2122

6.4 STORNOWAY 23 0232 1.3 0950 6.0

W 1453

1.7 2202 ULLAPOOL

OBAN 24 6.2 1.5 5.8 1.8

0312 1033 TH 1539 d 2247

LARGS

6.1

6.3 1.5 5.9 1.6

5.8 1.7 6.0 1.7 5.6 1.9

5.9 1.9 5.5 2.1

+15mins

HW

-1hr 45mins

HW

+2hrs 30mins

HW

+1hr 10mins

DOUGLAS 25 1123(IOM) 1.6 2.0

HW

+1hrs

HW

+15mins

2342 LIVERPOOL

HW

+15mins

6.0

0403

5.7

F 1642

26 HOLYHEAD 1.9 5.9 1.6 5.7

5.7

5.3 2.2

0509 1229 SA 1803

5.5 2.1 5.3

27 0623 CARDIFF 5.9

2.3 5.6 2.0 5.4

MILFORD HAVEN 1.9

0056

1.6 5.8

SU 1343 1911

HW

-45mins

HW

-5hrs 15mins

HW

-4hrs 45mins

6.0 28 0729 5.7 CORK/CROSSHAVEN

HW

-4hrs 15mins

HW

-5hrs 45mins

5.7 BELFAST LOUGH

HW DOVER (S), +1hr (N)

BRISTOL 1.8

0215

2.2

1.6 5.9

M 1451 2009

1.8

6.1 0827 6.0 29 DUN LAOGHAIRE 1.6

0321

1.9

1.5 6.1

TU 1553 2102

1.6 6.0

1.5 6.2 1.4 6.3

0420 0920 W 1651 2152

1.6 6.3 1.3 6.3

0515 1011 TH 1745 O 2240

1.2 6.5 1.1 6.6

HW

+45mins

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