Small Boat Voyages

Enjoying exceptionally warm weather we decided to return to the Lake District for a couple of days. I’m trying out a couple of rigging variations, one on the main sheet using a pair of tufnol main sheet fiddle blocks, one incorporating a horned cleat. I’m probably going to revert to the previous arrangement where the Read more

This year begins with quite a few changes and updates. Sailing the river Lune again from our sailing club Glasson SC. New road equipment working well although we did use the SC tractor to launch since there was a queue to get out and we didn’t want to hold anyone up experimenting with the new Read more

The most problematic aspects of trailer sailing learned so far mainly concern launching and retrieving. I wanted to focus more in the sailing aspects next year so some big changes are on the cards on the road equipment. For guiding the boat and trailer around sometimes limited access road to slipways I figured a front Read more

Went for a short cruise on a local waterway the Llangollen canal. Launch was really easy, this was the first place we came to trial launch procedure. Since we’ve gained experience of launching in a variety of situations it’s becoming more of a routine. We had a really lovely day weather was perfect, the trees Read more

The day started out wet. There had been heavy rainfall overnight. We were snug and dry in the cabin but outside everything was soaked. Soon the overcast sky cleared and blue sky above us suddenly appeared as if by magic. The forecast was good with force 3 to 4 and waves 0.5m perfect for venturing Read more

First outing on the broads and an extended cruise no less. Set aside 4 days to potter about to see if going for an extended cruise would be a comfortable experience. Headed for a public slipway first from Brundall just outside Norwich. Didn’t see the sign bearing the weight limit until we had our boat Read more