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Queens Jubilee
We’re not sailing this weekend so since it’s the Queens jubilee we decided to dress the boat up and make an exhibition off ourselves. Had a lot of positive comments from passers by and have is a chance to really get into the spirit of celebrating our great naval heritage and salute our monarch. I…
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Rudyard Reservoir
Day Sail at a local reservoir. The retrieve was particularly difficult due to the extra steep ramp here. I’m roping in by reversing the car up the ramp but when roping out I was losing traction due to the load and suffered catastrophically when my rope parted. It was a 750kg BS natural fibre type…
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Trip #5 Lune Estuary
Earlier in the year I started to think about where some experience of tidal waters could be gained. Thinking that this will vary from place to place I concluded that it would be s good idea to visit one place regularly over a period of time to get to understand how the tides work and…
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Trip #4 Day Sail In Bala
The opportunity of fine weather trip grab a day sailing on Bala. We pitched up at a local campsite the day before so that we could get an early start the next day. The day we sailed was beautiful, very calm weather just what we needed so there was no rush and we could practice…
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Trailer Keel Guide Added
Following the addition of several extra keel rollers on the trailer and a rear vee guide I added these side keel guides to make sure the boat is aligned squarely on the rollers during retrieve. This worked perfectly. The only problem, as shown in the first photo, was the guides were a little too tall…
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Trip #3 Hilbre Rally
Being a fairly new to boating there is a lot to learn. Nearly everything is a brand new concept or experience. Taking everything in my stride as new things come along sometimes I think that things that happen are everyday occurrences for other more experienced sailors. This was only my third sailing expedition so I…
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More Roller and a Vee Guide
The retrieval from Coniston proved difficult once more. The boat was missligned on its rollers. The problem was it was evening and access to the water was cut off when the gates were locked for the night. I had to jack to boat up on the car park and reposition the trailer under the boat.…
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Trip #2 Coniston
It’s April. It’s still a few degrees below zero at night but can’t wait any longer. Time to brave the elements and go for a day or two sailing. Coniston Water in the lake District was our location here. Still fairly inexperienced at sailing and over a year since the last expedition at Bala. But…
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Keel Bolt Inspection
Since Tarka is now over twenty years old I decided to do an inspection of the keel bolts after seeing some horror stories that some boatyards have unleashed into the public domain. One or two bolts did look a bit discoloured or rather the timber abound the bolts. After speaking to David Moss he didn’t…
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Things to do during Lockdown
I was supposed to have two days coaching on Bala but the second day was postponed and then cancelled. Victim to Covid. I’m still working full time but contemplating retirement. Now I can stay at home all week as long as I continue to put in a full days grind. Kind of spoils it but…
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