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True, my memory is getting a bit tricky. https://www.ultimboat.com/pen-duick Club Mediterranee Became this. https://www.marinetraffic.com/sv/ais/details/ships/shipid:297988/mmsi:253443000/imo:8942797/vessel:PHOCEA

In french of course. Not the film Tabarly. http://dai.ly/x1j9yys

Bloody incredible achievement for a couple of young kiwi guys and you are right AJ old school feet on the ground humble types as well. Brunel climbed all over Manfred incredible sailing.

Definitely been there and had that look from the wife. http://www.jean-guichard.com/sites/default/files/styles/photography_full/public/photographies/s-nb-169298p04033.jpg?itok=mlq77ucV

Eric at Marsden wharf when I was a young puppy. Photo by Gary Baigent. https://www.boatdesign.net/attachments/penduick1v-jpg.67753/

Both. The old fulla is not measuring his journeys success in terms of returning to home port in fact getting anywhere apart from the initial launch site seems to be his speciality. Andrew has crossed the Tasman and ventured to the Auckland Islands and back. I am sure he is focused on returning to a home port but both endeavours In my view are just plain foolhardy. Search and rescue will get some unnecessary skill and resource tests and all for what exactly. This race to the bottom is just plain self indulgent idiocy but each to his own. What was Andrew McCaulys last communique “ I have f

Nah, just figured out that he can make more rapid progress with a beam on approach to both sea and wind. More interesting and entertaining than the Volvo and the Tasman Kayak combined. Native he may well be nuts but he is no dullard who can only be of harm to himself and he is giving it a crack plus some.

Brrr looks damn cold.

Crikey , if he reckons the boat is a bit wobbly now he will know all about the lack of stability when and if he ever gets into the liquid Himalayas. Sill he has a bit of a rattle on and the 1.6 kn average may climb further. Like the comment about how things below are getting pretty rank.

The French have dominated single handing for some time. Call it cultural as their sailors are national heroes. Here is one of the best Loik Peyron in a old French woody.

Not long to go now. http://goldengloberace.com/

Piles are going in the bin soon and how many youngsters have got the coin to pay the fees ,not many if any. Hence the popularity of Milford etc. Resources will be further stretched when Okahu Bay becomes mooring free. My point is that yachting is a sport and the Piedy is where many young people from all backgrounds start a life long passionate exciting journey. Lets not for the lust of a few roubles create a sea of difficulty for others that want to go where we have been. Apologies for the thread drift...

Yup, the diver issue joins many that continue to surface at the facility. You can still wipe your own bum but that will most probably join the list of lost causes if it has not already. Costs of berths, parking ,power compliance and wildlife risks...what next. One of my pet rants is how the Piedy fleet are consigned to the tidal vagrancies of the Milford Marina and risky swing moorings whilst the whopper stink pot sales berth dominates a prime corner of the facility. The mullet boats rightly get pride of place but the single largest and cheapest feeder design for the young of us to get out

Yup sex on fire would be a enigma ,bloody painful as well.

Talking of history.... someone local should do a antipodean version of Dylan’s efforts . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VZc9mI5pXHQ&feature=youtu.be

I remember reading about this guy in 2012. Obviously not a success. https://www.diabgroup.com/en-GB/Cases/Marine/Yrvind-prepares-to-break-world-sailing-record-with-Divinycell-cored-vessel

True Native. My old log of mahogany single skin edge butt and glued without glass is 45+ and you have to be vigilant in matters of maintenance but that applies to most craft. Three skin kauri glassed done well like most construction methods makes for a great hull but I have seen some shockers as well. Differential materials and fresh water etc... Yup ,wood means work but it is not the nightmare some make it out to be.

From memory Sina is edge butt and glued not caulked ,regardless Noel and Litara have kept her in Bristol condition. 30hp is a bit on the light side agreed but she is getting about reliably and they attended a wedding recently in Samoa. Noel is pure old school and no autohelm or self steering devices just hand on wheel. Sina has been on the market for a while but many have and deep down putting age aside it will be a emotional parting for them once she sells.

Christ they had every bloody expert oohing and a ahhing as if they had found the great lost Ark. Fletchers must of been poohing their pants thinking that any future progress payments would be a long time coming. Never send your kids to university I say.Maybe the archaeologist / consultants were taught that the natives of the time simply threw a few seeds in the ground and voila there is your waka. Now do Bunnings stock any seeds for a RM970.

Chine runners did not see those. Corneal flash risk would be my concern. He is definitely no dullard that I admire but...

Crikey she is a bit of a tip truck.

Never trust a man with a clean workshop. The yellow submarine could well turn out to be a self euthanising machine.

Leo has a website.http://sampsonboat.co.uk/ Impressive young chap but Tally Ho is a mammoth undertaking and the parrot will be old and grey well before what remains of her if anything hits the water. I have chucked him some coin as I applaud his enthusiasm.

Thanks will call.