This letter appeared in the August 2016 Yachting Monthly:-
Ballasted fenders
Atlantic Return
This article appeared in the August 2016 issue of Yachting World. Helen Fretter, the Deputy Editor interviewed crews in Horta for a feature on the ARC Europe rally which had not been featured before. The account of Hejira's 'chaperoning' of AWOL, another rally participant features.
Sea water pump failure
This ātale of woeā has nothing to do with the Southerly but has several lessons which can be drawn from the salutary experience and I hope that by recounting the story, others will be better able to deal with any similar problems should they arise. In the late 1990ās, I decided that it was time... Continue Reading →
Water Maker Intake
When I bought my āusedā 135, I commissioned Northshore to carry out some work which I felt would benefit from the epithet āInstalled by the original buildersā should I come to sell the vessel in the future. Other elements of the Northshore work certainly warrant dedicated articles but my recent Atlantic circuit has prompted this... Continue Reading →
Fans
The addition of 12V sockets in strategic locations to power electric fans has proved to be a real winner. When anchored in the tropics or when the only shore power is American 60Hz precluding the use of one of the AC units, the cooling provided by the fans is a real boon. We have found... Continue Reading →