You could try two main sheets instead. We have a mail sheet to each rear quarter. This of course does not work when the boom is right out but gives great control most of the time.
Bob I have just picked one up but have not used it yet. I welcome the idea of being able to start the motor at will.
It would appear that the heavier the battery you are prepared to put into the dingy will determine how far you can go. We do not…
We left the Rance on Monday 23rd and spent two nights in St Brelarde's Bay, Jersey. We crossed to Studland on Thursday 25th. This completes Dragonslayer's summer cruise.
We are sorry you did not have time to meet up in the St Malo region, we had g…
Bob
The inverter you have is capable of delivering 2000 watts/hour which is about 8 amps at 240 volts. Your three batteries will for a very short while cope with that but you have to realise that the current draw down from your batteries at that ra…
Brilliant. A great effort Dagnall. Whilst we make no mark-up from the enterprise, we have no costs or stock to worry about either. A very professional result. I will be ordering mine shortly.
Aleck
Update with Chris' knee. The operation went very well but the effects of the drugs did not go down too well.
The problem stopped Chris from any physio for two days by which time the effect of the serious pain killing drugs had worn off making it mu…
Hi John & Margaret
Great to hear from you so often. We have had Dragonslayer out for two cruises so far each of ten days with really surprising sunny weather. We are held back a little this year as Chris has been waiting for a date for her …
You guys seemed to have cracked the internet problem, what are you using, is it wifi from local restaurants or have you purchased some sophisticated access? It is great to hear from you however you are sending the info.
It is so pleasing to know t…
Great to hear you are on the move again and we await for more of your exploits to wet our appetites.
Please keep the details coming.
If you have any more difficulty getting members signed up, just send me an email address and a text number and I w…
Well done, this will be a great increase in the enclosed area of the boat when the side panels are in place.
When closed in the temperature rises dramatically inside. A great place to have breakfast and Dinner.
Aleck Tidmarsh
If you are thinking of building a frame to support the mast at the rear of the cockpit you might like to consider making it serve several functions at the same time. A cockpit tent will greatly enhance the boat giving you full standing area cove…
Alexandallison
We have a member in Poole looking for crew on a trip East to Shoreham starting Wednesday 29th July.
His boat is an 8 metre catalac currently in Poole harbour. If interested text on 07816 880020.
Aleck (Commodore)
We had a different approach to this problem on Dragonslayer. As the lining is fitted to plywood panels on our 12 metre we carefully removed the vinyl from the ply and completely removed all of the foam from both surfaces. It was imperative that al…
Great to hear from you at last. We understand the difficulty with getting a decent signal to access the net. We have difficulty enough in the UK.
Great to hear that you are spreading the word and promoting our association far and wide. We know …
We thought we knew better than the forecasters yesterday and came out of Falmouth on a flat calm sea with barely a hint of wind. We had open ended plans for a destination but with a SW wind f6 picking up a very uncomfortable sea, we were soon runni…
Wind for the last two days has been very strong so we have moved to Falmouth yacht haven for more shelter and the luxury of unlimited showers. There is a dolphin that comes in and swims around the anchored boats during the evening. It appears that…
We have just spent two glorious days in the Helford River hiding in Portwheveral Creek at Scott's Quay. The boat was on sea bed for half the tide on very level ground. We have since moved back to Percuil River to a very secure anchorage that is bot…
We moved today from The Percuil River to take an easy sail from the River Fal to the Helford River. We timed our departure to coinside with Scubacat leaving for Fowey. We had to put in a couple of tacks to clear the August Rocks on the Helford ent…
Having spent nealy a week here we understand why so many sailors like to base their boats in The River Fal.
We found a majical spot to anchor on the River Percuil, which is just opposite St Mawes. There is a drying bay which offers complete shelt…
Another tough trip with wind on the nose all the way to Fowey. We tried to tack back and forth for a quarter of the way but the boat was slamming into the holes in the sea so badly that we slowly motored the rest of the way. We will have to hav…
