Maybe this is a film of Somali pirates in action ? :D
You can also reckon on cutting your cruising speed by at least half, if not two thirds! That might be okay if you are just popping to the next...
Lol..... :d
Hi Tarek, I guess she's been in the water for about eight months now. How clean was her bottom when you hauled her?
Thanks Carl and Capt Tom for some outstanding images and first class coverage of the show. I reckon the Crew member from Straight Jacket and...
My father motor/sailed a 60ft 50/50 ketch from Gib to the USVI and my step father motor/sailed a 55 footer from Panama to the Med. Both had...
Thanks Loren - that was excellent. I've ordered the DVD!
I wonder if the owner was aboard or had any knowledge of the trip? The yacht may have even been stolen. Having said that, some people do the...
Members of this forum come from different countries and cultures, which means that names and terms can get lost in translation. As the song...
It is unusual - but you may have a manual (or automatic) switch between the battery banks. If you have, and it's faulty, that may be why you...
It is said that a young man thinks about girls every 55 seconds! But it is also true that every young deckie or stew thinks about being a...
Thanks Lars. You said pretty much what I thought you would say - although I was surprised that a captain could have such a strong influence...
Well, it's all over, bar the shouting - and there is usually plenty of that, no matter who wins! I agree with Loren and Ct/Dave's long term...
Congratulations Lars! She looks really good afloat. Please can I ask you about your choice of engine manufacturer? On the D34 the Volvo...
Thanks Kevin, I started this thread to let our American members know we were thinking of them on what may well be a momentous day - not as a...
Well, It has finally arrived - the Big Day! I can't remember an American Presidential Election ever being covered by the UK media in such detail...
Hi Tarek, Thanks for the pictures. Nazly's looking good :cool: I see she is 'sans' bimini in those shots. Did you get anywhere in your...
Hi Carl, Sorry to hear you've been under the knife - I hope they washed it first :eek: Put yourself first and get fit soon! You're in...
Great shots Tom - thank you. I love the stainless steel (or are they chrome) liferaft casing on the PJ. They really look good against that...
We have a saying over here - 'If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys' - which I 'm sure you will agree is true of all industries and the yachting...
