And so it begins ......... or ends (?)

[Chockswahay]

from moho to yoho!

Haha...... think we should be YoYo! we've gone from yacht to van to another van to another yacht! Ah well, keeps us out of trouble

 

[nicholsong]

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You are teasing us about the class.

The hull looks a bit like a Contessa but I do not think they made a cutter and the mast is stepped well aft.

The coachroof design is probably 30 years old.

I wonder if the hull is Colvic and was a one-off design. The hull looks like a good sea boat.

She looks like a ship I would be happy to go to sea in to windward, especially with decent sprayhood and dodgers. Both of which I had on my Westerly in the Aegean and needed frequently in short head seas. I did not understand why people chartered boats without them.

I shall be interested in your answers.

Geoff

 

[Chockswahay]

You are teasing us about the class.

The hull looks a bit like a Contessa but I do not think they made a cutter and the mast is stepped well aft.

The coachroof design is probably 30 years old.

I wonder if the hull is Colvic and was a one-off design. The hull looks like a good sea boat.

She looks like a ship I would be happy to go to sea in to windward, especially with decent sprayhood and dodgers. Both of which I had on my Westerly in the Aegean and needed frequently in short head seas. I did not understand why people chartered boats without them.

I shall be interested in your answers.

Geoff

Good man, you have taste! (well, my kind of taste anyway).

She is a Northshore Vancouver 28 ....... Long keel, 4.5 tonnes, cutter rigged, running backstays ........ all the good stuff indeed!

Actually designed for TWO people to sail long distances, nice comfy motion, LOADS of storage, headroom for me (6'2")

Not fast, but a good place to be in a F9 or F10 if caught out!

We have wanted one for 15 years (since we first bought a yacht actually).



Here's one .....

 

[hilldweller]

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Nice dingy, now show us the boat you are going to cross the Atlantic in.

 

[hilldweller]

nice comfy motion,

In the Atlantic ?

I've just taken some Kwells to watch that clip to the end.

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[Carolyn and Kev]

So........So...........'blummin jealous!

kev x

 

[andy63]

That's a lovely looking yacht... hope you have a fantastic time with her..
I'm trying to get to grips with sailing myself..in something a bit smaller??

 

[Carolyn and Kev]

Just looked again at the Head line..Sorry but i am heavy on pills!

kev

 

[robnchris]

Yes indeed a Vancouver, excellent sea manners, I much prefer an aft cockpit to there cockpit alternatives.
No worries heaving to in this little lady, well done and I truly wish you many safe adventures.

Ps did you find her in Chichester?

 

[Chockswahay]

Yes indeed a Vancouver, excellent sea manners, I much prefer an aft cockpit to there cockpit alternatives.
No worries heaving to in this little lady, well done and I truly wish you many safe adventures.

Ps did you find her in Chichester?

Nah, Sarfampton

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[Robert Clark]

Nah, Sarfampton

Isn’t that where Titanic sailed from ?

 

[Chockswahay]

Isn’t that where Titanic sailed from ?

Yeah, but I'm not superstitious

 

[robnchris]

I seem to remember they were fitted with with a 20hp Bukh engine which was a tad under powered, many of which were swapped out for a larger Yanmar diesel.
In the late 90's Chris and I looked at a Vancouver 34 but after much deliberation settled on a Westerly Oceanranger.
Looking forward to more photos and tales from your sailing log.

 

[Chockswahay]

I seem to remember they were fitted with with a 20hp Bukh engine

They were, we've got 29 of Yanmars finest horses in this one

 

[Peter JohnsCross MH]

Good luck, I gave up mine 3 years ago,

Peter

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[Minxy]

Do funsters think we should start betting on how long it will be before he sells the boat and buys a light aircraft?

 

[hilldweller]

Do funsters think we should start betting on how long it will be before he sells the boat and buys a light aircraft?

Never seen one with a decent loo and shower.

 

[Chockswahay]

Never seen one with a decent loo and shower.

True, but I s'pose I'd get everywhere a bit quicker!

 

[hilldweller]

True, but I s'pose I'd get everywhere a bit quicker!

That's if you get there, thinking in terms of weather.

But then a small yacht is not without weather problems.

I know, how about a motorhome, only deep snow will stop you.

 

[john lillie]

this /was our CT41 we had until 2007, kept her on the island of Lefkas (free mooring!)bit of a slug but dead steady, ok for me as I wasn't all that experienced. Second shot is us on it as it was being launched after a long time in dock, quite scary how the Greeks did it

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[Burgo]

Also nice to see proper slab reefing rather than an in mast setup which will always jam just when you really, really, don't want it to. Enjoy her!

 

[Garratt]

I gave up sailing and bought a motorhome when my wife’s seasickness got to the point that I was single handed all the time. Our last cruise in Brittany involved me crossing the channel each way and her coming in the car through the tunnel - she wouldn’t even do the Roscoff ferry! I still miss it from time to time, but the cleaning and fettling was much more time consuming than the van (and the mooring fees are much cheaper ??).

 

[john lillie]

same here, my other half would only allow movement in a flat calm under power! Still there were lots of little islands and bays to explore in the area

 

[DBK]

Good man, you have taste! (well, my kind of taste anyway).

She is a Northshore Vancouver 28 ....... Long keel, 4.5 tonnes, cutter rigged, running backstays ........ all the good stuff indeed!

Actually designed for TWO people to sail long distances, nice comfy motion, LOADS of storage, headroom for me (6'2")

Not fast, but a good place to be in a F9 or F10 if caught out!

We have wanted one for 15 years (since we first bought a yacht actually).



Here's one .....

Running backstays? Well, you won't be bored in crowded waters.

 

[Spriddler]

Good luck in your new adventures. She looks wonderful but a scarey thought to cross the Atlantic!

My late aunt used to say that to me when I was about to sail my boat for many weeks on passage to distant lands but as far as I'm concerned the further away I am from land and the deeper the water the safer I am. She died in an armchair.

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[Bustup15]

Fantastic, looked at a new 34 many years ago at Inverkip boat show to trade up a Spring 25 which was very light and lively and becoming small for a growing family but
Couldn't afford it
Couldn't persuade other half even if I could afford it
Still think what may have been

Enjoy every minute!

 

[Jaws]

Isn’t that where Titanic sailed from ?

Last port of call was Cobh in Ireland ( about the only place apart from Bushmills ( ) I enjoyed visiting !