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CONTENTSEDITOR'S NOTES 4 ULLSWATER RALLY 39

DIARY DATES 6 HERMfl ISLAND RALLY 41

CRUISING AND RALLY MATTERS 8 CRUISE ON EASTERN SHORE NOVA SCOTIA 45

INTERNATIONAL RALLY 2005 10 FaRTH OF CLYDE CRUISE 48

CRUISING AND RACING AT HEEG, FRIESLAND 20 THE SOUND OF JURA 50

OCEAN CROSSING WAYFARER 23 A CRUISE FROM HICKLING TO BECCLES 52

RACING SECRETARY'S REPORT 24 .A TRIP ACROSS THE NORTH SEA 54

WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS 28 WAYFARER ACROSS THE NORTH SEA 58

BOUGH BEECH 'FINALE 1 29 SKETCH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY (PART TWO) 59

FALMOUTH WEEK 30 READERS' LETTrERS 67

POOLE WEEK 331 SECONDHAND BOATS 70

WARSASH SC 36 WANTED FOR SALE 74

ORFORD SC OPEN MEETING 37 UKWA NOTICES 77

CALSHOT AND BEMBRIDGE RALLY 38 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 77

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RALLY 2005...........ROYAL HARWICH

~GOING DUTCHi POOLE..... WEEK i

i WESTERNFIRTH OF CLYDE CHAMPIONSHIPS

EDITOR'SNOTrESi

Manly thanks for the nutmerous emails. ran y thanks to [Davwl Hardirng for thephon e calls and comments apprecim wonderful shots from the Western/ The Wayfarer has all these capabilitiestire of the new layout. This firma haive Championships and Poole Week which but it surpros m~re that in' England atpicked uip the reins of the graphic he has kindly donated. least we tend either to race or cruise.layout as well as the editing. so if one never wishing to mix it at all. My firs tor two things loo.k a b)it shabby, you WAYFARER -THE ULTIMATE visit to D)enmark opened rmy eyescan blame me! Of cou~rse, non~e of this CRUISER RACER as I saw that cruisinlg sessions wereis possible without all your fine reports followed by race wee' kends and theand photographs. I would like to thank The Wayfarer's} arrazing versatiity, the same people entered both! In HollarndQlwen Mellor for supplying the cartoons fact that it is great to race around the and Ithink in the USA, Canada andof the International Rally held on *lhe confines of an Olympic course or *the Sctln peperc ndcus sRiver Orwell early this year. I always less predictable courses of estuary. what is it with us English! I can think ofthought if ever I was editor I would river or harbour, Its ability in cruising some reasons; there are often sc) mqarywish to have a resident cartoonist; I rallies to cover great distances and yet events in the programme that there isn'tdidn't even need to ask! I would also just haul rip to a beach somewhere.like to thank Anne and Dennis Kell for And for the really adventurous, its abilitythe superb organisation of the rally. to make extended sea pbassaJges. /which provided the inspiration for thecartoons and enclosed reports. Also /

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the time to do both: some of us are would seem that the cascade type jib thinking. The book is being launched atmaybe a bit precious about the shiny tension system would provide much the London International Boat Show 06

bottom of our boats, the thought of more flexibility in this respect. also in January. Furthermore, 'Wanderer'maybe a drag up the beach or tying up this year finally ditched the wire mainsal is being shown at a new exhibition,in close company. Or maybe it seemns halyard and fitted rope and clamcleat. Endurance and Survival", throughouttoo much trouble to convert the boat This enables finer adjustments for 2006 at the National Maritime Museumfrom 'racing mode to 'cruising mode'. racing while allowing for reefing sails Cornwall. Further details in this issue.

Tihis year the 'Blue Jay' team joined the while cruising. It goes without sayingInternational Rally which was based at that the boat needs to be fast for racing 2006 INTERNATIONAL RALLYRoyal Harwich YC (see much more in and cruising. the correct setup gives EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPSthis issue). It was interesting to see Malt the cruiser so much free speed andSharman's boat; geared up for cruising balanced handling. The standard The rrajor event for 2006 has beenyet ve ry fast and efficient to sail. One setup as recommended by our sail confirmed for Heeg in Friesland,day we were returning back frome the makers and as documented in the Holland with the Rally starting onr 2ndRiver Stour and found ourselves beating Wayfarer Book is just as essential for September and the first ever Europeanback into the Orwell against a strong cruisers as well as racers. If anybody Championships 8th - 10th September.tide and a force 4 to 5. Matt was single would like help to develop this idea of Many thanks are due to N'.EDWA forhanded. He hove to and put a reef in; what constitutes the perfect cruiser- their patience dealing with requests forso quick and simple; good seamanship racing Wayfarer please let me know; date changes. The event is now castbut gear that worked well. One closer I can feel an article coming on for the in stone! See Tim Jones' article 'Going

inspection Matt's boat would work Spring Mag! Dutch' to get a flavour of the venue. Anperfectly for racing too. No unnecessary ideal opportunity to test the Cruiser /gear. That got me thinkig; is there a OCEAN CROSSING Racer concept I think!layout which is optimal1 for racing and WAYFARERcruising - the utimate cruiser racer? a Season's greetings to everyone!We have certainly found it easy to use I couldn't even begin to commentan old racing mainsail fitted with reefig about boat setup for "extreme' sea +

points and an old boom fitted with the cruising as demonstrated by Frankslab reeting fittings. Then an old racing Dye. Frank and Margaret's book j

genoa with furling gear. Then a bit of Ocean Crossing Wayfarer has beena fiddle to ensure that both your racing republished as a second edition havinggenoa and cruising genoa have the been updated with rank's latest "

right length luff wire to be able to gett tension on to the muscle box. Here it i++

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DIARY DATES 2006Shese are some of the events planned for 2006. If you know of addtion~al events or wish to add or corrct dmls isted bwkow please emal information to edifor~wayfarer orguk before end of January 2006. The complete list wll be published in th~eSpring 2006 edition of Wayfarer News.

Sal1 2gth AnO Mo.< iw t, Loch Lomond (Inland but can be as exposed as the open sea! . . .

Sat 13th & Sun 14th May Eastern Area Championships. 5edw, v Yact ICluJb

F' o 2. ' 2 , 0, Bristol Channel (open Sea) '

;, " , ;, ';, River Dee (Estuary/Sea).... , ,

s: t:, & 2 s ;. Walton Backwaters (Estuary) . . . .

Sat 10th - Sun 11lth June Inland Championships, Grafham Waler Sallrl l;

• ;: -,.Wootton Creek, Isle of Wight

' ,lpswich Docks (Estury)

', . Freshwater Bay, South of Isle of Wight. Advanced Sea

-, North Norfolk Rally based at Brancaster (Sea)

North American Rally t;( :t 4..

Sun 23rd - Sat 29th August Deben Week, Watdirngield s

Sat 5th - Fri f11th August Falmouth Week Er;a <Icub, Restroryguet SC, took over the organisation of Ft-amouth DinghyWeek last year and ate very keen to make a success of it. Superb saling water in wondertul scenicsurroundings. Great wa terside bistro serving Heltord River Mussels and boat fish (with a good wine list 5)Racing to be at 1 1am -2 races each day it you want thorn- but we need 10 boats for separate

starts and courses. Plenty tor non-sailors to do (FEden project, falmouth Town. Truro. Minack Theatreand beautiful scenery alt around). Excellent camp site about three miles awayPrnm Mybor and ab~out a miteaway from the Norway tori where the head waiter some how found out that yours truly (Alan Chaplin) wasa member of the House of Lords l!). I wilt be happy to co-ordinate matters with Fatmouth so if you areintferested and want to discuss it with me riy phone no is 01444 400607 and e-mail addressach-aplin~lastordters.deroon.co uk -See 'Falmouth Week' this issue for the flavour.

itS i- Fri 25th Au. t Ullswater Gathering (Inland)

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Fri 25th - Mon 28th August (Rank Holiday weekendl

UKWA National Championships, Weymouth SC

Sun 27th August - Fri 1 st SeptemberPoole Week. I you enjoy ailing in beautiful surroundings and fun in the evenings with otherWayfarers don't iriss Poo~le Week) A lull week's racing, with just one good race each day. early aflern ouri

start time and irripeccable organisation ori Ihte water giving some 2 hours racing around the harbour.Extensive but sheltered waters of Poole Harbour, excellent laurichirg arid shore side facilities Ideal for alllevels of experience, you don't have to be brilliarnt at racintg just come arid have a go and enioy yourselves.

Excellent soctat p r era me, cot ivivial c ompany. iiatires friendly (off the water). Excellent catering facilities iinthe club house (super beer i) Aniple accommodation near-by arid a welt equipped canip-site about 5 ri-ilesaway. Excursions for non- sailors arranged. You'll be made very welconie! See 'Poole Week" feature thisissue. For further details contact L ynaire Rea. 01202 731879, or e-mail classcaptain@parkstonewayfaters.

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Sat 9th - Sun 10th September Cartoon Trophy. Waldrrngf told SC

''.t ri' fStun 1 itir Jotto i e

International Rally 20060 .r

Fri 8th September - Sun 10th SeptemberEuropean Championships. Heeg. Holland. See 'Going Dutefh in this issue for a flavour.Large racing roea, rrrprng, ars restaurants close by- More details next issue,

Sat 1t6rt Seotemrber Rivers Orwell and Stour (Estuary)

Sat 16th - Sun 17th SeptemberWestern Area Championships, Start-toss SC.

Sat 23rd - Sun 24th SeptemberOpen Meeting Ortord SC

If your event is not listed, please tell us about it!

CRUISINGi & RALLY

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4, Declaration: Jarm satisfied that the buoy-

ancy within my boat meets the required~standard for a buoyancy certificate and I

* have checked the boat and all its fittings

* for seaworthiness and am satisfied that the* """' ; 3 Z : ''L""\ boat andalits fittings are seaworthy

J .. .. _ 23 My crew andlIwillt&esailing with ad-a equate weatherproof clothing and personal

a(--- buoyancy. I will be fully insured to coverXdamage to other craft and personal liability.

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3 --Ps ...... sailing on the cruise on my own judgement' - "of my own ability with regard to the weather

~conditions, and at my own risk.Ui£ .... C "-" 10'¢l sAIL' No oeehas ever, to my knowledge, retused* , *f ,,L , ~~,/ cr, " l, II ' to sign this disclaimer but I wonder how

may of us iracers excepted) can, hand en~heart, really hon estly state that flheir bea.

w*ould meet the standard required for abiuiyanr(;y Certiicate it is a requirement for ac

and eveer shiltling entrance with a shingle hying photos, [en) aod I take our beat to our races, when sate ty boats are available,bar - not somewhere you woiutl wish to be the local reservoir betore each major cruise Should we make if a rerluirernt [or UIKWAcaught out in inclement weathe!) A ain we and practise the drill, even turning thor boat cruises as well. whenl there is rno safety coy-were saved by our advance planning. Al turtle to check we can turn her back. Whilst er? I would prefer not to adid more bureaucleast ha It the tlee iarf \t/-I radios with their this doesn't necessaily sirmLilate a capsize racy and rely on perople'is h oestI appraisal(includinlg rhoe two which c-an be borrowed in steep waves or tidal conditions, it does of their own boat and skills but we shouldtrom- the Association) so we could maintain give us more confidence in our ability to deal all plan, within reason, for the unexpected.c onstant contact between individuJals within with the siluation We also ch eck the laniks. in the last issue of Wayfarer News. Sumtmerthe leet. As rally organiser, I car't tell you On our first trial capsize ot this kind we were 206'0 issue 106. Ralph Robe.rts gave somehow reassur ig This was, knu wir g that eve- desaprle i to1)0rII i l~ a conlsiderable dout ity recommendations for anyone con]sideriri j anrnone wvas accounted for within erie of tire ot water in Ihe aft tarrk This resuited in sein~e exposed open} sea pas sage I wrould suggesttwo leets, Se-veral trod LIPS with suitable major rooditications to the seal arounld the that som~e rd ilre (xinrts he makes appyway points already lo:aderl a rrd eveyonle tank. On a subsequent capsize drill, Iv rn irig equally well to all dinghy criising. At no fir ei

hral a chrart arid an uip to date plan of tihe tire boat at least live tirries arid lturtling her, should we go sailing assurairrg someone elseDehen ernitnce. we came ashore to find rio raoe tiar a rhiug will b.ail us out when everything ges wrong.

f~ wate, in either tank - his gives us tar Let the experiences ut tie L ydne-y rally be aIn this issue tthere isa report trbucket & C)ry more confident r iii the boat - take ray hat salutary lesson to us all.Souit arid a letter tr or Cou in Wiltsin refer off fo 1 rover for recoeveriri hils boat in thering os situathens irivolvirng capsizes, H it way I hat he did after being caug hi by a treakhew many of the criuisirig fraternity actually wavw Anne Kell W247 'Emma'irdtenioinally capsize to practise ftheir drilland check the integrity of their buoya ncy When peo)ple sign up for UIKWA rallies they "~A . P erb (It t it i~

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INTFERNATIONAL RALLY 2005

24th - 30th July'All sorts of pepl cam to the Royal Hart Yacht Club is no1t in Hawtch othe is the old Tide Mill now a mama,

Rally eoticplacs ~ in ts ituated on the south shore of the RiverRall, frm eoticP 1805 S~h Owel about[ halt wa between lpwih an~d All sorts of people came to the fltl from

as genm rk, HOllan, the Isle of Feflstoe, The clu is very hospiabl, exotic pice such as Denmark, RolL~ld.

Man and Yorkshire' the Isle of Man and Yorkstre,The River Orwell is the nor thern brancof two tia floe river vales (the other There is a teoretca Mi~t to how far a ra

I always fin it diffiul dedn how to ap- ben the Stour), It extendts from the hug organlsets neve ca be stretched whepraha wfle- up a UI3NA event, It is too conrtarner po~rt at Felhxstowe to the old and faced with a large fleet of Wayfarers in sod-easy to giv a straihfrad chronological s0 partly comertca dok at lpswih den fog in th Not Sea.litof incidn, sails and weathe coniinthat doar1 reat relt the realt of the Wtfhn easy reach of th Orel are -the Anne and Deni Ra-il di a superb hofevent, Howee, on the way home from the Walton Backwaters, an are of mars orgaistmn that inlue information packsRoyal Haw Yacht Club, I was ponder- isans and muddy creeks made famous in for each boat that included a waterproofigon some ofthe week ts resence -of Agthur Rasm's book, 'Secret Water;: end paper notepad with tidesand chartletsother events and wodee what members the rie Deben (pronune Deeben) tha t is Incuddof the Intentea Rally would chat arid faou for its shifting entrane chane amidluhabout in years to come. steep shnl banks and fast flwn tides, The week's sals included trip to lpswich

At one end of the Deben is Felixstowe Ferry Wet Dock, River Stour, Walton Backwaters,First thogh you do need a few facts: The (source of bacn sadches and at the Harwich and an overniht trp to the River

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Diary Date: International Rally 2nd-l10th September 2006

Onthe first day of the Raf, cries predin with the racing tha produced an arumerit about who had actually come last!Geeal opno was that 'Ragged Man'hadn't as some boats had retired,

Any.way - on with my future reminisce.I

Remember the end of Rally dine at the . .- ,

RHYG? Rely good speeches from thedifeent nations represented. I particulary ,,;ik,,ed t he presntations by Anne and Den-is of the Rally 'Awards.

I received the 'Dead End Sailor Award'for 'disappearing up a shinl bay off theDeben thinkin it was the entranc tohe River'. Mind you, with visibility downto leas than 50m I reckon I hd a goodtexcuse. Interesting how two groups founthei way rning different methods, onegroup by creepin alongj the coast to pick (despite severe provocation) when leading I guess none of the voyages urdeiteken riur -up the gren starboard hand mark cls a fleet of 17 boats into condition of slihtly log the week were wha coukd be decieto the entranc (slightly north of the dead poor visiblity! Anyway the rest of the day as 'epic', alhogh Trevor Errtgon and Rayer4 and the other group trusting to OGPS was superb, with a deigtful rn and reah Amno may pehp argue that thi trip southto navigate thi way in. The Haven Award up river to the village of Woodbrig in brgh to Stone Point at the mouth of the Waltonwent to Sue and Allan parry -fr 'using sunshine, Bakwters c ua~ld.state-of-the-art GP'S technology to find theWodbrig Haven Buoy in the fog - but It was here that the fleet spilit into two Some of the loudest apPlas of the eveningnot finding it'. groups - those that were prepared to pay speeches went to Trevo>r and Ray when te

the £13 for a night in the Marn and those received the 'Upsdedown Award'. MindThe Parrys were not, hwever, the only tht used the Sailn Club pont4oon or trol- you, they deevdi ffor th*e ctaulatechnopils in the fleet as the "Micoci lys and clbos acomdain What a chic of places to casie whls crossingAward' went to Ton Jaspers for aiin the thudesorm tht eveni~ng! We were forced Doecor Bay. There was notin the restboat cotinn the most chps none of to remain for some time in the shelter of the of the fleet col do to help in the Force 5wihcould be eaten'! Chey Tree pub1 noteaseny win and big waves. The rest

of us watched the drm from thte sfety ofAnother prize was the 'Mist Award' pre The return to RHYC was again superb sil- Stone point as a passing yacht towed Ra-sented to Cotin Hammond and Carohine ig with boats jus getting onto the plane as ged Man in. Trevor moatored into TitchvnarshNain - th-ey left the fleet (from the fog) they bore away across the Harwich shipping Marna with a borrowed enin Ti bento land at Walrnted hal way up the channel. wate'oggeC8 rather tha return by sea, whichDeben', is how [So Chistentsen and Nea Johansen

The rai jorney south also enabled a de- earned their WNaton Backwaters Orenteerng9Jenny Long, leaety posse of the tour into the River Stour as fr as Wrabes Award' (fndn Titchmrsh Maina from thebityto fortelol the future, was reipient where anoher award was secured - the RHYC. wit boat trailer to pic up Treo's

of the U-turn Awrd' for hain the good 'Suffolk San Award' wen to Dave Kirlk for boat).ses to tur~n back to the RHYC in time to inisng thr e was a sad t of beach 'aescape the fo and the similaly gifed pair bit fute on', Thee was smne doubt abozut It was on Stn Point that another award wasof Gill and Malom Hedrson, who found the Suffolk tranlto of the Norfolk word erned too (alhogh Steve from 'Pickle Lly'that dog siting could be cosdeal san (simila apaenfy to the Suffolk wor wol I suspect rather forget th incident).less stressful than blundering about blind 'md'), Just as I was returning Trevor and Ray to the'in the North Sea, were grven the 'Hanuih bech under tow, a shu went up for an-Award' fr their 'cain for the Parry's dog None of this muies for Rob Wagetaffe other tow lob as 'Pickle Lill', trailn her now

Q'laml)'. arid Caoine Nathan thugh' The skpe knot-fre anchor line drifted off to leeward, Iof Treacle Too, thog great deteriain seem to recal the awr was the 'S"pnt

Whatever the meho used, the entire and sperb inenly. managed the entire Award',fleet evnully fountheir way out of the week without ever geting his crew's feetfo arnd onto the Bade shore in the wet. Hence the 'Schol Dry Feet Awrd'. Ou Tuesday trip up to lpswish was inerest-Deben for luc, It is here that an other Suel there s somne sml remnant of Sir log, firt the getl runo up river with the tdeaward was abl eane by ou intrpd Walter Raeg's blood corsn through then the lokn through to the wet dockorgaism Anne and Deni u never those vein of Rob's and yes thee isa aer- where 17 boats managed to rat up at thepresented), I thin I would have nae it fain regal Elzbthn quality about Caroline same time adl the ont a pontoon kindlthe 'Sel Control Award' for falng to pai tool

Heeg, Friesland, Holland

letfree for us in the Ma - crease to a Frce 3 as the fleet found its most suces uI boats were those with a bitwyeast to Erwartn Nes for luc, to a of tidal expeine that kept to the shalw

On our arival an Ipswich town guide had spakqg Force 5 in th afternoon was on th edge of the river out of the worst ofbeen arranged by Anne and Dennis to show the first to reef as I was single-haded, the curent. I must say it was good to havusround the historica points of mariie but was soon followed by th rest of the plenty of hel to recover boats at the Clubitherest, fleet. There was a gradual return of boats as Iwas worn ou by then,

to Felixtowe and then the Orel as theEven the beat bac south to the RHYC was bet further up the Stur beam hadr. As you maey imagin the week was a verya pleasure i th gentle southeasterly wind It was here that the lase Award' was frindly one - thee were always plety ofan ebb tde. "Of core wer e not racng, erned - this time by Terry Bugg and Jan pepl there to help whn hlp was neeedI sai to my volnte crew Kate as 'Treacle Catchpole for their assistnce rendered The only possil exception to this wasThe' tacked on topof us takng our wind, to a capsized Laser. Their citaton read whe Phiflp and Suan Spies were weltingSnay tatics had to be employed put~ting 'for hepn a fellow sailor in distress patiently at the end of the slip for ther trolleyin a dummy tak to ge away fro the so (Laser minus rudder)>, to be dlivered to them They were the de-much for relaato served reciients of the 'Tolley Defy Award'

There was some obiu enjoyment of - beautift vanmhe acessre tothift mad a chng to have the tide with us the broad reach back down th Stur trolley, bt~a i weighed just about as muc asthug - What a struggl we had beain p as boats picked up onto the lan e in th thei boat didth rwl from the Stour trip the prvos fresh breeze. Smiles turned to grimacesda? We had just abu every wind strengh thug as we mrade the turn nrth at Thre was a fairly ative social scene.teewas that day, from nothing as we Shotley Spi an met th frl force of the This usaly started with dinner in theditddown to ShotleySpit to a sude in- northrly wind and spring ebb tid. Th RHYC clubhouse and went on into the iate

evenings with some singing Thrownq in for

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of the week were IKoos van Overdyk andl U ' 7a

Gist Bloks. TheyW were unaimousy/voted a •g,

remembering the event Was supposed to be Z j .":a drl-kng (sorry sadny) holiday ,. S '

ably earned. It becme apparent durin the 6\,week that the defolous salad lunches eaten - ..

the resul of an enormos amount of but-...

th n.Ther ee f etot Award rontfto Bob Mllor (and Lucy the do for his @ , -ingenious adaptation of exiting eqipent II, " /

to create a mechanical mainheet winch that II - " r.

aiso contlrolled the speed of his outboard. John,Otwen & Kate Mailer recie th 'Tug Award fortowing In time of need and the 'Boom Banga BangAward' went to Loes de Bruijne and Franden vande Vart for tosing thei boom-en fitting at a crdt-ca moment).

....................... Last, but not least, Ray and Jil Scragg were~presented with the 'Go Slower Award'. Beng

newfish? to cruising it was said that they mustlebarn to stow dwn and never overtake retired

............................ Commodores. I of course thik the whe awardIdea was jut begitning to get a bit childish by

! In summing Up the week I WOUld Iik e

~ing end of term report:-

~Geography (Suffolk coastal) - A,........ Sociology (Company) - A.

Desgn(RHYC) - A.Organl sation -,4A

Weahe- B (could do better).Homework -A+

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Phiill Su Spier's to id~t<1 r! eryihr ItsX ier welob is e rooe inp 'd It ' prsbusy o an , paurs d fiwtir'& t

t Irjwa(I tourlKoib ,Plifl;'loiteS ag re f I I f 't~e h d <i d (<o t a wtlo ad(1 I' I ahivl~vo th ) etak tr~ r i t e pre andu I n t)igtl atrTT ai <0,4 ft w were ettiy Jaid our a~u fba Kn I!'ucy ' i'rr y'arp nve r t K: heyb 'd ~~e ft / 1£ 1,rv eKetn Ko < rL' WI'e plrtoo'ml ~s tw ir' i insagis thereeoedcrit f lood

ar t k iea I to explo r ) e newwatrs rtee I rt'i k week a he rhepnden on Fte weak Ir g h lIorw d SO wh e ort Ii e ieeriri1r o ft iws < wtel low Watrev ta>d hOt~ gi l by hei f0 eti rO> Anre ad erisoaatned prvred weet~h wrt Wti od up liter or~iexperoece L,'ill w (rtltalder fulf itfdir'rato ut g i ittr ) wed i arrive at / w ede o turn ;i

trol i tosi i rgo rid le o::: t la e of in toned bvtacft well potifre larorr' f \he sCr r

oadi ri the c a o f i :.se oviedrin for fJos wttot waredt tae t rte ot fro n Te ,a rw to f > <2 wninue af r. '~or ¢ichfotheist reall W eda for whafttr o seme Il' r rIon via ul'cat. oeft. dayesid sa i as pro Mit b ando imylh em to th g h a d if t i<>, tv I s C ss owca sa it'rg i such a small boat 4 to' I! iho a bnetirl ~~ti 'ate foecst nit r rt~ tt..rg S Iti r e tP iver'

etut <o r~ r'u e 1t y P oti'ir ieoits b tso a va t l onaf %rrrt etcI is tore Or ; tt r 1rat e her rto rtiIte e V4 lr hdi i t reas d

a or nora i'y [t errore I'e* si te th e e wii butd pedet r the ltwtletr;ofaWo he Cii ro thitle , e w r1 > re~dt ie t'o'r-rarfe lo vuea<4'r ar r{ uied 'by''trir' rttu at fur e Arre <ar. [)rrs i hed lroiidt d Of While hei'wt I r'ft ge i a ittl a d fore

S~i tav ' 'r'r 54of1 t H > hi 0 4> r>o l t ali 'p rid t<>'e p ia s eviner>efst I igtelrh levI }7er f r'~~>i the N I rack.

ah is el e a tt r''''r'" what) se re lik 4 4tt rsnui Jfe a' aln a r i(V tO 'L't ay i r t 'e ed teII r~ s.h wcnstn uhS t a :d yt )l~ g' I renirtas'tprfr'tcas t 'r t d v Oap il"g p4 res t p~ K :ir' tf'

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inevitable happened and the forestay be- close quarter s. ally S with rain. current conditions at Waltoncame inextricably wrapped up in the toresal. We loc~ked into the dock and gratetutly ac- forte 5. We dionned. all ouEr warm the ralsLr d only tied the genoa reeting system }ust cepted a tow *fram the Mutlo fam iy to the and wondered if we should have brought the

botore the rally so wasrtt watching for th is ri~na pontoons. Lying opposite was the drvsi~iits with us. Somewhat apprehensivelyproblem. We retv(rred to the beach to sort Thames saiting barge 'Centaur' owned by we set oft, a reduced fleet the more son-out the tangle and carried on up river. soonM the thames Sailting Barge rust which Sue s hie crews dcidi rig thatl these weren't thebeing passed by Waytarers coming back the and Ibelonlg to We spenld marry at grubby best conditions to see the Bgackwaters, Nearother way. We turned far homfe lust before anld happy hour in Matldon at the head of the ing Fetixstowe and staring to lose tire shelter

Wrabnos We came across Bob Mellor arrd Blackwater duilng the wiier monthls, helping of the lan~d wse reefed: and made for theicl(y (is dog) drifting off Shetley point - ttht to rnai utain1 her. A guided tour of tire historic rou£ster a{rea at Shetley point before cro sing

conditions were too biurmp y for Lucv to wantl i bldings a~ror r d the (ock had beer i lard on thle Stoi i and headig out to test the corrdr-to saill andt }/BLs outboarLtd had packed up. but Sue wanted to sketch some puXstoards lions outside. Anne IKell was crowing fer

The Molter family 0t a tine to him arid tiowed so we stayed atloat arid had a lisurely lunc h Mltl Sharmntr on the day and suggested wetiirr to Shotley marina to sort things out, After the *tur of the dlock area arid sonie reassess things once clear of the shelter* of

It wals a] ively, beat into the Or well where food we left in the atternoori w~err the tide L andgiiard hioint.

the ebb runs a littfe stronger in Ifhe rrarrow hart moade a level with the wet deck anderntrance, Back at the Yac lt Club i here was we c }i::rd rrotoa st aight through Ih l k eKi Wel we all wen for iand whdat ain cc itingjust I lne to have showers and hatve a rrieal wis red that I had In't discovered the cause sai i t was! t he wrd was wel ftr andA maybein the clubhouse before wea ;ll walked to tire of my outboard's reluctartce to start on tfie a little stronger than foecexast. We were fairlytuneless aind urisporli Butt arid Oyster pub way iii a:s I riianiaged to clout 'KnoB' on the early on tire Ilood and the waves were startlci I 'in rvMll. way out .. sorry again *torr I ()nere c:lear[ t th~e lug to break on ttre sthallows eithter side 01 the

lock we had a shor e xat back dowrr riert o channel leading into the Backwaters, thisTuesday: - Cruise to lpswich Town W~xvrerstorie, wats the firslt ime we'd experienced the bo~at[hits wet. to be thu ufior est of the week's s~rting downl tfie Ifront of waBves and ii feltcruises, We set nfl upriver ii trot surrshrnre The band 'I ugh Water Mark' provided roulS exhilarating. Just when I was thintking whtaaid( a dying breeze Before long pa*ddles irig musical enfertniiraient iii tie clubhouse at comforting thing it was to see halt a dozenwel e tielin dep loyed as we attempted to during the evenin~g singngyrcti htltorial sthrt r Wayfatrer t read handling the 3ots llfit i

stay loge Iter arid arrve 'en rrasse to luck ties. c'all wentf tp On t he} VHF If trcrr 'Pickle l..ilfy'into I pswrch wet doc~k Sailing tictlath the, flhat fagqerd Man' tiadA gone dowii arid he;soaring Orwell Enkdge carrying thr. buisy Wednesday: - Cruise to the Walton was: turning back to see if tie cotild hrelp.

Al I{ fr Felix stowe r raiir rone feel for fire Backwaters we looked t}hbrud Io see ar] i upturried huJllenginee (rs rece r/tty involved in irisp!cting it at Tire fi ir e, lst is ea. tcrrhy 3 to 4 occasronio ' nrrronii Ihe breakers aid tell an~xious fa(rr f lie

"J ScR wit , near the ozr'> i,' m - t 1 hursday and Eriday> Cruise to as a grou 1''nn''ver''1 ''' 5 it{5ackw *arem arid w .ih beoc'uiars wo're chit o Woodbrndge. River Deben bhind hir F" t< it I -rac (2P'l VttI 95mw'ltcti 'itd iii tiFtevor and R le

lrit (,,tyni aid $St-o ri F >ck'e } I ver DL] .J b ,lirv.t was S S veeri rrg weserl' (:L:i rr 0,,L eni i rKicli

to lO~r i!i tia hvii nhi iorid to'"'C tonic' ' toie r > q c c hiStity m(edltt to po)©or Pr'( arrahyccd to t l (,'iteirl F'' ts''>]5 or>y L.)eierritrarv'' [to [heip wri P wtIrdo et t J Ah;ve r iosu'r iro r0 u' For Oil SI]tiote to unt cnd hi',ll (.<r ) e sf thef tolder rf atll' ir lamtior If aid t '0or to'" caga<;inst lhere" A ' 'i< t hi 0< tOO't iy Fe 00>[ 't'F iI I t r ~lt ill j (://FI h ri< J tio< Ip~ CO 10ie rrtdir 1t lo of tile Wsooduirrtdge tflarid wlvheriFRarggi'r I Mar[I r eacttd F hi'c*a IC I I C it> t F Ih lI~ll I i lSOwt 5 Lanrol at th1? tbuoy, pOi)Jg /ttJ r llibe ir ** tie Do)earidJ de t:i er[ \t. )lt' ff again I KvC the a taike rco r tC'O ~l~d err>il K ift[ 1/i'0 o 53 bti r eters '" e t \'; etOer' orOio I heel> t -0'tf' CiJ

iro rad towa tier rn t t'f iltl {i i <0tJ ii> I rl t het? it'''ell tJr ir I coJ~vdir rtes' t) [ ti.>t r'niporta i I.)( Fiswe'. 5(re: all rl efdt >01 he' r'"itt' '' ''i'd (f*;{{ a ltt 'U'' S a Frx~ Ih.ro bl ccJ t'O'' ! Ln Mat Kr'it i bii'' th ouCh. ihi Foot L(: il

atirlr e<. rrsi. Fpre s~'y' th'i r 0<ttheo lci r On 't i'racePpritI;t ittb>o V/" h<J( bI d 1er 'S ''wed t CLAR FE I.11-CV F' Ih i. 710 provC. 't ,r l It 4wantr to ho} st rtod ai/d h olver tlJugh trF i1s { > t*L tilt'. <loer~ watjer t timier erl'fige( of htirys 1 tirriod( rio i I tie t 4ila(:;ts h ti itd

haF riight have/( beerr Perilt a utile when(I it [ ol issO low hay Ol O[ t~e t the Elebril, II::] t he>' t oid arid we or seori .-~l 10o instgroLin~fded. Anne{/, '/ wa ble t coobs-( )ltie~ are toss ho' repr rfk irle in t Iie De (.beri/ o> theU Ravad~its'y si do. 7Noel who were at Woo rs;totie <rid tI 111ev eetdrrlf't l/Finet aJi lorryj as w.e ha flto FaJkeVi nl'Jy ag(reed( to drive eve/ r to r OiFts-c rov\,er A mile of s o torther or'> Fh /lewid. '2I I;[ Pact~ the tide ui to Wonobridgo e ';wore SJotaridf Ray Iron r by Tib tcrtrsl'r c~ ari ta.J beenF rrore orl less a s lorecast. tti, Fighbter arid tdirty d~ownT Ic riag O2F t otlkk t sln¢, sa Krron/Light int et'er r~frieflt ,,ws ~roviJt}[d wit Itt \Wi 'E Li> asked ifI Fwated Flie (PS switc~hed on aprei i g ~(host tike Irr l the rri st hatving(Were li! Inrc tirig 0 t)ir[e Poin/t whenl Pl'k k Fe Iill as apparfenltly the heizoe/~l 1<( 00riO: noh tstj e)schewe)d petrci 1owenl arid saileti in.anMchor r'Opef cameO tndon/e anhd Mt we*., F satl. n1o but dug tine orrpass out oi its baigdospatc~hed to the other si rd of tlhte creek tco ernd clipped it ote ocent roea, rd rcese. We were si:icr orr LderwcV a gaiti tihe ,lstre trieve l'ter SIev CCC [ta tsr en/d c~ lr Fe legj <Fhi rt F> af terfyards I tie tops )i F Lie sortf I i r it IR tii t cleared rd we~t ra (}[l 51" Ci 7tL I'i 10pullinlg abOut substandard rope work arid orailo ait Fi xslowe disappeared irnto thle bre~eze towarfds Woodbridge in> ip~ stlst-rtniewas ordered to get thei~ ovt'ilng 's irSF plit r rI 1Lirk andf with It Fte warnirng 'we were erve- arid iicr;oaSiIto rt'riidity . Like the Rivet SScoaniigT the} grey windsw~ept sea towarrds oped inf og. VerOy defitiitely time.- Fe breask out Orwell arnd Stour. the Deberi is a gloriousP:elil *.oWe we theugirtl fr a wvhile Ifhat we all the LiPS, WeAot r m tortl Sthrig <thP r to other river arid sot in uoriit tcOLJIlrySIeI Alt tot>might halve to seek the st'iter of Tiiefhrmarsl boats vtstle for a lew ririnutes aind th/en SO000 our destinlation Was4 wiihiirt .:ighit Weriidrlitl, btl the} wiod eaksed a1 Ititle in the through a break in tire feg cactghl sight of 2 arid Ste) Kells wmere campi7)ng on oitrl boats ona I-Icrr-io 1 triatl uIri'tton< o1 'l etbc ~ f'{ rmtefet aheadt Whih e w vf

II> 001> 'on"( s others opted Pl rrh11< nealbh: + :0 ora ald SOTr > rotor1 ned by mad t o Slaya1 Woolve'stone tor the ni ht. We set to.:0 the lote' aP 00oo to get o ur boom toot

Hpand sailing ptear stowed away. *Fh tentiwas roade by Bob Wagstafle at the Cjarvas,

Windrlrri an d as he and Ca olin were also[atling we were able to (:>4 b1 ent ir :

it < OUat~ We. Joaven't ylet car:> td o t 10

boat oftn onr ough to have worked out theFes as of 0 dois ngs 109 hr.. passo 'r

1<'l U> 'tot I ps by Rob and 1 i tro~re

*i I>' ver''g wv as sp×ent in a nearby lOoi[ p' rse Kl :t ioo f2oad and vanoti s sI te' ot ouItogbC'i mod adventures were e.< 1>01nWer Alter

rliumrtalnt'y refurs9 10 the boait w~e sot tO'

a1lanpY y ta 0445 to be siure we' I be to teare upat id r," ad In time to catrch Fr< 101 *rnlng ebb. Il

S>r : lewh at bleay. eyed we were IeIe to11 a

110(4 U "11i > t /p{ m wo~r 0s 5 )) 1(11 tr 1r0 fo1'"

0'ifI r'>por ar, home 1t>~ a hr ro repai 1 wIth

0 1 >0 k ou OO 1>0001<;{t NOt 'or ltre 'irshinn arI 001e1 'I efreshmentis ashore the fleet depated bor 01Tee rom with the hope of roadh op Mottoe.

io as to sa to Felilestowo Fe01ry 11st in 'nl Woolverst one atid we Ie ri]to imlprove oI.1 A It): errldk11110g sore IC ea2' showers amJ

tho 1)11,OOben arar on the 'Sooth sire tor 101 speed r..ong le tcips Flay and Jilt in 'I Lie Inu>' rolidti.: e the lime we'd r tota to pet pacxkd

early, Iktoh ( n 2 11o 0111 or w t' I le a: had giver us. 1.1 il the everii for ouir Ie0u0f0 I rip horoc,the 10001 ins by Itlowin it 10 no~( shIlll1'ore In I t evenng we all sat dntrr p~elher Iior we decrd<ed Wrabness would be as tar as

¢r' weld 'no I likety not ho able In <Ii lr he the Rally Dinner ' Ile C)Ihbhoose. ii hart wO' H po sn: rore fiore availed 0o ililves

1. )@he 0' If fI lere' boon t t horoi ihlv'(< -en] tob wOeek arid ee m 1 the hear] th~ere a d Wa rred ourselIves

O}ne tre,' o icni'> 'I tr te*tr 0; :1 r'>o0e ws in food spiro'- Anne and Dennis, 1u1 itl ng bor:' caught ofmt I' 1Ito <K'--n, m0>I/io a'2 Pa'tpgte ' In i t:s Ih p~eenr v' i<::n'1'ainald 'op l}rl :rpa&Ir''o or'' All grood tn'rjg r 'e 'I I' rni <Ii '1<

-,!U I I 0~~ ' tri 'c :, p d' Slmi il atllJ expltsi ( 'lrlrr i,;W sD:a l a* l~ t (1i'tl'0 d>: Ic 1wed boer le:Ir 1$.: !

e 1(1, + We0'S "arteho o0'I etuii ovrsnbnwtr'I11 1 -i<IitI IO' r0<11 <tof >dtaf o, Wnio ker'ghre:- fortelr-'a eas 11 : ,n

*lt st a': eel1 Woo erto1 o' ( iii I' hfd<'ti1 1 O-xt /0 1Deb~ 10' ha1)11, t'i~vK] to tor J[ac 110 1111(111:s to th rt hoate 02 rloger1

>11,0u I> tt <'~oupo10 11111 O IlanYour <> Awirt I:.:: i.Iltrinr4op th rhalrer>atoOocO 1 h r.:teotiC<'urteoos t ourtort rowwtrard2101:o1p o *1111ho0 at WI atH tli 'Os e dJep rtedJ to cr1 hon> h ln Ii:> p04111111< his: pit" ked ir: sorriehow< bel Clammed 01 into our Car 0o1c)

laa irt'n Well 't d<os1>1 I' avt IJOl 0' gl! r t el unohes 01>d our.1 own I [te> IDoltv Award' roorI, wrisnrre n to I dd to the 1011 We001:11 passed b'' the res of the 110et) It wa22 tor bhe trolley wilt> the 1> lieo btoli~il thardle con~i~ted] r(~is ,r's torI' natte that we 01:1 y h1

w-orv-rrlet} se the I''I~ 1 F)bl 'I11011: i r..m(t be heeavies Ir 11) r*0'~ al she ort ~:rbe > h one d tumlrbled rt I or:

*-r So't- t''o- V *' t o t he'tr''ed II hou Ir ii> ItIl rOr -'0 i Cr

15-1'e ~r0ee¢i <> /} I~u '1 >1r* 01ab :1. 1-1kv 510010:>b oi0AWei 'A t Fr> marvellous 'tooek '1r( 'ir

+!Ine1 1 -'':s 00 ik e ' r >1r 0 ''Ii 'in:'' he i4oyd tar 'rrti I'~h 111 b ''mO >0102< o e Itrr+pe allir 1 sn arlo spari' o0t!

W 111yu r 1 i<> I.>' ' Iee $~ 50se:n <of e111<thank 'II trt g Ir ostpIlt'''ity It' :hn'tl lt't0Sr 1? a WOWS'8 (lbet/ltlll Ill '<o0s tleoi 's' mm te use 01 Iheir aI lrihesIC during1 loi ,o~tl wo r;(e~edr Ii> ensure t-i 1:41d 1

10)'s 'ok h tt oh'itl 2d[:111' ort ontng rrs r,,uldi lt ' 1501* ' hvsse lhe ilit [irkwa-

Knolrlgp tim 111 tIe: l wolIld Fe <>1+ weII :01 tOt irr'eH dA\ltri'l [:riit I rri 24d1 l~o O Ir lets lopb or til111 ChanceI to' 11s00h (ill illJr

lireari ol ',a~blhr1001 '0 elos t o the ou100tdofe oor' av to' totd a10' thcinks2' 11)*ng1 t0 route to W!,ordbrig' to: the world.

F ix''lowe St I'ppIl/g dh 10r>,i 11h1 KIl"ilr4 ro['rret"< 'ri ofe" :th 1s> e I f I Man1 I1.t.mrrl tire w~ll~ 1>y 'to do Iis t ri ilei a- 1:r

ge)'>I1d >e <ross it iIdIOIIIO'1ll>v p!> edod 1b '1.apwinr rrrrcl des: tge litment ot I' e sumr

'.o1 '0(:'ook <0<e fr 'sh'I II> 10 rot 'l yte Saturday- Crutse to Harwlch town ,111: ir ovirni' rjehrig:'o sheetI p1):h r

0:.:11<g Io 1 to pas In w"r li '1'1 rt Irip Sue 011d1 had isitI't -tIl',' I>~ w't <I. r}'r thrrk< <pair) IO Aone 11>1d h) le I

WI I 1 I wIrl expect/g 'I : l::1 s'a rith 'Irt th tt wl ,101. :1> titl 101<t ad p~~l~lJ21<> ulr

in l~re ,', I oe- th <1we p,1> U :101 Iatt 01 111t1 1'r1i'I Is':e It 'I witer Phil and Sue Spiers111Hi qi1*01 Ite >0:1k~ ahI .tiIoul>: J fr ll>t IrrrnWOk th:5 It ' 01: e Hld '! rnriertdli to

Stow 1111 ri dl I fo WI'It 1 Aft I r 1o(1 KO [alIWi( lt l l t 1' :01, (I upb Ihe Stoo

fhe International Rally 2005 ~ rL :..;t>4#t~><ff0 A O.Ct.O~flOt <tAt fry;> ktr<Afi.:trto.toh the #O<1<~*<>~ to ALtAr

~j CrcsC fit WOOeAP LP~3& Aat~ thC Out PAW. shiwe %vovi'P

RVtY5Kt~> stOmP the ThCO&A. WAS OICA;AV&, ~OP <CtZLC <tmA< ALoft> the

ft <ISA fwt' 'A' 's<-At~ AmP Am m&>ht, A; wete Pt slL~mg ~&A~ theA <A; ~ fleet o~ lthTher; frt 0110 >'Atev, <PLoP we MAftofAeA K' tom>mtn the kios$r flvw&. tmto Thsr\tool PArPoftr T000 F toonoowe Amd dcoow the A Pitriver pebewto woodtrto~ge. ft ;ptemP; A Vovo w% i~mi tzo~evem#ortker we ArdveP Lmthe Aro~AJAtt OOMO. A; mtotor o<L;&; oA>te oft

om the OS mt>m. Poet ion Plcttt feel vemg The. ?*et f+ve ALL §ie#t tt;tm'teot offle; o< moP vvocrect eofocoina tte vs. come jvnt mrt'A1 1 mooos.eP oef~o&.

~fflmthe eebhowse At ofPofAt ~ we were Alt ;LtUvg PAwotit A tAKe tWA r{ffl A; ft PA A5&Jsoimttorflo. <Ott ofootot AAYCoOeMo&ft oftheioofft

with A AsP of em~tu (aeA Atot) Peer gLASV. ThC ~ffsm tom> <Am <A; LemO K tee tow tAte it WAS, We ovclhea off to the Cht;v~ 1 rtt to ho>t AwhAt <As hrc~tmLmP tome$rvow (TPP*;PA#. mvevo~ on <A; two to A boAt rmeAt. A~tr heArt> the weothtr votAso. 01< heltton imPLoteP hoAr ore>;ez;tpt MAtti. wlio<1< Pw 1NIW:CL$ OSOThAvt AmfAtpl voO>mttertA teCtOOrtw AK AtoOrt ,<the LoAtos<osxtPmt OAV$LZC 1

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for MAOO. Afler WheAt th~ ;AiL WA; EUA< Am EbftPThj thOfefht it P K evotC 'tIAAp Offl roof to WALKf vs IOPOwAtCrf> V here >oA< A ;eonfstovo Powm-

oP. Thvtwhot PiP let roopy<Lfis.to' A<~wo~j. toAmee toAvv <4 ~>Ofo' <PsItwe were eotrmg fvttloet>V tbAtCrtAlAdZg.ezrA The the ~ir;t tirme host weeho hAPwt thovght to; eArt

At thebrieflmg tvefl~ Me toehceeP rTh to go Amp hAl#A&ftet moPe sAra ~O~tg to At4 smOke COAt SOtAPCV rASP OPAIOPOM. P fjLf*tA there Ar tAILtimn. ~; -tocoihe Peoofo<e Po&t twt~ if the other tersAm it mACA Ar root.

rotA os ocA to get to 01<4 hod wit worhem tip orirog from vowAt vmoAt <sot it C he flr;t <0 the wAter AmP tioit <At At eteotiom MOVC fellow >1011< irA ~AVt. firt<ttt. AmP people >fAVL*O<J A tArt> Ar> AM Of

time to reIn <hem we get to toOmoP ttopo~. ft Wtft A POOP htAt'tAiL cKwm the orodsser;. Whep, text woKe rtts it WA; OAt; A. There WA; mA poirot toothe Orwell Pint with root of; mom~j I <demo; moPe lASt Apee orttoeP for fofllivog A;lee~mAivo At I'd Peevstotd f&'e Were Atttotw oqs At C'vtloovtait

MAtt~jmAt A rAther 1AVI9 frrru. CAWLU rAter>well. we sAiled vp the Orwell At the froroo of OPt fleet, gooP wCAtPer trotil AIls>. or>oP Sore PArr~1 wOre titer> to o<ttsmg off At thepy motored ott of thewe got Lvfto HAr-with PACPOIASY, Fog. We toseth see It ovee SLog oqot vsjtest rttAr<rot4 At g~<AVttr gA;t 0'. t<reit AroextWiethooCgk. - 50<0. >VAtohwA;Ott to teA, V here WAS PCfikIStey A tff remtt it. OPt fl/AlA; AmP the colts> Am

11ovr fAst

of the wAter A; we wevot ott to seA. tinge< lmmAier, wetter mop trewwer. A; we sofileP ott of the rAce Thetievs AmA sAiled Ott to SCA A PAge WA<0

of ootre WAS orewivog so f sot the wettest. Root it stILt soot wet tAIls> right over the top of the Post mod f got the fell effects. AmP goo~AmP coot rAther oopset tAtoovt it roe KC$ poivotlrog ott eveipi Prop of oyster WhAt: MAte lAftghtti AreA stA~j0P ctrg. (f <'000 ft A ot'~ tout thovgh); fATheromhim AreA tAoogheA <hero got wet. toot hIm PACK Or> FriAAoA thooteoh, thAt begAt ovSAvtwAtohiroo to see <Pith <ovId set MeAtt the wettest ifft WA; oeTher A 5~A tAt hod oomoe toot of the hArbooor behEmA os thAt <t OttO olreoked. of toosrf<e Aid Pooch, ImP it WA; A Wet on thAt got PAm rtghttslkzimg stOoot ferrltt. AreA thootled omb teAsItKioest AmA I poseP the im the fAte. fwAtbsrovPofroep~self. ttcAsdCM PAP PerArteA so CArtof the~vestttro 'yoeo're woO flelivog Loch mow Ave p~ovt' AmP to rrmg relief the fleet v/trot Poroyro the Rio/er Stovr for A spot of Ls4w.oh, nAve got oomfse eP

totted <hAt SAmoA WA; whevo Pt Iroroded or> the vteo~d, f-IC OA1<t to hIS 5014 05Arswer ware 'Not More fog OIAAOC or> tots of the fleet so weAlArog <tOP A #ArMpe At <StrOm f let OPAO tot metre; or to. 'f he fleet thovgh, tAmP moored or. to the bcr~ oft; Ac <C hAP oroooght A Pooo~ titotseemed t

o split or~s retort. whIch made Av.mt 1000cc AreA Aoo;Z Otweboteis, Poet V Crrp~ AreA JAm hAP. It <Ass tO WAtfAr lrjir.g bro the bottom rof the thAt. <Alt

BUCKET AND DRY SUIT

-c, = c-Ad , , c -> -v- o, ,, like the size or shaepe of'

sm et sc-I bc-h It kHyC. M t dv-. L 2 * .ut~c-. c-hW.l< Rave you ever fried to buy a bucket? Its harder than you may think, All;Lsc cffv . [t-& *rjI A~ v ic-yr ;cIn c-fh b v-t[ 511 ¢, tv (whP ,/ st > Oc- + c-v. b~cc- ± .g cf x "[ I &E >he -. a limitation. No not metal. The locat ir n on e s, B&Q, Nom ebase,

YVIIV2 PIP c-t ttL f-, 'sc-c pctf c-sleet -IL P>lc-c-s s c-f wkv:'dc thing in plasti and there wre bucets of all so)rts, No, that one wasv-Lgiiwhn >rrv k-i-t Sc-tI c-v-s , Mc- cAc-Il c-v Sh v-<c#v, V too high, too smal, flimsy, bigj, all with plastic handle. "This one is ac-rrive sctv- I 1Q, l envseb¢ wr c-vevtc-ck inc--e c-v- rinz cset-# <rv- ve dlcte shade of green anid comes with a stand and mop+" O.K. You

5sc tet Th6-e'ser c-ctc-.-mc c-cSI U sr L c--ic twh- c-ic- c-c-tia explain to a nice young lady the use for a bucket in a wayfarer. Then

strong, yet plale, not too high or too fat and a strong gavnie

fciLK tev.v.Ln speelh 's-c vl -ro-vcse"I~v itcIv -cc; b lt' l-et- ,-- Now all sorts of clottin has been ti for cruising WI it dotfor

i-c-c- 'gecc c-cyi-s -j'yv. Ic- Mt sc-iL; - tvIcc v--Lr c-c-, atles, waders, vweles, and yahtng gear. Th choic is you-s. Butv,L c- Pr tc-sc-ie 'scs tee e t-nn I, tk The ev-, Tew-- c-v-c- )c-v , e-rtvec- does it work whe neeed? Sote of these garets aren't the most-c-se cac--P -ftc-L t--- c-7i mpstzd C Sc- c--C- Ito c-sc- l-el rec .ved4 c-n fi conveiet when the bucket is needed.

It was Day 3 on the Intrntional Wayfre Rally from the RI-"YC.All z tv-cL~ 'scs cc -'selL-pLc-c- rc-t% rIsc-P wz-.s~ thc-nles to An-v-s c-v- Destinatin Waltonr Bak~ters. Ive made the trip on a number of

v-r-c c-cc--vSI c,-c- Kate MdLlor occasiorns and I've got some photographs to prove It. So we set off,about 12 boats in al. Not that widy, about P4, We were comfortableWith lest Reef and a few turns in the Geoa No cause for concern. Not

;i! 1far from the entrance to the Backwaters I hapee to look astern to

i se a wave I didn't like the size or shape of, But it was too lte, thface O of th wave was very steep the crest be gngto bra. h

i '< 'thn swept by the breaking wave. So quc, no time to react. The first

- atempt to riht the boat we flipped it, Then, crew still in th water

ikeeping the boat steady, The Bucket Supreme came into its own.Crew very ch in his di suit wanted to get back aboard, I wanted toge oewater out of the boat. Cre insse on getting back intothe boa as his dry sui Was now very wet and filing I looked at rout

gavaied bucket hande minus th bucket. The gunwales dsei!as crew was helped back into the boa. The buckt h'adn't gon far,

- ~~~floatinlg wit the Oler debris in th boat S with a tih hol on bucket

Howeverf , yacht "Seuil of Tetley" was on han and a tow WaS made

• \ "Z out help fromn Sequll th aitubton ma have worsened. Many thanks

t O Sequills and he crew for some ver close quarter rnnoutrng in a-- - diftf iuatin Sequ Lill reunited us with the rest of thelee wher

,N we were abe to take stock of the situtin Buk useesi Dry Suit

- "Z I - well! A BDH containe picked up by antothr Wayfarer wit my car>f \e lion photorah mised. Other SON coainer was stitl in plc, Both

~vt ., ;hdentical flastenins. One or two-othe bits went for a swi ilu-i .,ig a very good rigt foot sailing she.

\ Wa ll the wet suit wrked that ws wet Dos anbody knw whnere

. can buy a good bucket? Not a metal one; it must hve a strong

" '' > " ' *\ ov q s aain to Sequiutf andto theany yUWA members who helped

N "tea Joane wh recvee theroat atTarsh MPanasand

us bck t Harich

GOING DUTCH

Open Dutch Championships 10th-il1th SeptemberIt was an artitle in last winer's Wayfarer New with a tent - in fact it soud as if is is log and ight but havin decided we werethat got the idea roln that it would be fun to highly poua amonst the loca younsters dome to lose we forgot any tactic otherhead to Frieln in September anid take in durn July!/ August -so Septemer is a bit than to keep heading for the breeze - and itthe Dutch Wayfarer Championships. quieter and stl easily warm enog. warked. Indeed it was only when started

worryig that we could win the event thatSo - eal Setembe saw us jumnrg on the Havin settled in. we then saw th haror we started going backwards.Rosyt -Zeebrugge fery and headin for the fil to bursting with boats. The Wayfarerslakes an-d waterways around Heeg. Badl in share thi championsnip with 2 loa After the event we had sighty mixedneed of a hoiday, we hoped to get ther in classes - the Spankers and the Randmeers. weathe but stil a couple of days where wetine for a spot of day-salirig before and after For onc we were the small, 4h, nipy got out and about indluig discovering athe champiohsips. boats - diffiult to believe but the RaPr4d waterway with a bridge that Ruth said was

meets are small keebots and the Spankers there and I said that ft wasn't - she wonWe left Scotland fully equipped for Autumnal are 255kg of slab-ide dinghy -as i say the and the bridge duly appeared in front of ussaling condition - furry hats, neck warmers Dutch have their own notions about boat - these situations do cat for sightly differentand drysul ts and ene up wearing out our design and they cetainly haven't evolved skills to the racing but we by and large siloksandl and shorts -becaus it was warm towards skiffs. This sort of mixed regatta is to the usual format of sharing the responsi-

the air was warm, the water was warm a formula we're wel use to in Scotland and bililes - one shuts and one does - the only- an th beer was cold in short we had can help spea the costs of organisng and arguments are who does wh.at.some fabulous saig weather and faclties. nusn big events. The downside is thatFriesland is the area of Hollnd to the East of you inevit bl catch up with the tail end of So - a really worthwhile trip - an excellentth-e lIfrneer. Its dotted with shallow lakes the fleet in front and tactics can become a blend of messing about in the boat corn-and canals - thik of the Norfolk Broads but nightmare. bie with some really fire, dlose racing andsignificatly bigger. Heeg Is a smal town at good company anqd new freds met,. if any-the end of a serie of tae each approximate- The best side of an of these metigs is one is lookin for a relaxed, warm, ciisedly the s~ze of Chew Valley or Rutan (mrinus meeting up with other sailors and it was par- end to a seso's sailing, a trip to Frieslandits arms!/ legs), Although you can brin your ticlal good to have boats from Enga in September has much to recommend ft.keelboat or gin palace or even your sailing and Denark as well as Holland. AlthoUghbag it's just a great place to explore by the fleet was small we had some really Having gone for a holiday and a gubbing Indingy, tight racing. Winds were a bit disappoint- th racing, we were surprised to find that we

Before the champinhp we managed ones.al chain strarnge DUtc sailing craft arounodthe lakes - it's aMays a huge tr~eat for us tosee lots of sailng boats and the Dutch ha ve

some very indvidua designs that you, don'tget to see elsehre. We got to leave theboat in the pasg harbou that th e townnins - at the end of our stay we had to Irk ... .out 10 euros Io cover our stay and use of the ..spotless facilites. The biggest problem wehad was the rather steep slipway and narrow

berths - evidently very usual in Hollad buta bit different from our moore usual launchingramps in the UK -paddle are essetial - anda few extra bits of string come in handy.

Once out sain there are lots of options; wemainly stuck to the bige patches of water a!-thug the few canals we tr.ied were inteest-ing. Maps are freely available an show all thebrdges nldng whethr the open ar not)and it would be possible to spend a cope ofweeks, or more movng from town to town

Diary Date: European Championships 8th-l10th September 2006

opinion and read strong 'Anews and I justwodrwa for? Aren't we jus taking thisamite se s ifrId wanted tbe aserp-ova digh racer £d nee hav returne toScotland, nee have taken up the Wayfarerand wouki have mise out on a hea ofgood fun and ot met a heap of g olks.,

The reent proles have arse sincesomething new has hapnd- wel that'sa surpis is't it. So do w aat orentrenc? Whee's the debate? -we needto fin a souto and wil do so by Intvolving

were as competitive as we were Hopey::

encourgmn tht thre i a fuuefor aracing fleet In Scotlan. ThSya we've Thn & Rut W787? vetu-seen th firt stirrng of som geuine cs ng ou onto the Ha....

attracting bots to Scotln as th Dutch -and Danish flet are maagng to do.

We prnial enedup in Holad a theevent was practicl eaie for us to get tothan the UK events that oncte again clnto the South of Enland. In one ses theracing flet is tigt to keep to it strnhlds-why set a fixture way out of everyone's

reach jus so th ere may be en odd boa ortwo turin up from ' fate North? On thother hal - what rlt mad th racingseilwas metrgfok from three therconre, shain ideas and fidigso muchiom mon. There are big beeis to theiniiuel and the class for jut getng out

cnorgaiea Scotts chmpionships nex

to viiors ro nea an far, friends old and

There s been a bot of asay talk in th lattwo Wayfarer New abu the right wayforward fo the cls and. obviuly a lot ofdebate, sweat and tear went on beoe that.Ove th at yea I've met folks with difring

H eeg, Friesland. International Rally too! From 2nd Sept.

evyne. Incln not exciusio is the way lotiad - here' eeto be comprms and chane- but wefl stll be saln Wayarradif I spt that indsi before you - it worI matter whethryuboat is plsi an/o tanas - and the bee will stil be niey e ldfar boh of us after.

Ths th seco~nd time Ruth and I have taken Cane abroad, liimdepl enviu of both th Dutc'h an th Dunes for ther saln faciUo

Wayae - vour!e i for a goad tie.

Tim Jones W7877 'Cana'

Left:" seo plc temMrin co &Ten y Heeg S) Rut and Tn Joe, J, Rltme (Lord Mayx

(with Jan Katger an C har a af N ED A)) P6 ...... .

Beb : Hee Man shwn lac g area. Lin on top andbebw the sai.number.....er........edcircle.with.

Cu ot Snerds

JU

2i.

OCEAN CROSSING WAYFARER

"In the light of the last forty the boats tourneys. ft shoulld be a fanrtastic book 'Saiting to the edge of Pear' detailsexhibtk~n"his journeys inl the USA and Canada. Finatly

years since the trips to Iceland exiiinhis spine got damaged and he was ar-lifted

& Norway in the 1 960's, what Margaret adds: "Frank and [ intend to be at back to the UK. He continues to sail most

would you change: dinghy the exh~ibition. Hopefully we'll be allowed weeks of the year in 'The Wash' and theoccasionally to put the tent up and sleep in North Norfolk coast, He sold "Wanderer"

design, basic techniques, crew, her in the rueunY! We love the mTUSeum'T1s No § after sailing the Great Lakes, and as

sailing area?" enthusiasm, the staff, and Cornwall's waters far north as Newfoundland. She was sailedfor sailing. We shall have 'Wanderer V' with in the USA for two years changed owners

'l'is was the brief Adlard Coles Nautical us in Fatmouth alt12006", twice - and is now on her way to sail in New

gave to Frank Dye which has resulted in the Zealand. (She'll love it there!)"

scondl edition ot his book 'Ocean Crossing Margaret continues: "Since fthose early vow-Wayfarer' being launched at the 'Boat Show ages -when we retired in the early 1990's 'Wanderer 48' has taught us how to live,

06'in January 2006. - we shipped 'Wanderer' to Florida and and to end up in the Nahocnal Maritimesailed all round the Keys, then started to Museum, Falmouth -where she has been

Furthermore, 'Wanderer WAS' is being sail northwards. I lasted a few months and restored, maintained by their superb statf

exhibited at a new exhibition 'Endurance and returned home exhausted by the incredible - makes us feel very privileged and very

Survival' at the National Maritime Museum heat, cold, hurrcanes and sheer ferocious- involved with the museum".

Cornwall. 'Wanderer' will be alongside ness of the weather. My spine is nowShackleten's 'Jarmes Caird', 'this exhibi' repaired again and I sail my 'Cult Spirit' - a (Repurt by Ray Scragg)

tion starts in early Jianuary and will continue miniature Waytarer '- most of the year. Franktor the rest ot 2006. Margaret Dye writes continued to sail '"Wanderer" No 5" for nine 'Ocean Crossing Wayfarer' isecond edition)

"Techniques arid gear will all be featu~red in summers - going north all the time, His is being published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

, TO ICELAND AND NORWAYApg~otd~ uit, l4"" 'M"* 4 4IN A J6FT OPEN DINGHY

'"" !!! Iii>....... ii ......... F'RANK & MARGARET DYE

RAGING SECRETARY'S REPORTi

tratvel wt.ihe dwst ide f at whe roll so in is co r aho 'f r ote next!

a isse bt a fe funof he biwvs that to r -e Ao ' t(he yheld atottere gi , t le'akahre a wrn a fexpenee iton be otsid. Jame G0/ eope this wail hor ate o *th r ua

<e rot ih ces tohaes andItside ft there Iri inan1W90 'Me meeins. ter' ot firwl

rea mr-ly fel 10he oinhave d der t ho Next seaso ft ntialM yva[ f { t reise th ant to a- nher tig e, font rTi re Wovd I ( 0 e i el twttoa s leu St ar

how to steer the boat. how to cope withL (Westers)f an~d tho Southerrs ,then I getbelng overpowered wit hout pinrch ing. h ow to 0 ound to l)rl-aIn isig ai velnu See etsewherekeep the boat rn rving upwind. the best zig illi} fT g S o trite tes We atsn have azag course to steer downwtnd 1 ow not t.: tot of inteorest frorm the Srcottfish i toa plius

My r acng season has f irished now, s:adly. tat I over whenrL hotstingj the sptiiny how not severa ke.n English travelters to reti otueafter the S:ough Becb traditional «ftinate", to ft~ over whorn towering the spirily, how a t fm0piorrstiip even~t iii Sr oftlard, vwhichI raditional ft was, wttth tradition]al tack of not to fat over when tackingcj how iiirrh fro wtIfl also be a worlds qualfitvr f us is betngwind, at least on Saturday Luokfy t hero rotlI tack, w hen to roll tack, How oi prevenit orrtaniiserl for ditty 2006. ft 'ho I be afwas en rough on] Sunday to corrplete alt the yrur i.rew gettting a spnnry tp'le frithe eye, good fur, everrt sort a free bar rot of Peer wtiftraces. As always here, luo~tics boil down to tiow to) prevent your crew getting "sea" sick be provtded, kiodfy sporisord fiy ftipperspot the gust and position yourself for it as - I coutd go on. t ham'es SC.best you can. this event always attracts ahealthy turnout and made a great end io a Parkstene provided its osua wam wetone *Vhe systemt for qualification for the Worldsfabutous racing season. Io visitors for the Westersr. It's nice to see will be Ihat a minimrmlm rnumvber ot events

roust he done it/order to qualify and ar ankig tabte will lie prefo de I1 will, rot

' to qualify so riot' t lit <din' d he otrnbe)r

on oifter Morot{ etc a' aliways or1 the,websilre

i t-(tier riew> is th ml tt'e I h~e Do f chA Wayfarer

iliAssocialiorn have r id to roy'tire' I' Os arrd

tvei t for ftit re ea s it in witt now be at

lwoirn SC..e vr it<,l 'e ie ffiihe 0ct h . t 0th -

........ .arrr in the .; j mi A nf l f ti I u'ottr

tO finn ai:ltti ih on] arid we re ircerl

ftishow that this wa' I r r pSetf~h ke by

opfeni A hi s> Si'pferir ei in st'o're wt h

ii esen atSa, ris It, , rti

the ui ropoar o, s trt p aorlr g rGettin9ir tates well i'o nrdinafed is tiro,,iig to he

at n irr possibte frisk Sri pleaseit s~*pr irort heI':: events deospite the tight sc;hedtes

Hlappy broatrno to y(( ,it[wi'iit l t~tacskle al t iiltaii te freis to' he boa acm

~Toby MaceW8848 'Mg

WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS' ........ "' "" '24th/25th September 2005

'With stronger winds forecast eyesight test to the uJsual nix of tacit in~ sk Is their ro aster; of the condit oens ) wvan bothby using little yellow things as turning marks. races, with [Dave Roberts anid Mike Bryant

for Sunday, the lightweights Martin Collen and terryPalmer headed left finishing secon/d in each race and sho)wing]amongst us made valiant and along with Toby Mace arid Rachaet excellent upwind speed iO these conditions.

R hodes had to swall1ow sorme Significantefforts to down as much curry fearders on an extended port tack to where MacelRhodes finished third in raceS, being

and beer as possible. there seemned to be some suppoxrt boat the first to fly the kite ins the gusty first reachactivity over to the rigt in the end Mad in arid nea r5y payinog tfie penalty, but rec overing

1weril tive Waytarers entered the We ster/ anQretry played catch up to carve through to speed through to third and securi t rilar:ethampionships hosted by Pa rksto..i ic actl u he tieet and i sh secnd,~ with Mace arid overal Sarah obviously fiadn(it eti enoughClub, Visiting boats came from as tar a field Rhodes It ~d. ci.irry as she and Coli n fini shed fifth in racrias Suffolk arid the Meciway to join a strormg S and didn I cornplefe race 4 resulI ing irrlocal hleel H igh pressure on Saturday prom Race 2 folfowed int nediately after race 1 arid third cveral for tfhni. HtacoriAWafson finishedised ligiht arid tickle breezes but after a short this tim e if was the tutrn of T ohy Mace ari}d fourth overall, an excellent result rewa rdirtgdelay race ofhcer [Parryi Polte and his teai tiachacl Rhodes to take art early lead anid consistency over buth dJays racr nj. All inl all awere able to set good Olympic courses in wit this one. With touch stronger winds fore- verty successfol event and Wayfarers look torthe top triangle of Poole Harbour. .ocal hot: cast for Sunday. the lightwei ghts amor gst us ward to returning just as soon as PYC haveshot Colin May with super crew Sarah Wallis made valiant efforts to down as rructi curry located their great big inflatale buoys.- suitably lightweight, as befits a crew pad- and beer as po)ssible at the well-attendednering Cofirts robust constitution led race Saturday evening social, the heavyweighls Toby Mace W8848 'Meg B'1 from the start We all had to play "spot the did as welt, out of habit, With a good F5rak' as Parkslone fhad chosen to add an gut~sing( FR for race 3 Collen/Palser showed

.... Diary Date: Western Championships - Starcross Y(

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The challenge was there. The to the right side of the course for starboard allowing Team Colhen toomens good. The Water Company the last beat?), the leading three pull clear for their second bullet andpumped in 2ft of water and with a maintained their positions at the first thus to take the Trophy.week to go BBSO's last practice mark, to the finish, The break forday was regaled with F4 winds. The lunch brought mirror calm for race While the headlines always focus onrenewed clubhouse facilities were 2 resulting in adjournment to the the leading boats, the enigma as toall tried out, if not finally decorated. Greyhound at Hever for a comfort- where to go to ensure you had theLast minute 'come-on down to able hospitable supper> and 3 races wind to complete the fastest laps,sail with us' messages were des- scheduled for the morrow. was present for everyone in thepatched to class captains every- fleet, giving rise to many one-to-onewhere and BBSC Wayfarers were For once the forecasters were battles for a place or two (or three)ready to greet their visitors, almost right: Sunday brought more here or there. The Race Officers

substantial yet highly variable breez- too must be congratulated as muchNo surprise when the visitors arrived es from the North, allowing the PRO as the competitors for their dedica-on Saturday morning: top ranking to set a challenging P-course over tion in providing the fleet - as theyhelms in the Class from Norfolk to the full length of the reservoir with a had threatened - with first classSussex, from Bucks to Kent, mak- gate to allow timely finishing and re- management and a challenginging an entry of 21 boats, possibly starting of back-to-back races 2 and eventthe 3rd largest MW' open meeting 3. The conditions were particularlythis year. Upper Thames' intentions tricky for race 2, and it was Gordon John Reedto dominate the event were clear Harris and Beth Condie, and Toby Edited by Simon Wrnnfrom their fielding a full squadron of Mace and Rachael Rhodes, pulling6 boats, in a determined and ulti- away from the pack, who showedmately successful attempt to outsail the fleet where to go. Michaelthe six home boats, not to mention McNamara finished third with Martin 1st Martin Collen/Terry Palmersmaller teams from Waldringfield Paul fourth. In race 3 however, Mar- 'W' 88 (UTSC)and Wroxham. As the rigs went tin sailed his way to the front scoringup, alas the winds went down, but his first bullet with Toby second, 2rid Michael McNamara!Simonthe latter only incensed Race Of- Anguish for Toby though: he discov- Townsend W 8868 (NBSC)icers Brian Whitmey and Jon Hill's ered he'd sailed the wrong coursedeterrrination that we would jolly missing the upwind gate on the last 3rd John & Liz Reed W7878 (BBSC)well have 4 races - come H or HW. lap. and so retired handing secondHow well they succeeded! place to John and Liz. 4th Gordon Harris/Beth Condie

W 968 QNSC)In the failing south-westerly they The final race, started with the pos-set a shortish Olympic course in sibility of four teams emerging as 5th Toby Mace/Rachel Rhodesthe southern half of the reservoir, overal winner: Gordon Harris, the W 8848 MI SC)

and the tone for the event was set Reeds. Michael McNamara andwith Michael McNamara and Simon Team Collen. Early on, with the fleet 6th Quentin Strauss/Mike ClaxtonTownsend, Martin Collen and Terry beginning to suss out the pattern W 8688 (UTSC)Palmer and John and Liz Reed of the wind-shifts, Team Harris wasall rounding the first mark within on pace but gradualy yielded toa whisker of each other. Michael relentless pressure from the otherpulled away down the next two three, who eventually pulled clear to *The Greyhaound at Hever verylegs. and although there was plenty play on their own. Positions fluctu- comfortable indeed with great foodof place-changing in the middle of ated considerably until the Reeds too! A precedent for a future oc-Ihe fleet (which boats got the shift and Team McNamara had a port/ casion perhaps? Very nice for us

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What of the sailing '? A real mix of wind with to suif us if we can get a reasonable fleet togetherpredominance of displacement sailing. We founqd next year- I wll be acting as fleet liaison with Ian

ourselves racing in a very mixed bag of handicap so don't be surprised if I start comingR around do

dinghies but in true Wayfarer form we managed ing a bit of armn twisting over the next few monthsto heat most of the othler boats to the finish ine,excep)t the Merlin [Rockets, ,both from my own club Ihave not forgotten to mention 'L ord Chaplin'

Starcross. . didn't invite themo down, they just came who, to celebrate a legal victory, treated us all

pot hunting). Clo)se competitionl among Waydar- to a champagne reception and drinks 'for theers was the order of the week with many place evening of a fl(eet get together at the Norway Inn

chnIges. Brian Lamb. W10201 'Final li nearly got midweek. Whilst Adan's penchant for Iltgious suc

second place in a Nation/als Race) Gambol' anid cess is becoming well known, his generosty in

The Vintner in W1018S 'One for the Road' showed sharing this with some very thirsty sailors affirmsearly pace and were it not for a tailed lap counter his position as one of the fleet's larger than life

on Alan's boat, nothing to do with red wine lubri' characters, It was a suJper evenin~g and put the

cant, he would probably hav e taken first from the seal on a really nice week,Merlin in the first race,

The last day saw tthe heavens open for a stormy

In between races W;Y65S 'Septimus Fry' was inr Falmouth Town Regatta, the Champagne and

paled on the bowspri of an 5S 400. Neither helm Lynch Trophy won by Liam and Sue after a verywas aware the other was also looking into the bo~at hard fought battle with Ray and Jill Scragg. Yes,

*lring to work nut whch marks were to be rounded Brian we shared te Champagne but you had

in what order for the next race. A speedy bit of gone alreadylGaffa tape repairs made stire the McGrath teamcould continue for the week, Falrnouth Dinghy Week is getting soiled; there

can't be+ many venues which offer a moreEnsuing days saw Ray Scragg and Jill in WTCO8 complete Event/Holiday experience in beautiful

'Blue Jay', Brian Lamb arid Bobby in W10201 settirgs. We vwil be back: will you'?'Finadl Gam;bol' and the MCraths taking first placeinl vantous races from the consistent Merlin Rocket Lliam McGrath WJ'658 Septimus Fryof Dave Lee, Out of a fleet of some 28 boats if was

~pleasing to see realty good results being achieved

~by ether Waytarers eg. Phil Preston W6OY18 'Wel-

ington' with a 4th in race 45 Alan Chaplin Wi lt88 Overall resultsl'One for the Road' with two seconds and a third. 2nd overall and 1sf Wayfarer Liam & Sue

Alan Goodrum W9%50."lula 'gained a fifth in race McGrath WYS58 "Septirnus Fry'5 and Rog]er Herbert W 6678 'Sven' achileved a 7thin the same race,. It was truly a week with a bit of 3rd overall and 2nd Wayfarer Ray &

everything for every/one. Not to mention the prizes Jill Scragg W7698 'Blue Jay'

which included a voucher to the valu~e of P1WX ofHenriLlcoyd rctofhrng woo by the MoGraths and 4th overall and 3rd Wayfarer Brian Lamb &som e deligh ttul single Mat which Bian and Bobby Bobby Wi10201 'Final Gambol'

won and proceeded to share late into the nightarounld the c;amp 650.Q 6th overall and 4th Wayfarer Alan Chaplin

~Phil Ayton Wi 188 'One for the Road'

" The format was of two races each morning,

one was arorund the cans inside the estuary off 11lth overall and 5th Wayfarer Phil Preston &Restronguet, the oilier a h~arhour race, though riot Jonathan, Sam, Tom W6778 'Wellington'venturing beyond St. Mawes harbour entrance, IanFraser, he who invented the Dart catamaranl fand 13th overal and 61hWayfarer Aa odjointly owns Cosa:wes) was our race officer. Good Itrm & Karen Etchells W9650 'lula'

('~ourses w'ere laid though there were some issuers

wih results in the early stages of the week. Ian han 15th overall arid 7th Wayfarer Roger & Jillpro mised separate fleet starts and format changes Herbert W6678 'Sven'

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POOLE WEEKappeadred to ho. beesr lye Ptoh overs Kght ai f d id~e ro, toIstad Weo had severa 1 ',totePOOLE WEE K FROM A the harbour was asn altogetheg vter pla(e good s;.',, diJrng the w ek soi to winEds

B EGI N N ER'S PERSPECTIVE ur se end piece ot learni~ng 0, day erie bud which would probaby have kept t.,r ashore itbenCf that the! oorse toi I ah g* tok. any of we were back at hor mes

It was with some trepidotuers that we Oet's the seventy one listed ts mint es before theously jogged tsr pe~sthin on hfe: star t tine, start We, thought that sorth b t was; abxit *** Liis was our tirst yes lure ifl s te acisc arsyarid with geed reason when we fouscd on St nday when s irrbbeat the Ileel seemr ed wihere other thort o)ur local club how*ever weourselves crossing asl eerily quiet inishinig 1Is be beann to somtewhere that wasn't on w^ere erscnnroged by the worry' welcome weine somse two a nd a halt hour later. Our our i st of marks, Sormetim es following IS received at the Wa~larer troitning 'weekend atfirst race iri our tirst open mee ting and we the right place to bt Moniday's I-ace was a Parkstnr~o YC eardter i the year. Poole weekbad tallen foul of the dreaded black lag rule. more organised aftair; rules u-i m~id, course proved to be rio difterent. Despite the highSupport beisg what it is it the Wayftarer fleet chart attac.hed to boat and storsiocs tree of level ot competition, the Parkstut Wa yfarerourt disarppointrment was met with tea, cakes butterflies, albatross and anlything else which sailors ar~e exh~etrely fniridty and helpful, (isoor d cot- trients ike 'oh well, it vs iu don 't Ihtd taker, up esidetico before the lirslrt~s n{ thirtg we hod hciuglf would be' overwhe'lmget the, odJd disgiualrcat iorr tow and then We lOonf d and neget toted th to t irks, arnd Ore irg was geting all the bioats from a the,you 't obviously rsot trying hard enough f . ow It, &ally atl16 toI art swer aJ guest ion which vaious fleetls or rarid off the water, but theAlter a welcome recetiton at Porkstorse tsr we have bees asked a few tt-ss We have orgasisotion and tIhe large sup meant thaI alloil comrpel i brs, wif th o ir Itt t isg uol ificatios a Woytorer Worldi wi t/h spinnaker chute ot this wontll w itihtsut a nitty Litt the bag. we wert back to our caravatn In a recurring Iherre hlas bees 'dt yes ge-tstudy our recently {acquired, b,.i sil.pireritfy touch wvaterisf when the bow dips orfder?' As welil as the well--rut/ sal[ig there waslittle thtuslbedx rule breR.k Monday do wned the anlswer otter we take our sn/rnketfS out Of a good srOciol jsro rnrrtse a r-easofnablesulrny and windy, idleal inlgre+dients> for a rsn[)rths woulld be vest ButI on this occatsion amflOunrt ot wh'tich/ centred around food, whichblast around Poole hrarboun. Especially as the boot was still afloat and we sailed onl was much n'ee>ded after the wind thai was

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POOLE WEEK - JARZ, around the course -we had never seenso man buoys on paper but where

blowin g everyJone around >ool harbour. CURRY, TEA & CAKES were thy in the h t oO not be

ab~le tO (:4) t take part in the. evening events' Earlier this year a fellow sailor at our disaed - you are give a chr whenor not. T hur{sday igt's eain wasINI a S lvery club asked if we were going to Poole yo sino -/vr htis sometimessoci(;able blar be]ue hostedJ by lea rn "Shooting Week. We tht@ abu it and took difiult to read as you are plnigStaT"¢ kichard an~d Pauline thel wee k hew th opportunity to have a capn throug tessesand then looking forii a cl ose wvt uthe prize cgvin9 ceremony on holiday plus a week of Wayfarer rac yle our bi-oa Ltod wewremdFnday, even,rl aimpressive chfal r i large lg, Wht a fanftastic holiday we had fet dbast oohoa t*tieh at the clb. Alteri lhre silve ware\/l salinlg and socialisigl Poole Week is for all the fail and daily

rxiJrhouisa hor anl evening of eating.j d rnking The8 saln schedle for the Wayffarer nesc st rwsaIlnand( thle real cose to the week ireworks st aWsVG v eed <cmmening arrnd ous he are maonye lvelriver the waler, at around 1400 hors. This allowed andy beahes.. ewiretu anext

us a leisurely mornin at our camp- sad hs We tol thn terndlyWe wo)ud lke to say a big thanlllks 10 all theo site after the preis evenin of ya n iet hnWayfairer Ileet at Parkstnrne Y(C or tlhe warm soilig, Apre Ssail at arltone Wayfaer sallors at Parkstone Yacht

Club for all their efforts in main Poolewelome we rceived, and t Ii lli e out Yacht Clu inlded evening of Week so t eul. Also our thanksthere who i s wavering put Pool Week 2CCC JAZ,- Curryr a Beer Fesival and the ms ot h afrrlde h

formal dinnerr dance, al at a very us ott te andinayour mrrA ~te y upon our return froma

Oat h Longhurst and Tracey Newman EihenWyaes~~racing. Do join us nex year, all theWi10418 'Mudskipper', Tudor SC Po~Eig eek Wafdr te k sartinw family will have a great time.

challeging not only th weatherconiton but navigating our wa Godo ,l J Rbe rt s.

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F.AS'T HAN~r\DICDAlP FL.EETV ,r,,. , : , .!!. , , ' Ps I- , 9 ,. ['149 icirsg: , .

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A'S I toe 20> season (Inws to t i .o.: l e O / 0> a qi.Poi.ty ri evetr :aid railh nak ey seerns

raicl aq Wa rsash Bauto&] Citcb A's wel I as 92 t ;l, O 'OF'ire'' Oct WarshfS 00 [I It r it (r: nl lic.: "

ret] ta> curcouts P~orn alt the, cisiucit 0 u[90< 0' 9'XS u'9 9 > ' tt i. >019' ho > [it 00:o 1we welmd( oD!( allas Wright to th}e tc t Wilt Ox> 'I In1 r it itet c 4 >era behindc th t'ri(' d I 19' yonJ wo.(lk -ot o. t 0.r n \. t

00n hei lr> taveoli ha> ero. 9 J ho bjio II " Ca o the wecrriri on (l 4 9'>43

tte'itr.,OtiI oropehho r acto: o~d>; agai i 0 tt!( ' L L× ( 0' i>'h with th ie '"94oI Albt

W ((erfrte e'vveniogs with Si Wa vfar <: c/t >pencd duo> 2 ur c ub tcos ;hl t hi'ircett'itg roost weeks. Int , 'a . Roger Cerrato:.'LI) i 901(1 irt l'xlg 049 Friday eveinigs rage We >90 ott Icy .kti ic'Irwiri to lie/t y>.91 w¢hi ri Wi 031 8S{4lIl~;l/"' welt,@I as [ to a } cs'tLto}{ cOne oJ t t'I ''' <r t {t attoo WLiL 9 O ,S 3 i8 ti i i~l [it'>/(l

ed leoc lits in the club' tsl aIi h ndc~g a1p z tCe" VI " al .;I} I' p9>0 anr/ d tP * 'aid .>.

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~ORFORD SC1 0th/i1 th September

n ekn hnms o h Kppb ale nlgtt eylih id eurn

tion was praying for rain to help the Engan muh hgging of shallow water to try tocriketers win the Ashes, we were offering avoid the tide Most of us gouged the odd

:i ..... upL to the rai gods to hold off. In the event groove in the mud. It is embarrassing to

our races. Min you it was extremely heavy theline at the start of rae 1I presumaby duerai and the water was up to the floorboards to over-eaes at the first Open m eetin'gwith insufficintf boat speed to get th self- at Orford forO6 year! They seemed to settlebailrs going. down a bit after th'is but tould not match theWaldrigF~dskvells of Godon Harris'/Beth Condi W9O$

. ."Nine boats took part. incudng visitors from Spinaway from Waidrnngflel, who doiaedWadigllMeck'ay, Datchet and Aloe. vr race and won the series with ease.

~burgh to complement the Ordord boats.

Saturday's two backdo-back races were ness for us all on Saturday night and we

were back for more on Sunday morninfor an early g.soarn start for the race roundHavergat Island. This was the wet one witha P2 blowing. The return trip to the club-house fining line developed into a bit of a

• ~pocssson, as it Was necessary to hug the~Havergate Island side to escape the tide, The

Ilast half mil was a beat so things ivee, up a little as we all tacked up to the flnishing...... .lin e, The Rac Officer wisey set a shorter

~course for race 4 as the conditions continued

to be heavil overcst with light wid andeven more imoratly luc was cooin,So we had a short rac with some clos rac-ing to the finis lne

Wlt these were not the best salng condi-tions for racing, we spared a thought for ourOrford Wayfarer crusin colleagues whowent round th coast to camp at Ramshohton the River Deben for the weekend Theywere returnn as we Were packing up and itwas a close run thin as to who looked themore dishevele.

~Top three were:

S1st W968 'Spiway'

Gordon Harris 8 Beth GondiWaldringfle SC

2nid W8200 GCordon Bleu'~Matthew &Margaret Lake

SWsldringfll SC

3rd W9222 'BingheauChr#is Gil & Vcki BinghamOr1erd SC

i Roger Nex 9500 'Gironde'

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UKWA RALLY CALSHOT TO BEMBRIDGE

24th September 2005

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hen bridge IS an okd tiw iur! e tar niany Wayfarer saders andnl witlhout reasor It At0 pent< tr Ite ret tog approach wit1h Si i

tel $ ts ort flanking the harb ot in f P i ce a goo)d tie gauge ... ........................................

a chatenging narrow. windv g en r anti' channel. We chose he

newly opened Dover Ma[re in the soteharll side ol the Orl tounas oiiur destina~o eithis year Il has excelent far tes war rt wet............come anrd a fine beach cafe} a lew r 11 ntee walk river the dIunes.

*Ven Wa yfarer s arid 20 sailors launchbed from Catshot at 09/30 It

a NE8 F 2 wtth sunshine£ and good spirnhs all round. gJhiru with P~hiland I solda look tip the lead with the red Wayfarer pennant flyingproudly. Now: or Never crowed by Johln and Jenny kept a watch

ft r1 the rear of the fleet /e crosse dthte ma in Srsthornp tonW'9ater shipping channel with Ctualro giving us a few heart sloptpinlg m]omlent~s crossingt ahead of a massive autotran sporter. ,Jut~

v,,ha (@or wer thecaptan's yesJohn and Jenny Jeffs in 'New or Never" W <S9t in1 front

of No Man's L and Fort

*lh hfert S irteii ou II rlt the S oler . ore (Iront tking 0 Li oreI~~ll'lllll aastai tt w<it i others keeping ce ntral Io rake aii aritage

oftme to 0able tde Progress was sit. tarking i hehtight

heI)ad «,rids bitt alhl l:tat et a!No iinrI1 Landtort tiy 10.',

Vd tyWfylftntrs etered ti he liartoeur Or LL I iftg toei( thin i'''' o re

dihar *l {L8tit, tg evr mdf'ifo of tle( way MI1l 'lie test L titltiarlirflt

Li.iif rtf!]t of.t., LL.>ig /rfir <ca! t~r itl( . L;L Odid i at~c io.1/n

1111114 i i i ii iii i c h I Iat po ld out igcari it was a s to .,pt~o the slnrakets<f1lyniin a we( all larder] on Caltsh~t lipw ty within 80 riles o.f

+! Ii; oth er o(ts i i WaS Ii rot hbiiCkd {t/igsidJ with our tea.h)oat Iaf NowtMt5 or Nekver remained alloal rin radio corttac t withthe faltt <i unt alt 'LL safLL on the ilpw/ay at 1 8.15 in theI a~ rjIght ( a;rid teed ar if the JLS i/ at mid I anter friltowe:!nl t at ,; hot

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ULLSWATER RALLY 2Oth-26th August 2005

and the campsite managem ent had turned well-prepa rod picnc en the east shore of thernoone awayl Next morning, witha Thin mist lake. Robert, George and Lizzie splashed

over the site, it lor.,ked like a refugee camp, and swain and returned exhausted to the7but without the Red Cross and with fewer campsite. A classic day of family sailing

facilities, matde superb by the pr'esence of light winds

and sulnshine and by the absence ol cotli'-

A Family Experience The next few days though, were su~perb. sbos, grou~ndin~g or capsizes!

In 2003 my wife, Oath, our children, Lizzie The Suniday afternoon exodr~s of the

arid Robert anJd I visited the LUIswater Gath- weeken.. campers restored the population The next day. Simon organ/ised a team nut>

ering to have a day witth our *tiends, Janer, den~sity to normal. There was something for irig to picnic or, the west shore oi the lake,

Ian and George [Rastori, The weather was everyone: competitions for the children, sail near Aira Force. The picnic was great, but

"sporting' and Ian took me for a few hourls ig advice for tfhe adults and singing for all the wind was greater, tt was onshore and

down to Howtown in Mistral II The wind of us, The good weather persisted over the increasing as we relaxed. A mass exit from

changed direction rapidly and hlequently. weekend 'and into Monday, but by Tuesday a densely packed lee shore was out of theMy admniration for Ian's sailing skills went vup the wind was sufficient to require those who question, but even in ones arid twos we hiad

when he told me that on their first Gathering, sailed to put in a reef or two, a hard time, Whe made rt out in Riuttercup

he. Jane and young George had sailed me without iavrlg to start the outboard arid

lake without a burgee. Sufice to say thiat 'The Gathering is billed as an adverrture were grateful to Simon for discreetly heaving

having spent the spring o1 200)4 examining holiday in the lakes, but just as importanlt to and standing by us as we reeled near the

thre website "For Sale " section, we bought

Pipit Ill, a Mark ft in GRE' We renamed he~r" Buttercup" and, after a few trials land more .. .

than a few tribulations), we rolled up to the2004 Gathieringl for a five-day stay.

Simon McEvoy was detighted to see us,

but so~mewhat bemused, since we had............... ...

booked with- the campsite, but not with him.Nevertheless, the welcom ed rtrs into the team .......

and~ gave us lots of friendly adice. For thoise *......

who can remember, the weather at the 2004

Gathering was more than tporty". It was"wet anid sporty" (especially undertoot!i. The

best non~ sailing advice Simon gave was togo to the ca mp shiop and buy a gazebo. thus

establishinlg a few square feet of shelter from

the i-am. We had a great tinmre at th e Cattier-

rlg anid i esnlved to retrn in 2005

'was the socialisirrg wilt, old and new friends, Howtown Rend, wher'e the wind was pickingThis time, we boo)ked bottr with Simon AN{D Most of thie children were free to cycle uip nicety. Later, safely ashore, we got word

the carrpsife. As in 200)4, we could only around the campsite and made full uise ot that sorTneonie hadn't beer, so lu~cky in getting

stay until the Wednesday, but resolved t<, this freedtorri,.le adlults were able to relax away from thle picnic spot. so a tear,, of us

.. ike the most of it by tr avelling up froir arid wind downl fronrt e}veryday life, In short, went by car to rcover one Wayfarer frorr' the

Bristol on Friday a fler~nooi Ndive r-eally, but fthe faintes had a great cam ping holiday with side oh the lake at Aira koru e. tihe land is

I tey say that i's better to travel hopetu Ily friends, in lovely s}cenery. We had of coiurse owned by the Nation rat Tm rst no cd has neither

than to arrve, an added d~imernsion q ett irg wet in oi i good access nor a good track to the road.

Wayfarer s and Wanderers, (Or, for those Not to wor' A tearn ot live car, MAI F aOn arrival late on IFrday evening, we were "betweeon boats", like Da2ve and Maggs track through gorse arn general under'

greeted by Jane and Ianl and by othier ferrds Honibhin ,there Was time to video} our tbest growlth by IJilr rg a Wayfarer on a launchig

frorm 2004.They helped us to erect ifhe tent offtorts arid reftecl tum the berietfits of staying trolley a nd ci tot nit deterrin ratior r (It you trny

and gazebo disring the last, few miqnutes of dry) thie at hoiie, rerrirterbe to ronmove the r iast

twilight. Robertl and tLizzie were WelComed an~d get as much weight out of the boat as

by Geo~rge [3aston arrd George Plater, Cii the Satnrday, we generally sai led pr ssibte J

Thle glcriovus weal tier had provoked a tar-ge individually or in srnall groups. The l3aslonisblr nher Ot "spur -of- the rmorient'' campers: awt Smillie s hract a great day nut withi a T haI iight ,iu rder a clear starry sky, we

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<It t fltrliri being ha II,<r tl G r o Ih ft 10 pi K! o r iround or. .l, h1oidiay Wsith) >'I> er 071 '''idi o< K' if tolit'v LI o"si> ft( S'to Anionieiittle '.Saong &. you like ' tt (afr .e and th, r'oow.Izeta f r OK to , t,. mr, ,<',i' i ULLSWNATER GATHERINGof kr( Iro deeded that they roeeded adlay M' ott our b'. r}ee> warK shr 'd1al

on o e o a' o<' >'eo o r; *ttu s if w a 'W hat w as it tike? it w as good , verythat a'laI ndoct I ih~d t pnaka, ron /\fo w e'cf ges *wO'i't Ih~l p tK good.oMstfral I at the soot0 endo of the ak ewe feosrure centreo but r nst of us slav d on Ot nNe>'tr'r'r'oted hi sior''' o treoloir an Ak ai a r Area <'d ss where we, :ooll . had reservatis abu attndn alonleK". 0>i '> iis~ itt rboat Vhl ~~~e [ Ii:< t Ib d 0i fQ 'Iv but theyi were ootweighed by adesire to(Our dear-wi''s ordrhilre i ft irdb t lr 1 o~b o Sf i j rg o C tort s" prograss9my Wayfarercuiinrg skills and

"i'l'rtavr i' o'i 'r''nt o 0t~fe aon fr texperience. I only boughi my Wayfarer fastio fId tathorn m ark ft{ ir or fh ceo' of l> o. erocoyjency, g9 Lor' iO arid gErnCeraf 0' year and it was not then rige or equippethe e lhe choodre' <'of er'yoe lo ' 't ie 0o sist-inr<e. don't think anyone it be> our oxo ty as a cruising boat.'rie ( ca' s and the :0'adt5 (<oyer tf t f 't artonooa Or iroarier.

ttr 4pinomnar r lifts No po (ssure. really Park, Foot campsite was niot far from the M6Cath andt Jan have0 to op' .>f <'ior todence to> our Wioth tho dawn, ttre site again looked like a and situated at the top of Ulfawater, Itwasailing abilities, especialfy wtora they are err re fu ee 00a4p fbit a less crowded one this cOise and noDt too busy after Saturdayt(xoard a motor boatto noe *the hedges had r:raougo trost ot the do'- night, There was an area reserved for

hros. bet some families not Wayareors 'hart us to cap andwe culd park our boatstuLesday came as a definite reeatong hay. sirrply left the twisted wreckage and driven pae, to our cars and tents. it was easy toft we had bern I sten010g to thea shi ppinigtoorast we might have cealmsed what 'a

to Kcome: but we were boats on a take. not

ships on the sea'

A teo> Ku s w 'rt or ofor d Ir''thle weatthe'abuse us Ian and I ook I of t 0 or rut

orG o'rar'or<' rrofnrg. attero'nr' u "ofr/.t iI 'a~dtail only aono p1 actiod hoavoro9

t hn toainoe do 0u0 po'r't twe v

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..o0' I if 'moo io os who h'oeriii'tr~red 00 Olin ';thoo["'' tnr f( on>81 th" I'Ar at ' ad pasosn l oat '(gh. a trft '0 ot. All of u~s'wre wet arod 01 red. hul no one push boats to the beach. The beach was

. ..'..... 7>0 t ir> I fIorc heel1 ii~ ].t least one> ih )lId had siept shelteresd and 11m, goo for launchling. Most:* ( too n I ll 'tt oug if all Hi tim o'clock the weather pepecampe butrIet some wh keptou le8(> od p oi arid ropafrhos r.> hue oso i their boats on site but had se~ffcaterro ao-

:ie A cod 04 n 0 d~rms commodatioelsewhe re,Th.o/r~ foil jauoo after rto iht, roalisdthat floe gazebo was going to fbea a sualt i L fortunate'ly 'ivnry of us were unable to My concerns about rigging and recoverybho wao wvorlcd ttia'f I Itr ied to f <ie ii drown stay Ira>'n i lost egodp ir it o r Houor case1 mel ted away as friendly people offered help:poles wooui d he firing a r OHf the earn psito hav'nrg fri redorrn to work, <'loath, our tarily wheevr I nede it. Thee are too many toI hoad:. dno ible -guyed it 'ne previous afay s0' < woklt have-tapeyd as p iarored . until the than indivdually here even if I coul remerrI left of h'opirig woo o~ld implfy <ola po or ' 'ofternoo a hr tl t P seeplass nigtt hehino I a all your am~e but 'Tharnk.gtwed- down heap Tho>it lod about an hour 00'. ' ' to tot to "et oft early to Etrstol, Solater and fan aid I bondledl oHp th'e wreackaqte or w"o" nmh sonip regret thoat we saird our There was a ce downt the lake to a placeh~e r" i t rn tg oi "r terofs, ryrodhe ' of our tthark ''<0'' Pert aos i 'xl cale Airs FOrce Falls n Sunday for those

year we bii h ah~e tr.Ior< tif t' (hild rn s whowee inteesed That seme to be0<} fl e>' .test < olo'.tc- { ''o''rv'ke Go>' 0' oa feloor orpsie [)tircon eeyone I appreciated the sugsed

ao re ak . ' < w rK using their bhodyvwegh't start fi,,, whicoh wa described by Simonto topi the wirod stiro} urge Ic fIne ,o togr 0, ~t s t o. )ks tl>or <''noer' oe i MoEvoy as fate morning'. This was not90000'>1- e of thc tent (o)thers wer ~non< fis by C ;r" end gi ! tie <'Iei~ unadjacent to noon. Very reassing these

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HERMIT ISL.ND

RALLY Auust 2005

Saturday. AUgust 13th. th e fis day ofthrall arrived at last, Having checsked in theday bet ore, 'lu Mist' was launced an

Alan &Sue Parry a the campste inorder. We were eadytothe pub in Howtown welcome our fellow sailors, Who woulul~saae be the fis to arriv Margi and {anx-(All right or some! % Ed) 4 kept ou eyes pele on the rog dr

capgroud roa'e~ngkvehforles witha Wayfarer in to. But campers weren't

allwe t check in untl after 2:00 PM. sw wen to hort sal, Thng ae

were my kin of peopie, It took a few hours destnat inn and prsuaby infuece Sunday. th first day of cruliiing I wantedto get there because it was a beat ito what by beng par of a Natinal Park. In the to see what it was lie getting in and out ofseemed to b the prevailn shifting wind afternoon I wake down the take, Others Small Pon Harbor, Herit Wsand's wel pro-blowing up the lake. We arrived over the were more energetic and took to the hills. tanted bu soehat torturu tid-boundspace of an hour r so arnd having helped Monday eveing faured a Sing Song, V. yfarrwe tedt. a

eah other to anchor off the lee shore which was vey, very enjyale It was inter- h i'fotn okTembech we ate ouJr knches, Someoftus later spersed with enteraiment for the children .hd ofcalbegpa. Qv e xtfl two~ays

walked up through the fied to th road, past of all ages, 2 to 554 (like me), in attendance. eople steiy arrived, often first not icedthe OCar park Full' sign and on to the falls, The Wayfarer Sogook simply ha tO be when a faila Wayfrer was spiduowhich were a few hundred yards beyond. seen tot e believed, th launch ramp or showe up on the dok.They were quite impresive particularly The Yardarm became the plc for welcom-

considering the weathe had been and was ruesday dawned to reveal that the wind had in newcomer and the renin of Wayfarerstill dry and sunny, picked up a bit. Simon revised the day's fred from past ralie. New pariiats

suggested destination from Gleridding at this year Inlue Chc arid Ginn JordanWhen I got back to the shore I motored off the other end of the take to Sanidwick Bay fro Ea .,Wisconsin; Joe endt Marythe beach but it wol have been possible about halfway down. The as the wind Trepal from Timberlake, Ohio: and Scott

Whited and his wife Kirsten McWlliams fromto sail off once the row of moored Wayfar - picked up3 a bit more he suggested a free sail Soth Portn.. Maine.erm had thinne out. The run back up the for those who were feein adventurou. Itlake gave me a chance to appreciate t-e was my last day so I rigged the main onth Thinkig bac many years ago and recallinfantastic scenery, (i head been conenrating seon reef, removed the outboard and se my impresslon of saiing my Wayfarer onon windsfts on the way to the Fa). I had ot to have some fu with no worie abot the Maine coast for the first time, remenberforgotten how beautiful takeln is, partcu- tides times, tidal streams, big waves or being being in complete awe of the sheer beautylady in the sunshine. I saw a few spinnakers blown offshore, an vastns. Fr a day or so 1 thin thatbillowing on the way bck and later on site I my mind was in a tran~ce-lik state trying towas a bit surprisedl by the number of boats Last year decided to buy a crmisng dinghy abor the exement. I hogt tht I hadwith spinnaers. ft was obvbus that some It was the active and well managed Class aried in heven. When the weather andof th most expeiecd Wayfarer sailors Association that decided me on the Wayfarer winds are as pleasant as the were for the

he been evolvng and perfecting thi rather than experience of having sailed it. feltaMinishedet Acon earth to heaven, Itwoundnt srprise me

boats for cruising over a number of years Now, the more I sat my Warer, the moe imayrlyptcpnsexrecdsmlrand it was all there and laid out for the rest I appreciae what a fast, stable and forgiving lf is We enjoyed a realt fun-filled weeko us to study., tfund them all fiendly andt dinghyit is. This wasa sil tht reinforced triat was paked with oer dlightdful silnhappy to offer advice, I picked up loads af those felngs. I was realt sorry to have to adventre after ano ther. Evening socialgood ideas and took lots of photographs to pck up later that afternoon. Four days was aciiie inclded the lobster cookoutf andhlelp me remember them. all I could manage thi year. dinne at The Lobster House. It was so good

tha I think by the end of the week everyne,,Monday mornin came and] I pent the day WMil I go again? to some degree, was felig the efets oflie many others exploing loaly I walked Yes, but for longer next time, a Itl too much sun and sea. as wel asup the lakeside to Pooley Bridge in the strie muscles fro x aus saing. Butmorning. It is a small and pleasant vitage OwNen Morgan W9309 'Cuatro' the mayhiave also wodee why Dick had

with Pubs, places to eat and a few useful praced soemuch emphedstariuer on breinshops. Uke the campsite it was notably wth extra wamcblthing and soon, 0bclean and tidy. Refreshing for a UK touist had eis taed about the posiilt of salin

in foggy conditons--what fog? Well there

weoeni any foggy days, or strong wmnds ...-

we got lucky. However, summer in; Ma~iehas a weihearnled reputation for being tickleWe are thankful for such a beautful week,

the story is much better told through themany photos shared by, others and postedon the Canadian web site by 1.. urce Al than It;S5 (} wi it oos. Credit for the plcanning an~d I bough~t that went[ inftO the} wee:koft ac;tivities belongs just as ro uh to1 ]TornC roofs as m/yself. Although ech(; rally takes.4o1 on di quo anld ur/nfresooabK c hara.

most, r (ISp Si X5t5 of !his isl took place us'tell as or btter thants ani:i t~iiped for.

c ruisin~g suggestons wIre proe<eoted iorthes day. ut then} ide<do nd fthou (4 I* Nets

togethe r a hed Th f i ri ap excellent ham do. itlist lg potental cruiing deSt o a Don c oo

this was a big help II quickly evolved thaI

on& Lal Boker..dsuhter.IRot - Kirad. Ohio W7.356.. Chucic.Girnn Jordan - Ba Q , Wisc si - W767

Tom &Dlnerilcc-Garn , Maschsts-W275 .. ai, Li., Jsh& Krystal Neso- Sde, Man- W10246

Tim.&.Rosemaw France - , n - W313 'S......ui S&hnbn- Oakvtle, Onaro-W35

Anr &tMnlque Gld- Ottwa Ontaio- WSOOB Jo & MaTrepsi - Tibeae, Oho- W3971

Tor & Nel Grde- Norwel, Maschsts - W9668 Kit Walce& Patsy Poin - Tronto, Onai - WI1037

65 Halis & Margi MoKeivey and Chde Thomas (Paris, Scott White & Kirsten McWilliams and baby Enmon - GouFrance.) - ,V r -W22 M

on many days there would be two groups sion boat "Yankee" that was moored on the tree, but then managed to h-ump the boardsating to ddtlerent deshnations. a case ot Yardarm alongside the Wayfarers. There s a only a couple at times on the sand bar atlonger vs. shorter cruises, Cn these days soft spot to Iris heart for dinghy sailors and tie the harbor entrance Orice outside "Sloe

e m and spti the leadership responsibility was sincerely touched to have us there. Mist" respo~nded to a more pleasant breezefor the groups between us. Needless *io say, and we relished the meach across the outerhowever, with such an experienced bunch Margie and }were thrilled to get to spend harbor to WOOd Island, Little Woosd and thenof sailors we were seldor' the leading boat, time with all our otd saitirng friends again. The on] down past Flag tsland, continuing along*The excepton was the day we atl sailed opportunity to meet and learn more about the string of ledges and rocks lying otf thearound Sequin Island as one large tiare, this year's newcomers was especially enjoy- mouth of the New Meadows River. It was

able. I he Waytarer cruisin~g circle keeps nice relaxing sailin~g and weather concernsTom aid I are grateful to Allan and Mary growing larger and expanding geographi' were not present in my mind. Here ,weAsselstine, astisted by Tin at d Rosemary cttly with each succeeding year. Work has caine upon or first sightings ol seats andFrance, tor taking on the responsibility ot or- alrea dy begunl onl next year's ratty which is porpoises.ganizr g the night nut at T he Lobster H ous.e tentatively planned for the Thousand islandThis is the second year in a row where Region. We'll keep you postert! About three hours had elapsed sin~cethey've voluntarily jurrped in to organirze the departing and f the wind inow threateried togroup dinner event and have done a really An Anecdote lose somqe of irs oomph. Lunch time wasm arvelous 1ob- of i. long past and we were hungry. Not th/at

It ralnedl Saturday night anid Sunday far uip the broad month of the river, though,While expressing special thanks to those morning's forecast was a bit iffy. A frontal we could see the fleet of fishing tboats inwho went beyond the csall of duty we cannot system would he passing to the south of us Cundy's H1arbor all neatly lined up --a pic-neglect In rrerutiorn the fab-ulous rally t-shirt generatir-g potentially dangerous thunder- turesq e and enticing site What should weprovided through the bard work of Tom storms - (t turnled ou~t that this woould be Il ie do? 1 hen. just when I was g i'ing 5crion~sOrae. ' he motit, an attractive characterize - only bit of questionable weather we'd have thought to tu rning back, the wind retu rned.tion of Sequin Island, was created by Tome to for tI-e whole week. I We were far enoulgh tO OCnwat'd went two of uJs. while Toni & Ndremind us ot the ternlic time we enjoyed while the nort[h that we st~ould miss the bru~nt of wise;ly turned back.at Hermit Island. the storrnrs, though caution was advised and

afternoon showers were expected. Sonie "Where is Hammoook's?" I yelled to a guyOgur presence at the campground did net folks hail some (trying out to do thanks to standing Onl the wharf admiring "Blue M,,ist"go unnoticed. Early in the week onle of the he rain, while others still needed to get their "Right (townl there whe-e that Sword Fisher-owners of Hermit Island. Nick Sewall, cartie boats launched. Ibus, only three boats nan just came Got,. was his roep,. Whento m~e wanting to know mqore about us. I hart beaded out, 'tom & Net Graefe, Joe & May a rain shower caught up 11 Lis the boatsmailed a cop)y of the initia rally promotional Trepal and Dick & Margie, under a cloudy were already tied uip and we wore underliterature to the earngrour d at the be3ginr- sky fort he first of several excursions up the 1 over eof yind a del icion s fish dinner.Bning of the year and they were aspi".tinig New Meadows River. 'the wind was variable the time wecl finished the raikl had quit, butus' -lhen nusf before cdepartingj, he found vie oLIt of the north. Cur mouths were watering alas, all the wind had been sucked up irit::a gain. "Thle other dlay I looked OUt to seai with fhe ar'ticipation of an enjoyable rrid-af the clouds. The overcast was thickenirngarid couldn'~t believe i-ny eyes" he said. "Alt of terneo lunch at Holbroo~k's Lobster Wh~arf in arnd it was getting late The entrance Ii)the Wayfarers were strung out on the herieon Cunocy 's -larboxr. Making our way dowrt the STnal airnt Harts in was a idist atl C NM andcinrcutnavigalinq Seguin Island, What a narrow harbor channel at half tide was slow it seemed unlikely we'd make it back beforepretty sigt We are very happy that yen going and Itook longer than anticipated~ but dr

peope cose o cne t Her ni I la o.' n-- with mhe tide truin bethind we finally exited thewall is at) original salty old "Mainer who also harbor. At the start we stuck the center' [bough only a minor rrver, the New Mead-owns and operates Ite canmpgrond's excur- board sol(idly in the rood and struggled to get ows is broad where it meet ,s the ocean arid

choked with" nr'neroeus islatids, as are rrany-- of tire rivers along Maine's Mid Coast, This

,offers cruising sailors toIs of ha rbors and

sale havens. An hour later, having madeI less than a mile ot progress, we a pproac hed

• the opposite side of the river on Cape Small -1We were by then rowing ar-d rpaddlitng[Fvery now and then we heard a faint dista nt

5 oLu)f nd-tumble o1 lbhunder, Between oarj strokes ,Joe and I shouted enreouragetoent

to each other and consulted, Ma rgie and~Mary were getting worred, "That looks like

Hear Island to vie", I obseived Joe ugreer.- : rThen that meant the next sinaller island, a

.... " spruce cloaked ridge at granite that I was

j a suggesion. "1 el's bead behind 1-larbo

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GUNBOATS, FOG, AND LOBSTER LARCENY- CRUISE ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA

Viking Longal Trophy Presentation

Jim Fraser and won the Vikin trophy in2005 for our log of a crise in Newor4dland, The diema was ho w to she it asJim ile in Caad and I live in the UK.

This was solved by our getting together foranother cruise this year. I was abl to takethe trophy with mne to Cand so tha wecould hae our photographs taken togther.

Tetrophy is faty delicate and I dreaded

loing it so deie to tae it in my rucsack!as hand luggage on the aeroplane. The

trophy wa s well protected by buble wrap in |

a plsic bisuit ti. Also included in the ruk'sac.k were all the electroi gubn for thecruie- GPS, VHrF, strobe light, compas,camera, moil phon etc. In additon we ................

my hip flask.

Youca ra e al ha lt gin trogh Vessel on my port side, you are tho)rns a huge. exc'lusion zone a-round thatthe aip canrer a thet 'et g s tharoncoretoetrghhesrce thing' sad Sure enough another rib withthe Th scren r~l ave n curseto eterthe estrcte bin ight flaI shing approached. ] h Frenc:hllup like at hritrnsr I had ac ouf area around the naval dock- ine lai; u r> cha inces with al0 -C eriathe GCould you Step O here p~ se 's', yard', said a loud metallic voice. gwne Wayfarers We were intonned thatiMaceter onl the way ouat was nio pr.blem there wa' 2 & .)tn exclusion zone liot nd thebut at Haia on ry retun the a ot A large rib with flashrng Olue liehi puled *~e tr a starboard and a 2l(. .n i xcluto the rubbaer gloves Stg. 'at is that alongside. *mey have real gunls I said to si(r r znnne nd ii e feet tanker and nuclea rsu bstanice in the flask sirC' 'wi skey'. I Jinm We had on)ly lust set oft { ontou 2-week c~ubr'/i'inin to port We hoped the Iwo 70005sai. ']In that case w ould you plas drink o ruse ha>n tila Lie bed Nan, iron> a slip 'lisle t <ci veisome' he asked (thikig rio doubt that it near the Dartmot h f termtia Iwas nerve gas). 'And, by teway, what's vvWhirn yo ur inltenti d n '-({arided thethat thing that looks like a Vikn Ship?' They -re p~robaby 11.1st pract ing I heir sthoo- negaphor( ic-We're going c an'pnr it

And so the story was told again. We spent a irg -ott tet> r iqun for when it gets buKss in the! MoNo Its Island. - i shouted ,ti>ni rignefew plasn mintes chttn abu dinghy sunmei - sil .it im- nI 1 Mc.Nabbs Island, be his>e iih lii in becruisin as I siped my Caada Clubi smspiciui is tindelerredd, i' cal' s y I P )

We lan l iin[ -h \ 1titax× harboi rur lierf lull phbotograplls Grns bristling the n L Inn eadanParry W75 sal towards the F rench inclear-powered away

iii ;; ;; :'I e ineNI mlorg we were awoke' i ea r",fl~te snld Ot tinge Ou tboards as ton ,nster t) "ashribs chargd irni Ii> 01.1ro,, bay. I p i nKlitviv:nar ard snto as ba', thgnen yII t

ribs race'd abou~t c reating WaVes to> <hi >linrgeth~e I rog; ne iwo Ia ndiig < raft appe i lied

arid pin lan/ding p)artie s ashni at 1×1t< A i rids

ntofw hir . NI it iin bod's nr wh i i p;sti

'Siii' with I arge phashec bags noved I( in i 1'iiuiiiittg'r'tb~ahpikritrgl/] 4 11tIthe-re beonr l u ir ifcidt Wl" I } t>inlosfig in on us? Sudden I Itl it

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approar hi, 1hr>;ough IhN unr r wIh behind us Ti pun Ixd!

Ih rend-b '13 frogme v C I ; in 'I 1(1

nrfr's ill),' oin tti IiaI I vv ti l III )tll

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We coded to rovey o. Vhe > -brrnr (Ibo-man p~etrnl soI (00t <2t5r an up A blockedlet was diagoised. We toied a bro'iralcoL a fine piece of grass and th..n ari eical sayr nre to try, to unblock . *Trhesyringe worked eventually when jim rorr.boron tor emove the blan kinrg cap!

and then retuiroed, The tine rotnirig wasthraereief by the trig that ,was rotting in.

Wa catted him] u p en h I C and hoia at8i-to hail been awayl fr 2 years, an riwvasret urritri to the LIE via Newtoun ilan d a,1dGreen land Iltosaidt'ilr fowas rrioir hailbu ~it t'e had k~iw nil pressure

the tog 'w'as stau.dardf stu0ft for t his >.*a si

Want, rroist air frott the E astern Seaoadbhino:;ulars 'Protbaby rtot a good idea that'. Off we went again. We scanned the shore nteets the cold waters of the l..abtadorsaid Jiri with bin oculars fur anly sign! of a gas station. rcunerrnt teadliig o frerp.:eint fots 1 oday it

Nothin/g. 'It used to be here' said Jitrr We wasn't tr.:o bad -200 to 400m visibility, WeFinally the shorn parties converged on our sailed into a srml fish dock. A fisherman had to m~ake progress ix. set off for Tayl orsWayfa rer. Were we des~tined for the f oreign spoke to i(is inl broad Eastern Shocreese. I H ead on a comrpass coi.:se, We didn'tL egion? Fortunately they were just doing a didolt understand a word. 'I-e says we nan see the headlandl biut buoy-hopped usingbeach cleanup! Perhaps the French admiral get waler froml the white house but petrol is DES, *the fog persisted all day, sontimneswas ci Trrlg ashore for a barbie? only froi a fuel t ri.ck' said Jim- . tp at the thinniig tci a watery 3cr and sorre.iTe

house we had a stroke of tuck 'Aren't you becoming thick. One consoation was that inWe tots MoNabbs Islantd under sail. There Jim Fraser'?' asked the lady, If furned ot these rock-strewn shallow wafers we werewas hardly any wirnd but uinder the eyes of they used to work tog]ether at the Haliax not going to encounter ar'ytthii'g bigger IthanI he Frerich and( Canadian navies, we co01d hr os::ital. Laiura gave rs water, tilted up or i a srtll loibstfer boat. Evenrtually we arrivedhardly do otherwise, \hen out at sigtht pefi ol can arid woutdo 't accopt any pay at MnDnians Island and made camp on awe bie ip 'he niitofr andi Lhteaded ot of ment s'ap m a li'srshy grass berwer'n' 0e rdr fortohrsr our rg left at Devils Island. o a At Ireas firewood sr.ppties were heathy

We fished on the way back to C aInl istand C nof-ee wiffh rurri totlowed by ham o erioWen pia r r/e o'Inr uise ft in astern Shore tfrror damp i sing high loh patavarre egt.b r.ont and rotatfoes ar-ouncd the fire was good.W to F to take ad vaniiiage nf the prevailing Lriit with e..r i[isi[n t1 ank ot SuLioess. !innri

onullhwesotd wi;.nds Ot K-our so' today the stew arid rioe tror tn-re and a carsintire on tie Next if lawced foggy. put two way,wir in '5 -iasterly so we ioie:: against beach. pioints info( tihe CF'S- arid off4 w w''iiil Weif 'ill dfas getting fhrough <V a who1e glo f )er 2lrl 2 ; for Marie iJoph a sril l;

n~ro1 i's>hpl 'i'ral nay oear-s(' Nq~tJi o 'o }S , ,r I -r aa t irih frsrlnt''uw -i J~isa- - I 1a SaV Vt'be I'aof 5ih,c fr: u V, gieok fhit ''p' of tea Aun~t tnr iasp cks nil nre box 'id t'sh p1-tnt >'r ia e u,s gigi 'rind th is an c gooed i; usil oe anii so V ai i o' o rn akfas f We h-oke c'liD ho hod enjoyreKd fiesd i tardc I rOT tiefisI was W Ae anc:hrioned Naoi ii oh the coach andi I red pat Sthip Flock cl owirl anig in' plaint1

o re s, Koi l about a i>' -tin of Iidre or t hese >arboxur After a shuiot offs r- pasagr wesho res- Iond Srheter Cove' it/side I r-iboundi I starii- How f iros c;':ange Sho shop had Iored

TIns was a t iirn ing oat oral carrpsite. We for good, there w\as i-in answer )rr theAfter ourr lc-ing day of rnotorineg we were ',nort had only covered 5 miles or so hot thboughtI phoine t-ii--rearid the fish plan~t orniy han dhedof fuel arid water. Last wear a rgaln of p~etro 'What's the ru~sh%" lobster. There was air air rot desolation aboiutbad lasted us 2 weeks in Newtounrihnrd We the place; a fish-ing bo at rotted nr thre slip.let camp and sailerd oft t-i beach Dos. tre were rork pools full of lresh water sr I htouses were tnir sale. We askerd at ft-i lisihthe cenfrebo~ard s stuck', I said Back 1Ko the had a wNash and shave and dtiidf--le tbeKes- plant for fuel and -w-ere directed 1K) the officebeachr we carte i was get-ting user: to cluck sary washi-g. The site overt had geological A face watched Lis as we approached. Tiecrnir eLoards ft~i setor crine trod been 'oter-est thy- iangier Dykes' airtheoght to trog Ihad turne- to rizzle at this point. TheyfIlled witih argo ameun 'to otf tie Dee es' amy toe iriade f' or' tie hobor i pant of th~e E r-f i-i s sold ui }trl i t wa'; Kerr r;olrur~ed sftuft fn:2 we:eks prey iousiy e 'A iar cr e+ Nar rs an - ai'r err 4T~oingt fh o ilder' rocks oir fiishr io oaIs I fri was oroba hby iiloea Iborirdh ,r dployed Vis stone-rerrbvinj fo i F 'arti the(y'saidl 111ey would:' I see ros go short

<idt from an acl i rne te-i iue I t~u other Way no'ar r i~t a of er cmylb' ng> trav ing 2 /\s w-em-i ateo ri r 1 reai arcu idm- I ie n fire ohar wl ,oad) spuot a huge h::arerdual use af iospree flew* around doing is fishing -A

beach. These are common in Nova Scotia tootprfrnts. I was glad hadn't seen them thle our last night wse were rather tax at stowing

and often make good Way farer camping night beo.e 'Ttiere are lots of boar in Nova all the gru*b and were visited by the r acoo)ns

sponts. Sure enough, this one was perfect. Scotia' said JimI A hare came into the camp (source of Davy Crockett hatsY they tested,

The 20m high beach terming a large shel' and calmly started eating the vegetation ~ but ignored, sachets of porridge oats.

teredJ lagoon made an1 excellent campsite. They stote bacon, bread and the last of our

ihere were flat areas for tents amongst the T'he forecast next day was for strong rrargarine -coikjl thtey have been makingsmall hushes and the usual huge amounts Easterlies by late rooming. We had to get bacon butties?

ot driftwood for a fir. As a bonus there were around Cape Gegogan so needed to get oftlots of mussels In ithe shallow lagoon so asap. 1..lrforiunatoly. Naomi was aground. Thanks again to Jim and his family for put'

moules maniniere was on the menu. (Culinary We levered her down the beach and set oft. ting uip with mre.

note: due to tack of supplies used watr It was an exciting sail around a rather griminstead of white wine, onion instead of garlic headland with the backdrop ot the rustinlg Allan Pary' W7556 Dylanand marg to fry irif wreck of a L iberty ship hard aground onl the

p)oint.

Windy next day, Barrer beach doinlg ster'ingiob - almost cairn in its tee. We sailed off and We then had a delightful sail up the St Annesoon rounded an island that Jimt said mar ked River to Sherbrooke with the wind and

the end of the 'insho-e passage' - we must tide. This was a decision point, for our trip.have a drink to celebrate -no problem tthere Sherbroo~ke is the end oh the line for the bus

thent We pressed on. motoring into the wind to Halifax. Beyond here we were committedand waves again, heading for L iscombe to go on to Canso. With the Easterly windshartour. horecast we decided to rcut our tosses and

return to) Dartmouth to recover the boat.

Jim had held out the promise of tLiscombe Plan 'B'. canoeing in Kejimkujik National

l..odge for sorte time. This was said to he an Park flKeoi would then take effet.t

oasis of luxury on this coast with showers,tine restaurants, strong drink, soft beds, Our bus trip back to Dartmouth took usyou name it. Of course we didn't go there, along the coast an~d through Marie JosephInstead we headed for a store that Jim re- We learned from the local paper that there

menibered in Spanish Ship Bay. We parked had been a robbery in Marie Joseph the

Naon'i and set off along the road in oilskins, day after we were there, two tonnes ofJim asked a local lady where the shop was, lobster had b{-en stoleni We imagined the

'About a mile down the road'. After lb questions from the ROMP Troopers 'did youminlfutes I said 'Don't forget the tide is fatling not ice anything unusual betore the roblbery'

-perhaps you had better go and chock 'Well, there were these Iwo dodgy blokes inthat we dor t dry out. I caried on in the, this small dinghy hanging around'' We feltby now, bright sunshine. I removed oilskins rather sorry 'tor 'Ihe place and wondered if

and plodded On. After 45 minutes I carme Ibi s would finish it off' altogether.upon the shop. It was a sort of 'open'all' Aitn Parry canoeing / fishing in Ker Park

hours <place that soirt everything -- shovels, We had a great time canoeing in Keji. GO Opposite: Cegogan l larbour

sausages, son wosters --you got the idea, Iwer't into sh'opping mode, ordering bacon, asack of spords, cereal etc etc. It then struckroe It'ia I ddn'thae a arou x toan wulhave to carry all this stuff! .1 lben a voice askerd

Are you Allan ?' Startled I said tbhat I was.'ye come to take you back to your boat' ho

saidt ,John had come( across Jim sleeping in

ba ome to recu ri.ll also otterod to 't

let t ' have a sh iorei rni his house a rid ci amiP :on his I iwo

Rehli ican tly to dot-ined 11ll tis In xury an~d

aI or fo C egog an F ibour. ll'is wass a

tar qr'o iut hitw I ''slr iar'ywhere' the canoegirte hod id lontifrod gu goo st'ieltere.: in let

We u ulciri I find thIm place Evon f's'e <PSIocitlOn1 was hare I 'esur o bly tl had hi(Iod rup by wAinler"I'oirors Wr,/ pres e

oo r I~ a good spot tfuribe up tiii

Is iary th'is wva'i'mn P< ellert Kamiig spo

la ,h ilds. It 'is virottuier goo ifo rior II .s D Next IiiOroing ,lilo1 poile In beIt

FIRTH OF CLYDE CRUISE 6th-7th August 2005Farntiar to all Wayfarer cruts-

ers I rn sure, were the surprised a- -ol f cJtays at %rtooxnud l~ Sn 055 01 Js rrdt, 2nd or, a F le

looks from the Sunday tourists >g ft Fe. t li , rn> 'tr. t K! 037(l[ sOt Plo~ nI hO g oJit ho sn: jf , .r'f....at the volume of gear unloaded + fce ,t g,!arage(. socei'c ther ii "t, diretly' (fol al Of '4itl~ ni> L i t I jt

Ij' K(((Jt I' cv 4J tfri (> th" F i~tO t 'd i J T ftie '>ii go L I> thu t' t.i'O (1 *[ '' 0 ,( iOfrom this little boat' '-. ©s J o J r ihe r Jo got O.KK to i~cf''>110 it tCoO ciicr Elidn t>.

Ft~ii/o( that> *)J fi ti', 5th 'Oh] 'voexti its> to launch at fhi P3111r w , op t (,y ih' ft o<14 [00e oLhd'wanted rkd l ofhi r intlt SiOK I' V '0 ~erifitig d L i) tl'ti'ir {J o'i' p)Otoq'irtt'if' /e r'ieo Atti itfer ,<inlAld t''> hoets t'n waler it

both a win for pro~ject i1nc r[ore ii oio <ia" I 'l 1 1<st ifn~ ih f (I it din riga>> 10io har >0 to boat ''va alF Is iO >~ rive to or We! di>boa t fOr cr ilting in than t to Mirror ofll is iter> s is . to he lId it it goy thi wek Ar tO OH'. 1< lt , ith ti {hi bot Jo 'Aitglied do'tr>wasabit of asq. ''!b/' fort 120 aold no t<do ] theretor ' the 0i 0)f la/urtohitiu ii ii~r/ the- '-It- o'iik;<woii t .0 >21 2ffJ

with i alltfoe or huh t r 0~l tot a w'eket' i '' ">p ,ts it) si r i e <0 too WI'do decc t fed tolng- at the start of L ;(h oet' .A C p itrC hiS( kir hro the public $ ltpwav .Jo'> i t or toi*c tIo A0'rit the w0<21001W I 88 it 5t.K'riI hera rrre clear 11121t hereto"/D Kec-o'( c oldeor and it istopped ho tog '< tit' Kit ose w.*ork to he done rtsar . ii <to itt~ nggitlig too~k let'ger thanto mot,l as alwAays l f > >!Ofl to> 2Jiq g.here w<ore a fairr~t N' i ib[t tl '*~ i -t d i o ltra cfeJ ser~l old gjenflle-,oer (:101 for a ''tilt ft r/oAt etbhatlinr out foe boat > nO e~l ti'ins'cts; fhnvnjq in th~e bt ar It ther>' were stroll whlo tetl it nec~essary, to p)ass or usele ss sret1 Snac~k> we nt. off tot{ suttory Rotte, t Ortlt ti/y 1 athttrt tlLriedt repairs W et,> t* I f p It ttoi~ ma~l tio sot a' I once had a tid: t4 arwint >v as stil vry t rong' to th~e W~a' fartreplacing muciot of f he wt::iet$iwi..ik it tOf the 1 968.. Eventl tatly we qrott on' the water wa'.s goingj surprsngjly fast, The 'wate rwasproa100t took orourid three tmeno longer th 0 and set oft to sort round the top crud of rather chop;py a tld a"s .188's rudder:> of theoigitnally planned, Hoewever. bi' 02ar'y st ' GumJ hrae'.10 wind looke-d rather stong old sty to ' hallow alnd arty led back. al::iou ttser we had a€ far bettocr Wayfa~rer It} at w on the ofther side of1 lht is land0 so it was $311 degrees - steernpg w'as far fre}T easy wttht'rotgl we' w.~td, whKioh she dof 0Oi~bot'l o(ide d{ to, tt fl- te a ong boat a gattis the t ieslt of Ihe

> rude j{~(leaving the) wat[ot'a el os

last atnother forty yeai's. Matny thI ,ank's Ito $ trj igwesterly b reezse it> the sut /st> i re. while as We s Li rierd own the waives - List beforeall who helped with our prefect, driowerirng we7 tried withot if success to catch fish, we we rot>nOed the enrd of Blett, a large se~alcourntless dfafi gLiestitors and givtrg ncoeh realched Glertca-llurrt bay or> the .south end of appe*ared about fifteen te-e't away and was ashelpfl haicre, part icr larfy A>dy G.owing in Bt..it whlere we thad to rch arid : h'chf 0 t 5 tat ot is{>(J to see tlas as we were to s510 FtWarcop who provtdod rnany nrw parts ,ttd move some gea~r out tfhe ffrnt tan,k as thegave us lots of ad.vice,} boit h'ad [heett/i bit hew down in the men- Fen a second tinme that day, we srnchored

al P' >aiiotts in -ri at tht' 'mnlyartty tan~ks: wornre trtd Fihl way, between lt sirs] roK buildirig \P8eth isUat pami ]1'

wev Oust<4 try at] (jet sonte sort oit puiiip We (a r I t 5€ tC teo breze appearied tram 'teen ret PP~l attotit ft le htiidredt o

ii p t~l1 s;spet t tist tart was aStal thr ajas 51 Wio w * setr u sits atit]l stttd Oh1 Pto hro- 0ze 'S''-WS (,el toingi on h paneot-

sth oltwi rt l th,- [itl L}tJstitxi the -gin ta viittd irn some places As hbaa ] had i-reas rl ing{ inl the wave th but

H*3~ t< trit< If ItOiap a guts] t P b@ ,t~eet v< < itt irJ?[ itoki a rio- Pu: llsr-- to Vt-ti hart asthb<l[}nV t [~rt[ < er) rntchorP irt tlc >tkeooe ii{ at iiun-s' -a o i-i ! tit-' r , sbeforebhot had

ut,(p t teia * h ec ll t tr<) ixoari to <a,- t Penasse o at he i >!j 0<0 (eapttli tS it< V Kt-it wae wats 2-otrt ngiin{ ,t~tIdi tt] tnt:. Daq[)d [tad ;tte Jtorit ii tt 1KV tjO gi he back iin the throt gh t it or now wet have pttstt ;..te

Pi<~~tk :;( o P8/i [t, c k water t::rrr eh ttt-tde hit ait tils own i <Prit aver Rio '-rat-to- P> --top Pie Peaks. but ridr-typb ; gt¢ sa }> sio tot')o s tt ]~c wa - -i-< wke tiredl th fit t) to or n orqprorly.

,%,I , r ~re : et!! } ]I itir h)ir> -- t t k to Pat as At P *it wn pit- Another task tar ttte winter is P make neoe

dl itdi ci* £r D itrt P-k Vo'it be .a i-titet;h newotfloorbatird~ - si> rew esteirPy

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Ps< f~ ab 1edo V [ - r p-tid out liiiert harer anc--it- lot i"U'

p P P ] w i P a< i a tihe ttitrit~nikit Oli Pit attientrt antil t~er- y Next spring we should have aP{I sx( ilt] wtis ft~lr ithi to-r i tk- tthe iurtp~tt :kt *-K tyt"hnti-g d tg Itit h a io t it lily

PPl/o te Ptrtt.e y-srht. Pten tl [ot<1 th- tot gou ip hair>-'[ P iiar ti- ttI Way ti-r fully functtonal Wayfarer - readyi{ f this J y tiitiq> 5it r ni ltt .t <IH l t{ - , r'----e too siti-pi-ei tot.Ak, for anything.

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lawn in frent of the hotel is just wonderful cast southerly wind. We nearly didn't stop. us supplied the wine. After being buffeted

Lovely views over the bay and waiter service Chris was first ashore and came running up all night our bay was relatively quiet the

Not only this but the hotel allows people to the beach towar'ds us waving his arms and next morning. Looking out into the sound

camp on its lawn. *he charge: a donation in shouting "No we can't stop here". "Whyd" of Gigha was a different storw White cap sthe bar. We decided to eat in the hotel that we asked somewhat perturbed, there's a set covered the whole area so we knew whal

evening and were warned to get there early, uf footprints, il's rot quite perfect. Robinson to expect. We were to head north with awhich fortunately we did, Talking to other Crusoe or what! southerly wind so both boats set two reelssailors that evening (big beats and paid skip- [he next day, Wednesday, was a grey day. in the main and Cedric put up his small

pe-rs) it was amusing to see, their reactions to We had hoped to rejuvenate last night's headsaii. We set off with Chris and Cedric

our cruise in stich little boats b nfire or our morning toast but we were loading the way across the sound of (3igha

Th e plan for Tuesday was to sail through the greeted with a damp morose whiff of smoke towards West Loch Tarbet This wasn't too

Sound of Isla and then onwards to Colonsay/ so back to the frruesli bars and fruit. Since bad with the wind on the starboard quarter.

We awaitled the weather forecast, Variable we had reached Cigha we decided to hlave Fast but in cont~rol. The roller furling on my

three to five and perhaps southerly five to a look at the island by circumnavigatinlg it, boat came into its owes on as it enabled

seven for the following day, This was a bad The wind was light to start with but as we me to keep station on Cedric by furling or

forecast for us so a change of plan was treaded south down the west coast of Gigha letting out sail as nec~essary. I didn't fancy

calledt for, Cedric favoured sailing back it started to pick up and it wasn't long be~fore gybing as we neared thle shore, Neither did

across the soundl of Jura and a bit further wC started to get waves breaking over the Chris so we both wore roun/d to take theforedeck, [he newly planted spray decks on wind directly behind us, Goose-winged iiinthe World now came into their own, Instead strong wind is not my favourite point of sail-

of the water running across the deck and leg and while Vera whoo~ped as we suited

depositing itself in the cockpit it hit. Ithe beau' down the waves I was erore concerned in

lifully oiled wood, rose rup a couple of feet, hit watching orut for the rogue wave or wind

us in the face and then went in the cockpit, shift that could prorriote an unplanned gybe.The compensation was the knowledge that After a couple ol hours we got some shelter

•the spray deck was realty for the b)oat tent in the entrance to Loch Sween, wtiere we. to fit properly. Onl we sailed down the coast gybed anrd headed up the loch, Nut too) far

nit Gigha, '[he ine mist arvd rain meantl we along the loch, Castle Sween caravan site

couldnot get rnuch of a view but flie sailing provided respite where we had liunch and a

was good. The wind and rain continued to pot of coffee- in the bar, Alter lunch, all that

build up, As we turned the bottom end ot remain}ed was tor us to run up the Loch to

the Island the waves were breaking continu- Tawallich. I went rip the left hand side of

ously and with the wind now behind us it the tech whilst Chris opted for the right hand

made for a swift run. The main village err sirle, "Wh y are they going up the wrongCigha, Ardr'inish, is sitiuated on the east side in other words the longest way?" asked

ilcoast and according to the pilot there is a Vera, Watcti I replie*d Siure enough as we

cadf and landing place to the soeuth ci tfie reached the turning point to head towardsferry terminal, "Shall we slop for coffee'?" I the village Chris rounded up and raised riull

asked, A sily question readly I'm sure I would sail fur a flat out reach to journey's end A

have had a i'utiny on my hands if we hiadri ' great idea, but just like so many. of our plans

sr.uth to the island of Cigha. We all agreed stopped. By now the wind was building iup this trip, ho was to be toiled as the wind

t[ypically this was the large-scale chart I behind us and to I decsided not to reef the droppedt and we cruised gently up to TaWal

hadri' tbought: after al we wouldn't tbe n 'irainsail but to drop it completely, Our speed lich letty,

there, dror jied a bit but we were still doing sever[iuesd'('ay brought bright srurnn, weather with miles per liour with iust the genoa, The ,John Meltor W1t'0053

a ligtht northerly breeze, Charts, protractor, village ot Ardminish bay started to open out

CR, I'lJrrs, pencils, tide tables and ritrch on1 our left and being carefl to pass north

calculatingl later I heard myself saying" ,lust of the red can buoy we ceached iin towardshead south west", Which is just wthat we shore where we toond a1 small sandy be~ach•....

like a drift thai/ a sail~ T he Sui- beatt down legs anyway we went in search cf thie 1lotel

and r(rvenooie was wing for po~sition in the Cigha seems to be getting geared op for

shade of fthe sail. it was a tong sail from mud- the yachties the bar of the hrotel has a stonecimcrrlning to tealtim e b ut we din'ti md - [he thoxr to cater for the damp custormers. There

views were lovely: we saw po~rpoises ard is also a visitor's b'iook, which I ctuly filled

a goond variety of birds, Today was also the in After coffee itwas time to set off again,first time I had fhea mrl a par pan call -A boat TIhtre was talk of continuing uip ftie sor nrd of

was driftileg onto (rcks witti no engine, They ur arind go ing to I agg hay en Jura but inl

couJldn't give a acr ire position bec:aiuse the end we dec ied to head for a small baythey hadn - got a mf/ap We! approached on the north east t to of Gigthto

Gigha as the Winld star led toi pick rip a tat, [ his rnight was gi ite stermy so all four ofWe were heading tioz a bay on ll'e iort hwest us spent the evenitrig inl thie World, which

tip of (CifIha, a pert tii hit of -white sandyk wifthiout the rear locker is qo i t spa ls~.

beaceh with 1 ood pfroten::'olur Irorn the fore C'edric: supp:liedr the canapes and the rest if

A CRUISE FROM HICKLING to BEOCLES(and back) 29th June-lst July

fi'HANG I NG O NTIO A ,~ e loioo at 1i 1o

POST AT YARMOUTH' ,12,, 01 tK,vt ant:,x 'i i,

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the F'terosation~a Kitty 'a rw'ohw¢e wante 3r { r'~dC O in~rt Ir H[ r iot('li

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Ou t tl II aF} ra i i) *dti' ; ro$K <l/J ol Thl F Ftit

/o FttCruse F ta it ca -00 , rtttio -e thait~t ' quickl tai botoAws thiq i hadotit Ii tie

Oquiv alooF i) tos 1Kw litd ii tsho~0e Four' with $~e Sa <'I I te boat. tthe *tat tow sti>Kbts tX Ki let >or tie in< «iiling IF 0111 routrii:ttit nit]r/irysid Is inv/isibl, otoFr Vt.ld to. ii]ingsij At 7.SV we, cast ott an:: tpadidteloave eeiln etter to have i io e~ r etaxet and tri)or it'oodinig by the banks The rivet t~ie~liri <Fovn stream throug~iF the utol. Ithere is stFFFoex 'ow' shedulet to mea'nder arid ih} wind •eF~ cigttie...ied arv tidle itownig wi FLi us. We drop the mist Fa

b~camne gusty. We were forced t> taok we a nprolcti the 2 bridges at the huotn 1:oi1 he sit oig (u0trents meal thi t you ittu,< it- itato(i]i urih li ld~v SttiO i Fy 0 riti <tt; t fomlte the ELIre and i-also Fhe roast agai ri as soont.e at hi' ouF1 with t'e beneit oF 'h~e eeb conditions, as we are fitrough. As we emrerge at the

* tic'e) ilcn9 nut of the rier' and thion wait For iilFT oi ii tie Bumat we carl se00 the Brevydot1.1i ii1 eyKLupt 'nIStt- P F[y 3.0F we iiiake ha onouth Ft pil;I K, istardtottn OltrIltF 0F~ el:o~ ot

For th Iido 'o eons Fv "fl o' F( a pot ri' or/FtLe oL t ski dsc oarnal Fh .tl \'e orseeeat Fs ndred yards iups F ram. The fideclu> 'toI to( ji r i Fit oF lhe Iwoi w 001 wa', S oal nSF ci hortd batk with F Le Wi 0 hold inr 'i' s sti tiyow iri oui Fo sea. w¢e iauddle iiki ritsil ad( Oiir~i o 'i ll'' I Fli the <}ige alourtlt ott, LoLx water is triedtfort83.tto'n We kil in teach a post 50 yarile iJpstreirr Fowa~ ds,he Ytr'nonlh tow watr Fit Oes. tthe ijt1.Iite IS eo~*e Fite with sanidwiches, tea arlt heelo tBic'ydoi~ a]n, put a tine arounti I to hold usf01he iior <tri plc- 8tr'n Fir zltherarro tot Otty and espiot etFe river iv Fsoot dO(v F the( We wait Tto.re F hat 3F0 nintcaes ttoth LIr-. J

s I \ p I e w tho liacey F~li r IF Fal at:( t ii(f ti}t ~ o* ) it *4 ' F / WAll FJy[]! !It +

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inor easnglv sheltered, especially en the In retrospect we were perhaps through most

rortlh side ho we glded on running and of the sheltered section. We den' I hve akreaching from the still light Northeasterly. enough experience to be sure if this section ,i'

We approached Becotes at about 60O0 We of oivr would reo malty bes so dtiffioiil The....dropped t!he mast tot 2 bridges before pad- shelter Was predominanly on the Northerndtlno almost a m ite on through ttie town to side of the river and the most COlTmoon wvinit

moor by the swinimirrg pool. Vhe tee hero would possbly be a South westerLy. But Outlwas £5. 0 per n]ight hut there was nobody experientce mi-ght suggest a different des-likely to collect it fron i lhis localtion far beyrmdJ tinatiron wool d ma ke an easier sail Ci ionthe popular town mTooring. We spenit the Broad would be ideal an~d some of the lirikenight weti entertained by an old friend Louise. saved could be used to fake the New Cut

We cast oft next rmorni ng at about 1 0.30 fro BeerdhLiii i wilth i he poissibi lity of taking theDespite a reasonable North Eastery breeze triangular route to Burgh C astle via Berneylittle wirnd reached through shetteririg trees Arms Mitt

and buJildinags onto the waler as we fried tosail rather than psaddle through the towrn, After dropping our fow} at about 500 we stillHaving cleared Beocles' two brirdges we had 11 or so miles to Burgh Castle. This and there was no point in setting oft againstfaced the same problerm of needing to tack wiasan enioyaible sail now we wore no longer the current, If was about t1100 bofore ireagain.st little ar-d sometimes rio wind on or/sheltered waters. We reached Burgh tide actually 'funed: the water tevel tadthe shter-ed river. We soon resorted to Castle by about 7.3 giving us lti-re for a already risen significantly by thlen. We hadpa ddlinlg tlhrougl' the coi'plole cahis. We nreal and a pint boeoe being reunited with b:een watching the water intensely and thecould see the bt'eeze in d.istant treetops. but our eot. Next morning we were up at 6,45 torn seemed to be announced by 2 or 3the wind ons the rive, was at best light. The for arr exp~ected Yarn-out f low water at19.45. waves travelin g upstrear from the sea 4difficulty was extrem e and as the trine ap- We cast oft at 6.20. 20 m*'inutes behind to 5 miles downstream. This seemed to bepreached 400 pm we had only made 2 or 3 schedule and already worried by a Nodolk accompanied by some seagulls followingmiles. Cor schedule of r-aking Yarmouth ilhe radro repo ttthat r-ade low water significantly some scorr on the front of this odvar cingnext rtlrirlirui{f wa's under threat, we hart tlf earlier We suspected the coastguard was correrif - inally we watched a few b~ubblesour tent erected at Bu(rgh Castle hot niakirg refe-urg to a point down stream of Yarmouth sat on the surface creep upstream to ourany doiwnstream hlabitation seemed unlikely. Ya cht station, our earlier reterence. As we boat. At this point we cast off and paddled

At this point we hailed a tow from -a passing er-tor-ed Br-eydnn w-ater we found our~selves upstream -rTiutltr cruiser, which too~k us 6 miles to th~e taokirg into a strong North Faserly, It was (Cur return was a different exper-lenceDyke to Ci)riton broad, grey, visibiliy was fairly poo.r and there was from the 3 nights earlier whern we had left

a swell appr-oach-ing one toot, There was a Yarmeouth in the evening, After we cleared

teady st rearm of or lset s making their way In tie I iadge.s we faed hi-lidayrn ake s walk inr.7arnrrio i eaving is fer riot we would rniss down the road beside the rb-er - heir chit-the turning of the tide, This was now gule dron looked down at us and waved and w.eunlike nor-rm at 13,-ans sailing, As we beat to wavyed bac(k, Thoere was a steady exchangewirndwardr the troll soa eired it-l o the waves i::f greetings that imiainlry said "palin lookswith a shudder arid the jib sheets thrashed like hard ,workT atfegether this was a jolly

and smacked as we lacked, remninisoent of rettrn,an offshore yacht B H i we made progress Wer moored briefly beside Yarnooth Yachtat~ 1( s kreydot l Bridge. carte i nfo sil we- sl ta finn TI-e wind had slalckened i-ow aridcould make longer tacks arid were ap- rmoed more to the East. We swapped our

... preachirrg the bridge by 9.300 Frustratingly <ruisirig ron for the larger s:al and quicklywe} had senr Ihe bridge op)enfor a large pi oceederd onk, sustained only bs- someyacht before our atrrivatl -N ow we made for fruit cake Lou ise tiad given us thre r~revioLriithe shallows onk the Not-thorn batk to gain day. The sai-g was easy now. r Olin ing and(as rkuct' sheller as possible arid positirning r-eaohing staylo]g ahead of an~y signiticakt

r-lselves for the Bor/e rTkrot trh We! took thle cur-on I We rrade Ar:eI by 3.00 but pressed

........... nSf down a ird ri se)d it nuickly again oncet on tearing a sacker ii g winrd With theondor the bridge, We, paddled down to like wit d in the last we bai ely hadl to tackrer rrrooffk witti thke ide slill rutrring out, before Prder leit h urn or Malhmi before

Are fourkd a post to tin to -gh itorr the rrouth trirg oto rtiri to H iklinrg Lieoad nd borne-tf he B~ iitr whet- f-i tde as stil ii nirirg tktfh we 10e0 hed by a 30

Of at[ I to 2 kolts-No OW''e loa nit ttmr~e is rore fo know a boutthe tide 11)0ak lhe low water limxe Ttke tide Shaun and Greg Burlandconiinuted to flow outt for i lonlg firTke. we "Will 0 Wisp' W4281

were so rely after low watfor arid Ithin cm)r ould se00 fliik w.,ater tevl w i<t risiikrt fthletde1 flowed (:1.1 Ilibel ror strowly We ha d

Ioing praclh l ahea[d tr) readiH the Yacht Staitiotk

THE LONG REACH - A "MISS QUINN° ADVENTUREA TRIP ACROSS THE NORTH SEA Departing 10th June

D.ave Maynard and reached the FRoyatl Nor t0gP~t) A title winr no w, so we. heave to wh;at w~e do Ho e ,an s over the transom tofolk & Suffolk Yacht Okib around 7 pro with and change down to a phb sti II doing 6i. knots start urilarighog and the an1 iwversion flood*Miss Cr inn i in tow to fir d a H-avan t. 36 an/d "Mists Caluit/is SI.ing Ott lhe wyaves and goes, ol: writ, at least we know H. wvrk s. lA

ors riplet ely blocking the Slipwvay A t. ouple of having a fabulous time HV is ot cold hr it we car g.: ship !(0s pa1st about hrait a r le aw ayphone calls later the marina m, anager had or still h/ave all our gear on We ha so spare dri very slowy, give it a wavel D)ave car t 1roachranged to crane our boat into the water tho bags so we :.ari tae oft b'it Hn keep thorn the very end 50 vie d isealr'irrrr the nTasl tiertol lowing n orn lg an~d had made a rc~o n dry /wt en we do war Ip >d; . s l~m * it *e ftsra lb trctx~ side ii *etoroar ds this eth~eir sulser c:lts hrou se available to r:is ilg and has to put onr skg tons.; otS it is so [des ht to tree the Isalyard and w e raise the

bsright, Ihave a(cittppx ot tp aridacigar, the n'ia t only to dise:ier thaltt te main tsaly.rdSal 0300 I,*was up sh owered and watching new radar refLi to' b 5gi l'i ths coast now t~iswrxcfiped itsef ar oursd the roas! Restoreths(ssun <iss on a txsaLuftul naornirt.4 wind a iiagainso I lht 1 hah' a::t it is etter. we dro>p the rd tis hlime we tie all th

losh Irons ihe Noirth woul 'n'tke tor 'i g5oit d bli.;. say to D)ave that wrien we le Lh 'Soert aiyard' In'ti ;i0 'e tilte ricast s diown I'l

roe a acos. Woke Dave withI i cup'~ iat Htelder we sha have to lix it Ico tI i i <ast irs' bi V iIl w0 have a wet.ni ear (uppi itha0880 00 we could get thes boat Io10 liiS with Is ore perta 0100 'way. t';e '() I > i r

all t toie but' roqji re.: frsr a sa il est this lersgthswe had hreasklast at 0430, n[a' e radior't t000 We see a <acthit or' ii (r00.i al coltrse 1 !il00 Stil I ioinig 'vi III u I ever riotw arid( agaioths( Co'st Guard to tell thlen oor la!; ogde ani:: wortder where she is lroc rrn. ar [lsert'irg I'l '/ eI I(1 iti i s 'n } through and tlie wriitpt its Ste M) iira imariager arrved pmon s4ly and tell Dave we shall ha;~ve a brerI'at sod gee'; it lit '<t r {)av ;si'teers us ac'uricit 0 ri00 It os art odd sight to see ti i rigt 5y sonsething hsot to eat al I 1 ,i ts ' i < posl DIet os <or overea sto ow aric/irn tile aii above your Isead. but iI i55 a very :odet lilt',t 'Iclia Sr iiTng iriti lhe Doat.'istlinod wa/;y tos ltunctr voe.r hoat 11 00 Wte heaJve to rt I put l s t to kettle

to rsake usia Itasla orsaci' I arw has onre 'it0 I isoro to a dark ridgo of ( loot CV I!

05>80 Dave let go the last liiniss teppsid issc rIlffu tollo~we: bp i Ii~ eossti~ori 01 Isa tO ''oyItire;'tlerit arid thte wvind is nowor t(; M iss Ci r'r atnt we were e P 1 nice withI Neptune. l'rer s ake' sor'e seaseck pslls F5si i a gi tS t I Ing towell s5 t neteis> A.

readi out of the n'arirna int isle sohsrboi t arid putIs or hsis wristbhands WIhile he res Is thso <file gets rsesrer arrd ts sky dat kers .arnd turned east, a lovely day arid good t take usou so ith lts ~ve to attd ccorntitniue ask D)ave rt iosage' the iib t~sr the stoimi jibs,twits sakinsg 6+ kNOts over thre g rot.; t'riwth ieastwards js i u;se doe ridge reachses US and theIt I lai it rut ginoa. 't'he winrd lhad [seers i' 11 10 Daye ' a little beticr arid I Isi wind is lup ''0<1 is ' p a lot. white streat's or the wat rtOO nefrf/ for about a week so there wcsss a bit no we s hee to Its :it is roo. o sra [iv ii !'t off ft'- 'iops of the wves wegout ';wol 'he telltales waved tgoodbsyo 0o 11Is We set iff 'tod ailmoist tcmrisedtatels 11 '0l II t'''Oi in n d tentrs o a rtsoiserstI

ricgaii'c lhte coisrcpass darseo a lg cs cit; s e sasowe''roStatkii'i il~ ., tte radar third' 111 he' .5 a~ ' enids. We Liar awaygir'nsa' sisrI ill wasc'wel r11< lo'o" hi bts'i the txss~tic(s't l.sr has [sttgI;arsid MCtir si i respIonds I;to i c'si

';yyro'to'thettdeck ii a the lo~ [ait las ci ;it ito;(rl sit ri dwe shoot off platittr(181(0 I ' st itt ot larnd iSopeflly;I te/e' .wrIed i set aord thic nit t''vera ti 'es at It ii I ~~,; i ot et I" sill eg ems Ithsc side It,vill h the~ Nethserlanst. aisd Ihe sbh'codo We hie' i' ts 'iid l star;: cor it Iio[d r ii arid scrn at tl't sat'co tire. 'the

'Ith~eerd; with ci lilt t Vk tac svoliis] it Prts ut .al' toItol"; al; tt hat art hour boloe0 I '0 'o;ca ie o ::i{o reakers rsoi'h e'' he so;.dsIs dih intro sw'eli/} tis riot thelo it (Ii !ii, I ( tarc ti lii' sky lightens ;'i~ kssve

i i nn~ tide isP h l pud i S ) us ltsv, ' it t I r l cOW In Has11 .)V ;liisl.Fjl 0' 'oit15 b1} 1( 13! iib t t lsk' cstk i ot~ rors@ ,

ts iv FV i(tt t ' i ''r i'Ia P1 N (N tO[G]]f')W I }d i (SI ] si I r ~ t 1 f I yI I

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2100 Dave's up and we have a coffee and bank, which I know is silly but being this tired we moor at the fuel berth to see the Harboursome sweets, still making goodi time, the makes it seem quite real, Master,GPS has an E1 A of 0600 We switch on the 0530 We stop for a break: it is now daylight The Harb~our Master and a friend (bothsmasthead light and we are just inside the nort hbound Texel about 241 come to meet us: looking at2200 Dave makes me rest. It is very cold so I TSS. Fresh coffee and tood does wonders the Rod Ensign the HM says with a smilecurl up on the leeward side, gloves on, hood and we have only 25 miles to go lb hours) '+My friend reckons you have come fromup. and bry to sleep, 0600 We put the jib on and take out the last England," Dave answers: "We have," ThereSun 001t51] wake and I'm frozen, Dave is reef, our speed is only 4 knots and the wind is a long pause, then the HM says "Wow,quite worried he makes me drink sonic soup, is much lighter, as we creep towards Den ooh, no?" "Left Lowestoft 0530 yesterday"flap my arms, anything to get me war mer. Helder we keep looking for the land but to no replies Dave, The PM points out a berth andAfter 15 or so minutes I am only cold and avail, Dave puts up the Dutch flag. I reverse Miss Quinn across, Dave phonestake over the helm: instantly I stop feeling 0700 The wind has gone so we start the Great Yarmouth coastguard to let thorncold as all my concentration is focused on engine and put the back of the first reef in to know we have arrived safely, then we putthe compass, lift the boo-m out of the boJat. LAND, wel a out some fen]ders and '00cr her securely, we0130 Dave points out 2 oil rigs in the distance lighthouse. We feel much better, join the PM for coffee and IC, pay our due,arid tells me to aim between them, Then he 0730 There is a lot of flotsam & jetsam about it is very difticult to stand still, we both keephas a sleep, as we approach Noordertiaaks. swaying, The gentleman we had first spokenOne ot the rigs is very brightly lit up and I'm 0800 We have just hit something below the to invites us over for something hot. Aftersure it's magnetic, it draws me towards it and surface and the nrudder has popped up (thank tidying up and getting some things out toI have to work hard to aim at the space be- goodness for auto release clots), dry we join the man on his yacht for sometween the rigs, there is a lot of shipping which 0830 Wind. Motor off and sail back down, it niuch-needed hot soup,means we are quite close to or inside the is much nicer to be sailing. We have cut the As a treat, Dave has arranged a hotel forsouth-hound deep waler route, (We assume corner a little and have some shallow water us, so when the boat is tidy and secure wethat we are invisible so we make sure we do to cross to get into the Schulpengal buoyed remove all the electronics and some freshnot hit anything) channel clothes and take a tai into Den Holder, the0230 Still aiming at the gap. but the rigs don't 0900 Lots of land arid we follow the channe Forest Hotel is on the tirst floor and the stairsseem to be much nearer, although we are still round the headland. Dave radios the harbour up to reception Ieol like a mountain that isdoing 5So knots but they tell us to try later as our signal is very nioving.0800 there is more definitir.n to the bright weak, i1400 Clean arid much refreshed we have arig now, and the wind has dropped a little, 0930 T here is a lot of foam in the water, walk round to make sure our legs still work,l'n very tired and it is hard to concentrate, I Dave says it's Daz, I think it's PersiL we can there are thousands of bikes and the cyclepromise myselt to let Dave sleep till 0330 see the Texel ferries coming and going, Dave paths have traffic lightsl We have forgotten03301I WILl, let Dave have another 15 nunn- reminds me the first entrance is only for the that it is Sunday so it is very quiet. Back atutes. terries. the hotel we update the log, have an early03451I WII.L let Dave have another 15 rain 1000 We can see inside and the Harbour dinner then a very early night.rites, Authority warns us of a departing ship, so Monday0355 Dave's awake, which is a relict. conver- keeping to one side we sail in, The Marina is After a visit to the chandlers we go downsation helps keep lie tiredness away and it just round the corner on cur starboard side, to the Marina 1 lish, the proper Harbourwill be lighlt soon, when I can see the entrance we sail past to Master greets us ( the chap from Sunday is a0430 *there is tight now, rnot grate (lay yet but get a good view inside then tack round, and student and only works weekends) and asksenough to see sky and the legs of the bright sail in, Dave asks a gerntlernan on a yacht us to move Miss Quinn 1mor the 1-metrerrg. Dave has christened it the 'Christmas where the visitor pontoons are he doesn't berh across to a 7-metre pontoon.] Wetrfee" As the light gets stronger we can see know but politely informs us that our Dutch unpack tho boat so we cagn get overythinglots of rigs. My mind is playing tricks cr1 re flag is rupside dtown. I gybe the boat arid we dry and sortel out. Back in Den4 Hol~der we-behind the Christmas Tree there is some sail out into the harbour Dave hixes thre Ilag drop all our sailing gear oft at a laundrettelow cloud and I keep thinking of it as a dyer and we return, the man srriles and suggests then settle down to work out thle meturn trip

for tomorrow, we may just be able to pointi i at t oweshoft and if riot tren we will sail down

the coast to lJiuiden then sail back to1

m LEngland on Wednesday

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of the harbour and round into the Schulpen-jat it is very lurnpy and wet so h rhnge

down to a 1in) and put in a reef, we car Cm stpoint at L owestoft , kM uide+ no a 3Dml b Lathut we are only i'akrng Lu knot across theground, I decirde that it is too risky to pushcur luck, so wi'+th regret we turer roundbIt R3Iack in Den I holder, Dave qetfore(cast for Wednesday from the ct oastnar

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18th June 20035

It was 06.00, 4 hours after brakat atd wewere havng the time of our Ev/es! For Way-farer Jair crewed by Phi and Isld and

stretched ahead witht unnonprospectstoward Ostend 70 mb away. But for themoment life was: paet We were ma-

Fall Head buJoy ina SE F2 under ful sasunshin an car seas. looked bac ataft the prprain for the tnip; the hours onlgscsfrJohn , the excited preparationstorafir lonseapasaefomhandIso , the optin and deisn on navi-gatoalstagy me and the committedhelp of grun coew Paul arnd Ke. We about 2-3 miles. We encountered 8 ship in We ploughed on, cls-hauled through theha d fajf a 6t 3) fr~fl Ramsga d altaigM on each one with brak sea for the fia part of the pas-cleared the hrbour under motor by 7.15 a hand bearing compass and assessing th sage, picking up Ostend Ligthouse flasinafter watn for th terny to leave and getng ris of ,olliio. Th'e fist ship altered caie at 21,30 As we cloed the Begu Coast

.\r by from the habu fer. i us. The others we passed d~ear, but had the win increse to NE F4-5. the shloto ale cour'se for a SW bon frigtr bak makn chopy seas white horses

We lost sight of lan at 09A30, aM'ays a sig- around 13,00. and thr were waves brakn over thenil cant nw . an rece Fans Head at bow. Condiin aboard were wet and at1 0.30 with Dover Coastguard Mil loud and It was becomin apparent that with so muc time untabe. We exprined diffculty us-clear on our hou VHF checks. *S "r East in the wind we were ending up tooftar ing the self bilrs when the boat was heeledour loom hand-held radio defied all th South. The tide was about to turn South and Jenny got seasick from having her headphsc of rp againrd we.ablet o too whith added to the prbe, We wee down using the dingy pump. Navigating inrnunsate with Dover Coastgar at ranges naviatn usin (PS and a pre-drawn cress a dinghy in F4-5 is like wriin a letter on aof 2&-28 pt, ArasnJWe rounded the track error ladder but wore strur to rafter coaster tidel' and sate ckose Iltl on a por tak sa t We tacked otostar oard or

.o nx ~pit 22 miles away nOS motored a fants to get Norhthen sale We were careful to kee togte in sight ofthemainshppngl ne ide was on agin to make progress East4. By 18,30 we each othr's msha hts, Now the dour lee bow givng a lif noth ds, were clear of shppn lanes end made a do- ha turedNorth aginbut the leeway from

ciio to chng the passage plan for a more the wind and waves mad proges hard go-We had worried about shp , thi ben southery approach to Ostend. At 20,00 the ing At les we made contact with the grounda m hazar for a smal ope dinghy. A sun was goinlg down. Ostenld was 20 miles crew watn anxiosl at th end of Ostendzon an be upon you in minutes so kepn We passed a massive raa tower, a good

a good look out. knowtdg of C lSQ chre landmark and Phil and Isolde tuckedregulatin an scl thnkn was esenial. in a reef to hep their staiity.The vibity ha imprve sic mornin to

pier, By 22.00 th win eand seas had

calmed and we entered OstendHabuat 23.aking care to obey the lIPT& Weberthedl n Montgomery Dock at The RoyalNorth Sea Yacht Ct at mtdnktt afe 17

We wottd ke to express ou sincere t'hanksand grattude to Doe Coastguard for corn-munictles and saft suprt Trais-

europa fuie for fica supotwithgrund crow and trales and the Royal Navy

OenWeather Centre Northwood for ac-

curat fto irg. AMsn to all the sponsorswho gave a tota of £2000 for Salailt.

John and Jenny "Now or Never"Phil and Isolda 'Jabiru"

A DINGHY SAILOR'S SKETCH OF CHESAPEAKE BAY

PART rW O Theo shore consists ot thousandsoace lhe multitud fexesv yachts beteof marshland that is inundated with broad, ini marina; along the overdeveloped west

T he southiern p:art of Maryland's Eastern quiet rivers. There are no straight lines along shore -arely makes it to the southern part of

Shore, south at St. Michaels, Oxford and this shore- it is a ragged coaSt. Much of Ihe the Eastern Shnre. Except for The harbor at

Camnhridge is m y secret cruising ground. marsh is designated as tederal wildlife sano- OnMsfiekd, there is a dearth of plush marinas

I he water is thin and best suited for smaller tuaries, undeveloped and in a state much ari d amtenities required for 'comfortable'

powerboats and the well-known water- as it would have been when Captain John cruising. Most of this part of the Chesa-

men's boats, It is po~ssihle for shallow draft Smith first explored the Chesapeake. Ihe peake is considered urisritable for cruis-

sadho×ats and motor yachts Io c n~ise these Chesapeake is about 20 nautical ifles wide rig. It isbst known for bong the bountiful

waters it tiey're careful. However, few do. at this point. Source for a prosperois seafood industry

and outstanding sport fishing. For me. I has

' Ir, hd d dred COnsfreld on t uesday, MayW-n' ,. 31 2( Of5 The! weather had immediately

2 7, turnJed from cool spring to full summer and

-. i/S-x, it,* twary ei warm. F-airwinds had prevailed\, ," ! ," .< • i . .h i~ling was{ fast and fort. My most

/'" / Tan~gier Is Land, had g}one better than i'd2 , i .h0, hoId 1r ugier didn't disapoxint me -it was

um * K ....- is Otan o n aohlutety charming and intriguing islan d.

... /The vibrnt waterinen comm unity there has

*, = ttime Untort nmiely. irmriniding bad weather

tl% / ;4 y,,,to The next da'.v Wednesday, I sailed to ]Tan-

• , gier's big sister to the north. Smith Island.~ ,~0 Snri Isand lsosufpors ayear-n:ound

.. * populationl of waterrmen,. consisting of three

.win " iseparate villages, It likewise presents a las- , c in afing] place for a stopo3ver. Most notably.

/ r. ' s th slr SId is largely marshland and hosts art

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port tack, For some reason, maybe because the two hardware/marine stores in town, hadthe Straits were gradualy falling aslern, this 4 staintess wire. There wasn't even any su iresulted in an) rir/provement. Blue Mist took able double 'braided line to u~se as; a subst-on less water and seemed to make better l, ute, ' can't believe thist" I exclaimed .. Thisprogress Approaching the mainland on /" is fishing andpowerboat country -we dont

the opposite side of Tangier Souned. the ltea moo h witr sailboats, they coaturterer 1waves diminished. Even in the rain I could TyBoater's World in Salisbury." lwe hours

breathe a sigh of relief. Much happier now late I returned from Boater's World with aand entering rnsfield Harbor at lull bore, I replacement rope halyard Thley couldn't:ouldrrl - rsist the terrrptatioin hr show off supply wire, either,- as lhey weren't "licerrserf

- tre cause at some embarrassing blunders ..... .'Io work with wlt~e It would have io be s-pe-

in te pst-Thistim, hwevr, terewer crlly rdeed romChicagono slip-rips arid Blrre Mist rou~nded rip cleanly j

into the slip with nary a bump. Regardless .. r.in.leMit..udi hesi. aof whrether anyone was watching. I knew shreagdtdrphemsonoheoc.Blooked sharp, The crossing of 14 rnautical '' then I was a curiosity. One more time Itiles had tlaken 4- 1/2 hours and though it -. . . . . .. ' trudged to the hartds .are sIcrE. s, this ti me

was still early. I celebrated withff a couple of looking for thrin wvire to fish th]rou~gh the mrast-stiff swallows fronr the whiskey ftask. Arr an- They were handsomely built craft and obvi- Back again I had now gained an audien e,

chor dram well caried, iy friend Ken Jensen nasy quite special. The others consisted of Two college-aged girls working the erarina,rOnTn Norway would have saidl the usual floating plastic castles, with flying desk stopped by, brighteninlg irliy silrits, I

bridges 25 feet in the air -racther ugly IN m~y out them to work helping me wifth I he Irs-As a tourist destination the lown of Cristield opinior - I was thankful that I had chosen trailing task of fishing the rope through theis somewhat tacking, Unqutestionably, the art out of the way corner for Blue Mist arid <rist After a number of failed attempts we

most popular attractioris are the excursion wasn't next to this crowd, fin ally succeededboats making daily trips to Tan~gier and Smithislands, Complementing this is a maritinre I watched as a catering conipan~y arried it 'Aas 4:30 P.M -when I looked at mymuseum, at han~dful ot smlall shops and and set up tables with white Itile-loths watch- -another late departure I was lustabout four restaruranls. 1hf-e cTinder/ riJrra a bar and a food servinlg area inl the tannin glad to be or if thee 'The clay tir forme-dconsisting of several hruindred slips, takes iup pavilion next to me, Soon after that, p band CLIt gorgeous. except that b+,noi-e longth~e rtajority ot l ne harbor, It is operated b's arrved Cocktai [hour bega- withi the ladies the wind faded to noexl to nothing. As~ thethe oi1ly of Cr-s-field I n-ctruded ar-c about 50 descending Iron their yachts, wca-r- c fire t sucn dropped toward Ithi horizon, becor-transient berihs witht excellent faJcilties for lewely arnd fancy dr-es-sec The party had ii g a huge, gi Aden globe. I settfled inr frir avisiting boats- When I arrived the visitors' begunr- It was diversion from an other-wise long sail, The sea was still and the sunsetarea was practically deserted, with less tha- tboring evening to watch thne dancers and marvelous, Finally relaxed after a frustratirnghrall a dozen boats onoored] in slips, listen to the music - hte noise was not alt day. i was enjoying the pe:ace ol being atone

that disturbing, coinsidering that after dinner o- the bay -Sitting on] Blue Mist's Iloor, rmy

I-re phone call honne broought welcomed at th~e restaurant there were tew entertain back resting against the aft bulkhead I keptnews -there was no ineed to report for ILiry mci-t options available 10 a lone dint ]h y salor I In bo at I eeledJ slightly to leewar d -The

duty. Relieved arid cxailted, I was tree to on a damp evening. On the other hand, I Wayfarer slowly drilled r ii rthward. prushe.:pursue my plans tile follcnwing week, certa]inly felt out of pt aoe and was5 arnxious to by the tide and an occasoral zephyr. Abneacd

he on n-ry way -By ii diughit, willh the alco- lay the t ipr ol the long poi nt separating thne B~igI rairnedi anrd blew all lay F-ridcay, yet in spite trot erihoncod ltuglntor fin~ally subsiding,- the Annemess;ex and Mar okrn rivers, Behi-d I Inof thne weather there was gorng to he a party broke uip "See you again next year, - I point was a small and shallow p~rotected bayList 9By late attermnooni it becarmie appar heard Il-e bandleader say -called Mine Cree~k, ft locked attractive-elt sormething was h-appe-ii ig. (Dne afteraunottner a group of eighit on so palatial yachts Or- Saturday mrttnnlrtg the weather was clear- With the arrival ot dusk, while rnonttinuirrgbe-lan arrivng - The rtew ar-rvals wero trorn inlg -By tine -iite th-i wealthiy par-ty-go-rs to sail, I reir-eved tine stove frori the- altVirgir-ia's i::ppnsite sI-ore. Nun---ally I despise were starting their catereni breakfast, wh-ichi COrlnprtme-t and boiled waler for dir-iticr Amntor yac l-s b ut thl-ree of these were a intclIucded r-eopemning tne bar - Bt e Mist was bowl of n-y favorite girurirel dried soi p at-dclassic, sleek looking niodel gra-dly tirnished packed airn- I was raising sail 1 h Ie gennoa a tasty, s-tufted potato servedf as tire rTtiairtwiftr ger-er-ous r-rr it-ns of teak arrl (I hnri-te. wont rip -buJt I he watt a dull s-nap, dropped course, 1TI-e Uine had passed quicoklvy WiI h

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Even though it is Sunday and the day isgorgeous, thle pla;e is essentially desertedexcept for a hanfutl of fishermen/. There is

" nothing resembling a store or restaurant,A few hoes ine thle roa~d con/necting( he

launcth area to the mn shore road. A man• shows up to launch a small, plastic sailing

L dinghy but he doesn't seem In take anymierest in my Wayfarer. I ask him about astore and he says that there's one a mile orso down the shore road. The countryside issleepy and isolated. Walking in the swolte*ing heat I haven't seen anyone, let alone astore After half 'an hour Iturn back .Leaving

St. Peter's Cree k. I sot a course for tleaIsland harbor, first backtracking to Tanlgier8<ournd anid th en ftrfrI irg north to tl'e tip ot thenext big peninsula jutting far out info the bay.

darksness descending I was able to pick out It is a distance ot about 1 2 nautical mi~les,the red flashes of the buoy off the point, I shore is buildii'g big banks of tall cumulusplugged in Blue Mist's masthead light, clouds, but on the bay it is clear. Wth the 1The whole way out to the Sound was a beatGradually a pleasant evening breeze materi wind blowinlg, the heat is tolerabe, Noon- and the afternoonl was waning. I'd tarredalized and quickly Blue Mist began to close time rolls around and the south wind has too long at pretty St Peter's Creek Finallyin on her destination. On such a pleasant increased to 10 to 12 knots. Blue Mist is clear of the big sands lying off L.ittle Dealsurnmer evening, c:lear and bright, it was a scurrying toward her first port of call for the Islanid, I heuded north. TI-i winI 'was beginsail to remember, day, a small creek live mles back ir' the bay fing In die. Behind Little Deal Island there's

called St. Peter's Creek. 'The rthart seems a nice looking barber but, stil thinking abo~utMine Creek is actually a large cove formed to indicate a couple of docks and there are that seafoed dinner, I passed it by, contiru-by a low- lying island within the marsh on the roads in the vicinity. I sense that there is ing err for the bigger Deal Islan'd harborend of the point. 'here is no evidence of a habitation and maybe a store. By now I've T here's bound to be something there, Icreek. The depth in the middle is only thre developed a craving for some good Mary assured myself.feet. Except for a couple of houses on] the land crab cakes and am thinking how greatmainland and a wharf where wateriren have it would tie it there should be a restaurant. The last two miles would fake ever an hourcrab-holding pens, the area isa wilder- I've also concluded that rry on-b oard food and a half. At 7:00 P.M. and frustrated, Iness. Feeir'g m[y way in the dark I worked selection is 10o limited anid needs a shot in arrived to rd'tsapporr lrrenf Pa rially blockingBlue Mist across a s'andbar and close to the the arm. What I hard packed 'was mor e or the hartor entrance was a huge dredge inshore, htying to keep a toot or two of water less for en'ergerncies- -my intention being to full operation. Thle r acket was terrible, wihbeneath tier keel. Peac.euly tucked with'in partake of Maryland's wonderful s eafood big diesel engilnes droning/ loudly an~d tl'iethe shadows ot the islan/d arid away ti'o'm whenever possible I would learn ffhat this ma mmoth n'achine rurT'bling and clankingany signs of cilization. I w~as very conrmnt. wa sn f easly; accor'plished. constantly .Joininrj the chorus were seve,(ral

wvorkboats charged with, rnovirrg bar'ges an'fh e si i was shini/ng b'igt'iIs when I awoke For all practical purposes the Mur'ill River tppeh in-3i' hack a m'it torIh IA hI e opeoratlionSunday, mornin 0.inside the boom} tem't it iS luSt a' iar ge bay. lt is sur'ur'uideil by 'tl'i would rum' aroiund the cloc, meaning i ewas too Warr i Out sie the, r'hrt'rf was alive Lsf' greenery of the n'ai'sh an~d wooded lots. peace that night.with eqr'ets, gr'ee blue h'er( s, pelicam':s and I would scarcely see moret han halt a dozc~l'other shore birds that I 'ri unfami lar with, boats on the water. Rar'ely is a hou~se via bill Deal Islanr.d s harbo~r is not ve ry large, nor isr1he sand along the shore's edcge was the as they are set f'ar back fromt the water's it pictursqlu<e l""owver it:'s typical cit so[ itIstage for mlany of these actors. I-ugh liver- edge. 'The countryside is rural Aproach of the working harbo:rs on this part of thehead, a pair cit ever-presen[t osprey cinul;ed ing St. Peter's Creek was ir'teresir'g anid bay With the Chesapeake fisher; in slowarnr cried out to each other while hunting for tur'r the channel twists an~d turs abruptlyfish. 'This is one of God's be auiful cmeations. arounld the sandbars blocking the enr'ance .Upon going ashore after breakfast, however, making it necessary to pay close atteniomr able to stay only befliy. "he bitin g to the chlannel buoys. Inlside the creesk the

insec"ts are ferociousl scene is; that of a small and picturesquecountry river. A short distanc~e up the river

the cv mnrg breeze is light as I head north is the public bo~at ra'ip. I landed BILie MA stinto ttre wide bay conslthng ie mouth alongside the small nar row dock, onc;e agn

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caf waternien continue to work out of hero ed, two- story woo~d frame houses exhibitingand there remains a small, prosperouts soa keewping thorn alive. "These crabs will be hits of VIictrianr architecture, is a Broad andbeod packing plant that employs hall a dozen s>hipped all over the country," the friendly guy Breakfast..hero is also a m usourr and giftpeo£ple. The area is far off ftto main t rack ,'o spous. He is proud of his iob and wants shop Adding to tn~e Is harr was a srliltour'lim is nonexistent. Unlike Tangier ai:d I I to take pictures, but in side he plant tthe :able terry busily taking cars arid truc~ks backSm ith islands, those main land harbor>s alt 1 11(11tir'ig is not: goo.:d. atls:: learned ti'a t in the and toar h ac rcsa the riwr, sotro eh ing I,, yeiotprom'ote tlhrivinlg :orrr rmm ities .The typical Winter mnrths he worked bhniest ing oysters see' belore or these p.:ats Wh'itehave' iswaterrnan arrtves at his boat by 6:00x A M on toe big Skinjack, rnoeired in a nearby/ probably the prettiest little town in this entireand returns by 2 10 or 3:04 PM. to moot the berthi "That's tough work," I say. expressing region, .nortcunately, ttere are no stores i::r.eafr(tod Itriucks wat itngon th e pier Io buy his admirationt for those few waterr tort who ,still res taiurarntsrsrabs .By 40(0 P.M. having9 gotten his bo at rn fi te fartouis, o1d sail -drive tCh esapeakeand gear in shape for the next day, he melts Bay beats. He tolls me that I would have l...andin g at the dock cit the one arid onlybank in to the countfryside. TIht hrarhor iornce rio trouble handling tt'e big Skipjack, with marlina. which is deserted. I admired theagain bec'r'es stel arid deserted. its tt'iiirstroiis mainsail but I disagree. The guaint village. Wv.hile in the process of takirtg

boss arid I lake a look at the altilinain phrotos I rondo a fiend, a retired naval airma'hI the morning. I r'owerl asross to th'e sea sailboat. The welding is nic ely dune, but tbe and widower nan ed F rank Bonnie. He toldfood. plant, cautiotusly tying tip to the rou gh bear' is narrow arid I see other bothersome moe that while stilt hlying ho had scotured thepilin gs. Hoeioe I could cimplete ttbe io . design flaws. I learn that he didn 't bli Ad the vi i le utl estr t etntis s ft or' thie air at itwo men were stariring anxio)usly above me boat and seldor' sails it. I give a low tips concluded that Whitehavert was w;hore hetrying to assist. One, a big, burly black roan, that might Lie helpful, but keep roost of my wanted to live after retiring. The two of usSMiled: Irem ear to ear and greeted roe like a thoughts to myself. "Always vwear your life visited for a long time Before leaving, Mr.long 9 ost trier di ''It's tnice IC) 5ee yrou agar I' iacket ." i suggest. Bennie loaded me up with enough grocer-he says. I was at a toss, 'm the guy who les to keep me going for the next couple oftalked to you yesterday at St. Peter's Creek," 'The drinking water is full of iron, "uSt-COlered, days. To say the least. think be0'> a greatho rerinrded me. Meanwhile. Blue Mist was very salty and unbearably bad. I vrow toi guyre;evir admi Ioiring looks, puncttuatetd by conserve my little bit cit rermainilnt goodcluestiens about what this thing and that are water just for drirtking. Following my experi' Now eachi clay is filled with surnshir'e. Byfor. 'the rtan cot i I nued, ''The boss tins a ence the day before. I dc:ide} rtot to look tot titteroo fi f ite ternperattures are tirtcorri orlsal teat '-sor cit like yours. It is hoo'em'acde the> toe, tbu~t ins'teatd be i:nr lvy way. After ably high. making rho very fI rsty. the warn)and built ot e41 at urnin u r " i stould cone4) taking picttures of the handsom e S kipjac.k, I tasteless water on the be)at doesri ' provicdeinside as he woulid want fro talk to 'no, I fitad: barck out past the dredging operatio't <a tislaction'i TI'e snoto s'wert water fro'' tl'ewas told. ''Okay," I sac .'Car' i g~et sitr'i at) ai ilt glad ici be ctrire with ['nfealII sI;:irtdl. 'arra cort'es as a godtseid. Watot rteverdrit 'kirg water ?' I ask. "Yes. bu0 it tas;tes T'he weal her 'forec~ast is ideri lical to the day lasted so delicious, l"'tappily I dur'Topecd tlteawfuJl and vcit woI) ' like itt'' was the tropt. before I hr' p'aordic lion for postile aft er'noor trrible stu~ff frt' I l entl I slartld 'ad r'i r i rI'ty''Vh'tre'" a s'trr''" I atddi:: 'T'en'rr s ! fordst rr',ri' eit incj the A'tlt'itt 'h::r Icts Next, c'r dcveyrn the ba cket'i'hc boat,srial store over th~e high bridge about halt a t'dieri Ii0 c n e .e was ready tol a touch nuedeci atid

nl5e own the~ r'Sadr. I was i lffin idCO t'ett'shi )9 oi bth tir'liit tar i 'it te td a getiver trio nex.l Othe days l wouold; relist) gorig. Bet'" irirg pt MaY down the river )

Inmode t he pac kinrg olar'tl. lotir black workers expri tng molt t he Wicom ice arid Nariticoke conditions lbhit 'were now ntistv, I nchonedwver'e spread aroun~d a ltargo. staitiless steel rvers 'lie r'aged nature oel its coast pre to a bite to the rivr It prcotisecd uri ert'table with a pile of crabs in the middle. 'they sorited an ever carngirg scerma, dispelling Drcotecstion and was a peaceful spot wth riowore the soft shel variety, which are coo~ked any chance tit bedorran "['no greeniet/along houses rieatby Strong lhonderstort'ns wereand eaten wfirle, u.sually breaded antI deep Itie shore, tack of commnercial development fore cast for that evetuing.tried or satuteed wih seasonings. They are a aiid sparse boxating activity, generated a fool-heavenly rdelicacy. provided you dorlt think irng cat adventure It wasrn'tI diifficulltr io'imagirio I ho thunderstorm was tndoublertly the nostabout what you're eating. Thre curlyersa- 1)w tih, area might have Icoked back when severe I've erncoanterecd while can B~lue Mistort coritinitici Ias the workers carefully arid Captain Jotbn St'ilh first arrived. loth' livers th'ree differen't lines cit storrr's came through,neatly wrapped the indivtidual crabs, still are lull of coks arid bends. offering new ens, then aricther, and finally another lasting(alive. iin a plastic sheet bfacore tucok 1111 ther> s'st ,is with each t ci r of ite channel. Bites tate ito the n/igt. 7) fhirst was fftie wurst.into a lar'cy c ardtbsiard bo×. Lach box hold ini thu rivers, as w*ell as tiny side hays, offer (['e leadirng wall of wirnd arr'ived accompa-two dozen stabs When the bcax was huli pi Iaces for tfileasar'tt anticbhora ge.. here is art t ed by an eerie, high pitched i~ciw ,5 wasthe manager che-cked it before senalirig it and on t aso'al h'otise along the shore, bJt th4ey un~sefttng. The initial gi lsts had Iii Lie sat toastplacing it into a walk- it rezr. My o'out h are scatle'ed alid trenueontly idiet' tron'n 40. psssily 150 kr'uats. L..oking our thewatered at the thought of eniciyinga tsouole ''iew rtetward w indows eit th'e boots tanl I saw acit those for tunt' t. bu~t I fid no} t''eans e l river that was a -mass cof fcram arid whiltecaps,

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Rapid successions of staggering lightnin~g met them at a small nearby marnna the day depths are hardly more than three or tour[}(Its, with deafening claps of thunder, lit up before. The he>y's name is Hunler '1 was fee}t. This is a favorite area for crabbing and

thle river The wind came straight up the r vur worried abeti you las, night' the womn often saw five or six wale rren working in the

ant( It was exposed to its full fu~ry. Blue Mist contessod. My husband and I coufd see vicinity. Similar to its neighboring rivers tri

Itegar to veer wildly back and t orfh on her you from fthe house, but when the st omr the sot.,Ih. the nfou th of the Nanticoke

anchor rotde with the waves rushirng came Inl wO cotlkin' t t ef if youi were atl right" consists at a orrat bay (in the east side of

beneath, rocking [ter sharply Sh eets of "] was pretty dam p bla ()t t'rwise okay.' the bay the ground is higher anind rmorespray canto over tre bow, through the assured her. Next was a really sweet developexd, This side has a couple of gtoodt

windows and in to t he coc kpit I was forced surprise Hontfor and I brought yout harbhors. ttre i icpal one being at the town

t)o utwin them} down to avoid getting breakfast, she said My jaw nius I have of Nar't coke,

everythling trnsidte soaked, No longer coul~d i dropped "Wow. tfhat is really kind i:.t yooo'

.,eet what was fhappening. but was tar lror'T said. I had atready eaten, so I hogged Stilt hsalt a mile ouft Irron the harbor.I

irtstul ted fr'ort thte storm's rate .nside, the p×err'rissiori to save the rlehoiorus pasta and del cc ted tht'e sr notl of fried seafood wahfir'tgtent lights iuitp with ev.ery flash of lightning fruit salad fur li.,rc h Wit tilt three or uis in 'tcrossI ' two fotr, It was faritali: ing yet

wi ile I brace m ysell rig indly ar ir is fthir oh our boats or ,t or'i the ri'vr. I expl itirted all st ra ngej Sih irg in to Nanticoke Harbor I

bulkhead as thr heal iterally lump' ttdt'w ys a bout re travels and obor it the Wayvfarer. uea' vr' ed the sou~rce?. Behind the} brakwat

over the waves, is the Airnd geItt Ott When thfey tearned. theft I was <town to rmt>y i t i se roo plart Iwher'e shtrir tp and start

un~der noatf' the hull >t f lilt irng itt Fur thte first last bottle of beer. l was ifvitert to) stop at slops are processed. Nar'itic oke is anot fherfir e in itat life I wonder <wilt [31lte Mist te teir <lock before <depatlrii t h fereo I I tui't'r wrkinT rhadinor ft t is also sfta rd by a sm al

ft ippe:: ort htr ani hor? But God is ard' ran out withaticoiupt efottlos of I.ororra. 'ht rnui rr'er of pieasattecraft. Though interesbong

Ehe raith arrives in torein's I udi f to t hr generosity was too rucihf "( trite ttrt let ir 'to anti a cood refuge. i'l is h'ardly pretty. Except

ctaos, bu t at te sa ine time breaks Itthas ak ltke yetit two fOr ti sort," I offered. H urtte or f the v'aiterfronft park, titer i t little n te

of t f'e wir tt Inside the coc kpit I'nti wet anti was all sot ito tiiti p in brut sad ty, r'nt'i t had Wi ty of shtoreside facilities

urrtiot'for'ale. yet r helwete krotwi ng that another appirifn'nen I Halppy trI ta vo tbetrBlrue Mist witlI sur'ive. N even'tf'eless it is a treated so kintdly. I smiled arid waved. t hen ( itrr <tnig the ciat'iped htarbo~r per f r rrii nmy

tor'g r'rgt tourned dowi'i river. Only a tow n'tiles to thte bet cls ( q) 0g arter s nratteover rig jibing otttd

tterthi lay thet next big river. tankittng, I heard a r'an shout If t ame frort' a

"I'iesdtay rrtriti ritffte so'i 'was back. With' group itt wa'etert tentdirtg to thetr beots.itt wet stee ping bag flyin'g frorti the 'tl'e N arrtr'ite R~iver tttows ~r cctcattv due 'i Icy..Jirr, do you ft'rr'ik yto call dto ftat'"

sp easters, possibty iooikrr'g like. sort te sort of soruth. l..lprivet, the areai to t1he wes. tonsis t, s we I le words I seer'it frie to han Pleased,

dis tress sigrnot, I received a visit fi'oret a n t'ouisa rids of acr'es ttf ktw lying itastih I is tft mhat I htad heent given a welco'r e..Aftr

wt:)rrT'tr' aunt her young sort They were a nrationa wiltie refuge.I t"er' ttte w *ater is Itytri up iftlthespacioust putoli latdintg.

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any7 crabs left? "Sorry, but rio," was thereoly, The trucks had just left takingeverything with them. No crabs agai[...

Thanks to the activities of the watermenwaking me, Wedfnesday mcmi, N go off)Ito an early start. Rutnninlg before apleasant southerly breeze, easily sailed aconsiderable way Urp hie Nan icoke River*fhere the river nanrows and meanders,while the high ground to the east givesway to marshland. there wasn't a soularound, I'mR within a c ouple mriles of thebig elecetric generatirig statio,-i loated nearthe main highway. Route S50, when I stood where the park was now. A woman] A couple hundred yards down the ,hore isdecide it's time to I ur back. -rho stopped by briefly. Parting her car in the Welipquin Creek. his perfe.ct an~d just wideafternoon is still emly, br)tl the niext day l small lot she removed her shoes and enough for Itice Wayfarer I he sun drops lowwant 1o return, to Crisfield. I fool the ne;ed strolled along the sartrly be) ach and in *t as I set up the bo~om tent for the eveningfo begin bac'ktracking, water, letting Ihe tine sand sift b~etwee n her Big fish are teeding at the mTOUth ot the

toes. [hert she was on her way again. Next creek, Their ac:tivity creates miniatureScion after departing Narnticoke, I had along are a yorrg farnily with two Smra whirlpools on the water's surface, Farltier, abegun to look for a place to come hack to children and a grandmother. they take a pair of magnifcent bald eagles; flew directlyfor the night. On the chart was a iny picnic out to the end of the old wharf arid try overhead It all rerniods me how the wildlifefeature, lust a squiggle in the shoreline, their hand at some fishin/g and crabbing, is amazingly abundant and awesomne herewhich caught rny interest. A thin blue line T he laniiy leaves and to atone binefly before That nig-l Il thanked Cud fur so generouslyimarked Wetipguin Creek flows into a six children just out of school show up o- sharirsg his beauty with i-e, I also prayedsmall bay on thte east shore, The singte bikes and in bathing suits. The noise level that Tyaskirn Pa-k stays forever just the way itsounding shows one tootl In the morning escalates. Now the whart changes into a was that dJay -a-i unspoiled gem enjoyed byI had been unable to dlistinguish the perfect platform for jumping and diving ii itn the loca chiklre! arid stumbled upon by aloc;ation Now returning, I wondered ittI the coot waters on a tot dJay, The swimmers wayward adventurer sailing the shores of thehad again passed it by. Not until I sailed contin ue fo~r hsours until the kids -are joined by Chesapeake in his Wayfarer,very close was I able to pick out the bay, a couple of dog owners, who also) erncouragez TI to EndComing in, I grudgingly eyed a cluster of their pets to jump off the wharf Silting at aberries and po)werboats on moorings to picnic table beneath a pavilion, I'ml happily Dick Harrington W887I y right -Just as my spirits wer-e n er isorvaned lust watching all Pie funr.bx g'i inning In failter, I noticed 1o fthe left- ai/o penr stirefth of betach previously hiddenfrom view I leynd that was ,-rar sh w herewwto dobtn dl>y t he crek. Ithereae-ared Io be rno houses,, lotting ciut

,rr S the 'snore Was a large woodenrt 'r C r se t l; r spexsoli::niresealed rito

hi an, uld tie aying pier., I was bafled, THE COMPR PIHENSIVE DINGHY MANAGEMENT SERVICEW1 &l at as ti a placei Avoirling a couple ...of sunken pil-gs Ihrandci:l Bluic- Misi.,on ,"". --

the pier an ( wont cisho:re, What a-seams-il-s incrpr icr? I had si Li nbled upon -l~~" l' i~~l I] - S'];the tewrs park ol Tyaskin -It wa*s beatiful SI[7I ~ 41 Ii~]l] l.land quiet, Th~or- wasn't, a: soul to be ;1' ~iliil]7i i~ll !

The rest of mry afternoon was spent lust il' AI [@II

hanging ar-onl d the pirk anld enjoying thebeach -I Could tell that rplie loved this @- J'rtl=T"

p)ark, I was clean and well caieed for, AImemorial plaque, dedicated to Ihe couplearrsei s e-who had donate.d the land, exhibited We.........okin forW...erse!ne oid p:hi os - Cle was taken in i 9( 7 . .. ...... .and showed a large fishing schoox:ner Barnes Farm, Barnes Lane, Milfo-rd on Sea S041 ORR-n-ocred a:t the old wfirt ,,me place w.as Tel: 01590 644800 Mob: 07967 12303 Fax: 01425 274264hi ist Ii, g and a] gio of builidings had... . .. ..

(T he following letter was written in response Wayfarer C'"Tourmalne") righted and sailed had a dog on board! T hey did not return our

to the rally report published in the last issue ashore onto a convenient muddy patch by greetings! The time was now 1600 anti ro

ot Wayfarer News entitledJ Severn Estuary the Lifeboat Coxs'n, who crews for me now sooner had we got the Wayfarer ashore on

rally', This rally was one of several organised an;d again. Both buoyancy tanks were full ot my spare launching trolley than off went the

by L ydney Sailing Club which the LIKWA water and the positive buoyancy units in the pagers again. "That's another of the Lydney

were invited to join, It presents a slightly dif- stern tank had been removed, Wayfarers', I said, as the Lifeboat was

feret perspective on the event. Editor) launched once again.

The two crew, male and female, both suf-Why my pager went off! fering from hypothermia and a degree of By this timle the wind had increased It) farce

shock, were received by one of niy deputes six from the NNW and sure enough, ii wasWell, you had the upbeat report entitled and handed over to the waiting ambulance another Wayfarer, tiurther down the channel"Severn Esttuary Rally" last month, Now you crew, Neither of the persons recovered was off Clevedon this time, This boat was also

have the view trom the other side: Just what wearing a wet or a dry suit but one was still swamped and the stemn buoyancy tank full

can happen when cruises are undertaken on wearing his artificial legl! They were bo)th of water t.,ut I was escorted/towed into aan unfavourahle forecast with inadequately attended to by the waiting ambulance crew creek where the Lifeboat crew helped beach

attired participants, heavily laden boats and were taken into the adjacent sailing club t he craft, assisted by local Coastguards.

with totally inadequate buoyancy and totally and warmed in the showers and given dry The Wayfarer was eventualy recovered next

onsuilable rescue boat cover, clothing, drinks etc., day by road. The occupants of this Wayfarerwere eventualy delivered to Portishead

I had just dropped mTy wile oft at Temple *t'he Wayfarer was found to be completely Lifeboat Station by Cltevedon Coastguard

Moods Railway station to catch the London full of warer and impossible to toweor to antd went borne with the crew of "Tturrna-

train and was slowly making my way back bail out and the coxs'n duly decided to sail line".

to Portishead when my Lifeboat pager it as best he could onto the mud betweenactivated, I was not unduly concerned as Portishead and Clevedon, I asked the Whilst washing down and refuelling the

I knew that the sitiuation, however serious, Coastguard team to walk along and lay out fretoat we picked up signals from our wingwould be well covered by our tearm of thirty an anchor, bail out as much ot the water as station at Chepstow, which was affording

volunteers, The second page followed soon they could and recover any dry clothing and yet another Wayfarer casualy', the one with

afterwards, This told me that the crew had loose effects, 'this they duly did and I knew the dog aboard, I believe.

bee-n called and that the Porishead Lifebo~at the Wayfarer would be quite sate Ior at leastworudd be launchedJ within six to seven mm- six htmrs, No doubt there will be other opinions

utes I naturaly increased my speed back to amongst the Wayfarer cruisers, but please

Portishead *The host of attendees to this "call oul" slowly remember there can be other perspectrives.

dispersed once all were satisfied that the On[ this occasion there were no major casa+-

On arrival at the top of the incline leading sailors were wel and being cared for and alties, However, things could have been very

to the lDiebo~al Statiori I was somewhat they had al filedt out their little bits of paper, different, It is the responsibxfity of the crew to

si ippried to find the react (a cut tie sac) ful ensure that tIheir boatl is seaworthy and thatof car's, police cars, coastquard vehicles and When our two intrepid mariners had dried they are properly equipped and attired, Due

art ambculanice, Phew, I thought, what's go- out, warmed up and were golfing ever their account should be taker; of the forecast and

mng on here?.lhe wind was North Westerly ordeal, it was arranged thai one of the Lrife- prevailing conditions,

force five gusting six and the sea state was boat crew would take one of them back torough (As recorded in the Incident Report, Lydney, a roor'd trip of soi're forty miles, tonot my assessment) fetch a trailer and car lto reco~ver thle Wayfar- Don't forget .......

or back to base, *his was duly done arid latOn arrival at the I, ifeboat station I was er in the dtay I and my regular Wayfarer crew ........., somebody may hatve to answer to thegr etedf with, ''uri of your Wayfarer mates went out to the Sal irng (Cliutb rescue b)oat and Coroner next lime!

is in trouble oul therm", Sure enoughm, sofTe 'ecoveretd the Wayfarer back to l-ortisheadfive rmiriutes later two bedraggled figures Clb, Whist out, we waved to one Wayfarer Colin Wilson Wlwere extracted tram thme lifeboat, it having which was well reeted down arnr: having abeen recoevered on its laiunching crladke while knuckle ride" in the Northerly Westerly Chairman,the lifeboat was then re launched and the force six' We were ar azeriJ to see that they The Portishead Lifeboat Trust,

Dear Ed itar trPC re no# ,w hri hof t [/ tIm lnterriatTina ensurel! that a 1 r e deignr lop quahte product

and the U K &lass/sr A st s ,lo Wa<s produced th/at dlid not i uidoritine lheWi(}l Iii iKe to star by Tt/ ri rg those WhO stl -adars an lair] C ii~ lit ettor e}very owner{

expres he1 : rtl vie Ws t l nerns aitl o to str.>h ea a t~l o :w <1< <itf/ hel lass;{ and I( jIOnal( (q lass cc ttO( lO l )<' O a ttuL:t Iret

rot>49 Id~f to' etr ifs tant aslC e]<lI deirnl hr i a'ways amaze me+6 that ] sUH ml ndc dive rip<0 'tnlr ove anid of we'o yn" ti< k " i it "+t L.....iirvn t l.:elp iki Ii cut ',vsvl :j ' i< ii IK lk to rit be saving h, I thJ It

f'i'"yr ri.dT riirt devt UIotin irca !4 .4 tI ri riotLe Ct ct trying to tiflk[ Ito: 'i'OiO l :ot } 'tcWa!ly, ICeVO l ]ceftr" rn rl< lgrr} '' J t " ti rriot ou nits t S~[ G<' .. . 1 rfill\ hutji41es 'It ar , tiitio t and ( of ; ehe

crc cIer t " tact~r tO T *yar a'; <{iII r I a s t/io< te Oit arrjf ,)i' i ahs sit eOf u'" ie ' J tsigt it :? rt' Vh~ ]t r r ig resn iht ['0t I- ¢'I [ic

it × i iae '<o h <i{tln ] it is )c at ill iri T l Oie a Irid D'or icerris (i::irtIy JI( idea [/ < it < l tor itte I oal a~IS(; whilst fllta it I K ternSJ I]C 'it the}f

dtu t :ot s; In) r 'i ' We are Fryin to steer tsoc iatort :insr ,ay1 i<] i at I W i -wa iI stfiteri We{ have to it arry alt1 Ot that

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he1 r atr <a ' or 'i'rvo aters nowT, arid in thle hJlal i i over se {i i t lai to aO r -hider¢> anfd K rid regards to you alltutaroe as we Is h l> th orise Icr thle Ri Ihore 'oftI 'rg It! v"'' t n ith i i We us ,od want to

Roger ProctorOihi guidig tirricipts have always been to lan Proctor Designsfollow the Class Rules, pay due rr~.esct toktheo ftct thatl the Wayftarer is a r<.me design

boiat alnd is a cflass tha;t operates ori lbserO I tage t id isan cxaiciplei' t el; tf ili.

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Dear Editor, What a boatl rudder sailed tnodeper w aer gjued

the wind strength arid directionl and returnedIn response to David Maynard's article about The unseasonally warm weather of early to pick up Margaret.

masthead buoyancy, (Summer Wayfarer October 2005 convinced Margaret (rny wife)News 2005 Issue r1064 I feel it is worth point- and I that a week sailing on the Clyde at The subsequent sail across arid up andrig cut that testing thle effectiveness of the end of October was a really good idea, down Fairlie Roads was nothing shodt ofmasthead buoyancy in calm conditions, Having towed our Wayfarer World Wi 0010 fartastW:, the boat sailed wonderfully, shed'particularly inland, can give very different 450 miles from EasI Northamptonshire to ding water as quickly as it carre inboard andresults from doing the same test in rough, Largs Yacht Haven we emerged from our the sails set perfbctly despite the reef ing.tidal conditions at sea. One would also need car into darlkness and the teeth of a gate: we In fact the heat was planing for a consider-to be caretul that the weight and windage on "berthed" the boat in L args Sailing Club's able arrournf ot the two hours that we wereany masthead buoyancy didn't precipitate dinghy park and sought refuge in a lcal en the water and we almost sured up thean actual capsize from a situation that w'ould R&D. The next morning saw litle change to slipway, This experience certainly conffirmedotherwise have been recoverable, the weather, except that it was now* raining to¢ us the seaworthiness of the design and

heavily too, hut the boat was made ready to the effectiveness of the reefing systems and

I testedt the buoyancy bag fitted in the top of sail in anticipation of that a fternoon's high has encouraged us to invest in a second setmy sal in fiat, calrm conditions at sea some tide, of reefing points should we tind ourselves

years ago, and I was able to edge along confronted by even stronger winds in futurethe mast with the boat on its side, until near The gale of the morning had lessened some'to thle spreaders before the boat started to what by the time the boat was launched Sadly the weather was fairly unimpressiveinvert However, the situation proved very but we put a precautionary reef in the for the remainder of our stay and very littledifferent whilst racing at Southwold a few mainsailt nevertheless. We had the estuary addrtional s iling tlook place. I would like toyears later in very windy conditions with a to ourselves and had an excellent sail in thank Largs Yacht Haven and L[args Yacht

strong tide rufning. Usinrg th'e same salihead water which was brown and brackish di~ie to Club for their hospitality durin~g our trime

buoyancy bag (though as fully inflated as in the very high discharge mrom the numerous north of the border.previous test), a capsize at the gybe mark burns arid rivers in the area, Dy the end ofwas to hewed by an immediate inversion, the afternoon the wind had lessened to the

without the saithlead buoyancy appearing to extent that we were able to take out the reef Walter F Holmstromcause even a pause to the inversion proc:essi and it had dropped completely by the time Wi10010

the boa{t tiart been tidied away arid we hadI have since bought the Secumnar, setlhinftat- showered,inlg buoyancy device, whic;h I took on my lastNodth Sea trip, but kept it at the base of the The next day lanrd the reason for writing thismast, ready to be hoisted if requiredf, since atitl dawned c;onsideraby brighter andI was concerned that the weight of it at the mnuch tess wet although the wind was backfop of the mast would be a disadvantage in up to about 20 knots (a good Force 5). Oncebig sea conditions encountered, It would t:e again the main had aJ single slab reef in it bidulsefvul to hear from anyone who has tested this time we als:o reduced the Genoa's area

mast or saithead buoyancy in sea conditions using our recsently acquired Hetyar roller reewhere it is most likely to be needed. mg s'ystem. All went well unft Margaret was

taking thle trailer hack up to thle top o)f theslipway while I was holding the boat in the

Ralph Roberts W9885 water on the windward side of Largs SC'senormously wide shipway, I staatted to stip

down and across the shipway orn seaweed

aridJ it bec:ame obvious that something hadthis cartoon just happened to to be donle c~uickly b:efore I was draggedfit the spac(e I had left, I don't into dee p waler and the boat blow~n onlto the

breabu Dagrus.hakwater with menclinng 1)0 to the podr-Wknow abo Danerous' shtroud I dived into the boat, lowered the '

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PLEASE RED FIRST ... IMPORTANT iNFORMATION AB U IDNT1FYING BOATS - AJI Wayfarersshuld have their boat numbe recorded on thfeir hull. This is how a boat is idenfi le, h number iseithr cavd on the isie of the upstand of th transo (wooden boats) or on a metal plaque (usualy,but not always, fixedl to th aft slope of th centrbord case). This nu be should correspond to thenumbe on th sails, bu, if th numbers differ, it Is the number on the boat which is the bot's officialnumber. A boat wihout a plaque/carved number may not ofiily be raced as a Wayfarer.

If you wish to advertise your Wayfarer on this list, please contact the Association Secretary:Sarah Burgess, 49 Seve Avenue, West Mersea, Essex 005 8BY Tel: 01206 3844emai: scretary@wayfarer~org~uk Updates available on our website www.wayfarer.org,uk

Wayfarer hull in need of rebuilding including decks,bulkheads W 431 Isabella. MkI Wood. Professional build (Ainmouth boat-bottom panel. yard). Same careful owner since 197. Blue hull with varnished dckA rebuilding project for the confident woodworker but cheap way to Always overwintered under cover. Competitive club racer Simplestart (when rebuilding a Wayfarer you should consult the class rules but effective control setup- Proctor mast (1998) and boom (2004).for all relevant ruling to do with rebuilding the boat to keep your work Elvestrom bailers. Banks main and spinnaker, Owens genoa. Rapidewithin class) £150.00 (ono), (Space needed urgently, will have to Combi trailer, Overboom c;over Spare crusing sails (storm jib, roanbe scrapped it no offers) Contact Colin May for more informnation, with slab meting). Sp:are boom with slab reefing lines led forward.0/866350462 (08-05/11 -05) Darnforh anchor and warp. Removable crusin g seats. Various spares.

£'1500. Gurney. tel, 01415 483385 06-05/01 -O5n)Final reduction before going into storage for the win-ter: Woo(den1 Wayfarer (Aloe Boatyard) good condition unsure of W 6847 All Wood excellent condition, fully rester-ed re--decked newsail riurriber due to new transom and decks but believed to be in centre board casing. Maintained to high starndard. Proctor spars 2the 60's. New t clt mainsheet auloload rathe1 base and jamrner, suits sails combi trailer £'250. Kent 014/'4 812973 (06-04/I12 -05ivarious new holl arid Hark-en hlocks/larnmers new pump. new oars,alloy rrrast and boom -good sails (ok for club racing). good overhoo)m W 1 776 GRE, white bull Dark blue deck professinally rurbishealcover complete paint & varnish ph irl the wirnter, launchinlgl~ troflley, by Mooros of Wro)xh orn in 199 New suit of sais 1994. iMain with,No road trailer hoene £8-00 atthough( delivery coul!d t m arranged at an 2 rows of r cfi ig1 polints and g]enoa)} fkns working )ib, 2 son, r jibsagreed .ost. Reason Inn[ sale, I ha4ve takeni on another boat -~ mal: arid spare drain. Purling hea ai l, 2 self haters, corass, outb)ardmaswep( i'gnail corn or pho ne 02380656'021 (day) -i0C/1 l -01) br5 Macket-lanised (:chr ailer, h om up cover. E ven/lthing is

good corrrj t n avery Smart lok-i,-,g boat indeed - £17f50 Also availW 134 MK1 Woodie - reduced to sell at £900. Great able Mionkota Endura electice outboard, SO1bs thrust. New PIDO2iboat wtth Proctor :spars. 2 suits of sails, boom up cover pins cor b £120. Contact Philip Moader t 603 /2494 inea, Wroxhani. Norfolk,trailer. oars. Boat based at Barton Broad, Norlolk, trailerin North (OS--CS 1- 05)Watsham -fair condition We have moved house up nlorth - riowtierebandy to sal therefore reduced price to sell our Woodie to somecone W 2673 Mk 1 GRP (Srnal Boats) in Penzance, C;ornwall, Whitewho can look after it. Contact 01325 266817 (10-05/01 -l6n) hull, light blue dec.k with wooden seats in gOOd condition I earnrng/

truisrig restable mainsai and gib Ihoth blue) as well as six monthWayfarer no. 291, Windlass -Red hull good condtio- new oldracing main and genoafrorri ge One~esign sails with nags anddeck-s ca 1995, garaged and nut much used t-re last since 1951. Re- shrghtly tire d Spinany wi[th p-ole. Raced regularly arld gainin g goo~d planmovable solid teak cruising benches, nearly unused 1996 Suzuki 2HP inlgs (ort to 5th) despite not using spinoly tills season. MastS5 yearsoutboa- ad, ancthor etc.. Aiurr mast, wo~oden boomn, cruising sails, old Excollont launching trailer b ut rro road traier I 'rctor outboardRoad trailer, iaurictiig trolley, blue mast up tarpaulin cover, can be bracket, full oars wit-h rollocks, short padoles and other hits arnd ti~s,nspected inl Suffield, North Norfolk. £135: 0. Contact Haako-i Obryi k als well as paperwork 15£00 for everyitning above. £1I 7.0 with cixat hackon ttrvk-akerevaerner corn or call Ct 263 7'61 434 / rtoble rionith old Tohatsu 35 SI-In 2. ou~tboard. , -nrtal sion elliottfn-ac-CX) 47/ 915/. 0997 t07 05/01 -O6n) coin c- SMS C/BOO/; ,"/ 22 49g (08 -05/11-OWi)

fi~dr .H ighxteid lev er systerr fi[ted for ieasy adjustrment of r g tension

Sail No, 2691 Mk 1 CR2 grey deck, white hul Cruising; dingh]y 1 r opiqialiy galvanized comb- railer Ove, Worn cover. Clip on trailerwith roller furling sell Lilers, anchor, oars antd paddle. Centre n ai - ighting boa, Ou tboard bracket My wife arid I learned to sail in thissheet and two seits of reeling lines. Jb. gen oa, n ainsai & spiriaker boat, car inert recommend the new sails trio highly, th~ey have trans>L aurir hing troley but no [railer f, ird condition reg]ulany sagiled fr itned rhe rooat £2 Pi 1 Cfhirs Krk, Sm ithar rTipt on 02380 860£ 1 36 orat Chwohestor. £1300. Con~auf C]eo<ft on1 01272 8417F15 o.r gyeofft@ erai thekirkshop@ottI corn (10-GS/01 AtI~nI

ivane'iail :o uk (09 05b/t2 05)W 6186 Mk2 Musfard / White -. to include the tollowing- 2 Main

W 2893 Mk I Composite hnul by Westery. ) cnit ion road Sails C~le a brand new Cernoaf, Mustli bus. Over BSornT iover,trailer and launchinlg troley, rigged for racing full set of cruising sadls Ro~ad trailer L aunching froley And many other extras like Self Baitersby Hoo×d, pilus ranig rrair and genoa. inludes over boom cover, re- and Paddles £200000fX one Contact Peter on: 0t1722 71!6391n ovable herir:h seats, fttiig rilaw anc hor arid Mar iticr 3 3 outbo-ard lSal4ib try Writsi (08-05, 1 -051

(2001) 1. 1 700 or IS1 500 wit[hout out board raIr ote Poole .JDorse IContact Philip Murray 012012 882098. 09-0 )/12-05) Wooden Mkl Wayfarer. No, 6288. Complete Racing paCk-

age 4- Pa ddles, cruising side be]nches. Ideal family boat for sailingW 3538 Mkl1 G RP White troll yollow deck F nl tar ing si t arid spin anrd c ruisirig .Two suits of rac(ing sails it lbLgs arid b~at ters Racesnaker with riurrber Ci utng cet Ibli Id- sn aller Rloth stain (sh rorud won in 20}05 with current sails Boat over and under covers5 rparemar81 Grb ha tfting kit Ne w gi halyard Anchor tied in to boat Centreboairds and varioi.s titing. FBranii new launching trolley. Winneriolr revolving I ri t je pt trip b:u.tit in to boat, Whrte bti Cover, at every Trophy in the l...oral Club. in eed of attention to a leak andt*.*or" Li throlen -at tiIrai er lobrisoris 4 hp] Ps srot-,ei~ otbho trd >5yas oat a lile pain I arid va rnish, ideal sria Projec)t with groat rewards oh aii med in; as drays anno, alvi ifa §20001 or £t 1800 wit hoot. outboa id e upridi feelig boat in otherwise very oood oriddtiont ot age. Ela via itl..orated mt Davids. Pernbiourshire, Con~tact Jonathan Barker Prlce wi~th great poleihil Open to an-v reasonable Offers over £ 1250.07) 1 81 (il ii ci) nail: ponlthim barker 1@8esco [1t 10 -05/0 1 ot i Bruce Oridlev eve tel rio. 0 1202 52267. cir bi gridley@nttworld coni

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W 3883 MK 1. composite iwooderi deck arnd while t breglisshl)Cc-' trio tto) traller aoicnl Volley i a ;e r'qgel with centlre W 64062 Tammy Norrie 2' MocrIes. MK2 White Hi il, tight

rlairvirsheet IL red sets of sails i MLNan r,~ r - .- hais hardly used, Iilue 1 icc.k Miii1> re hi~ Te tlen, flood (li rtiori New proc'torsel t H ood atJ aniot her set cit Mr Nar ara taiL) two sp ininakcers rasf 2002. New Bankhs Main 200)3 iP sets of reef ing pointls) Kevl arCanvas 'e o Liu cover. plarihi boors-Lp novrf iutl rhover and spare Crulislig (lienca 2004 (Sarfblades) Llsed 2 Iim es -Working Jib G enoat.:uo' -In itl it I.YC. £2.350 tel Cruig<MicloeL( Mc~ arvev 01420 Scoare Mai-i Spiniraker & barber haulers. nrtinrg genoa. New 0.3/ 8824i or '4 74 721 72{> or--ol r <40lan 'a-i g9) inwt rx irE))idk) :i:iidtoirba:Is - M oricer 3.3 }(less ths:.ri40hbout SI P;t i 0tbrard

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SPRING CRUISING CONFERENCE

Evening of Friday 7th April - Saturday April 8th 2006

Nottinghamshire County Sailing Club (see wwwncsc.orguk for location)

This year's conference is aimed primarily at those new to cruising or with limited experi-ence, but the more experienced may still pick up some useful tips.

Provisional programme to include:Sailing with children, GPS Techniques, Basic Essentials, Beach recovery of aboat, Anchors & Anchoring, Manoeuvring a boat from the shore, Reefing & Sailbalance, Displays, Boat Tents, Flares, Log Library

Friday Eve: The new promotional Video, Sail to Norway by Frank Dye

There is ample space for camping and space for motor homes & caravans

(No electric hook-up or chemical 1eo disposal)

Costs: Saturday conference £14 includes morning coffee, light lunch, afternoon teaSaturday 3 course evening meal £7;, Friday evening snack meal £4

Early booking 10% reduction (before 1 st March 2006)

Contact Simon McEvoy0115 989 4616 (Evenings) Idxt detsr

See UKWA web sitewwwwayfarerorg.uk McNamara Sails 2for more information Adlard Coles Nautical 23

Clamcleat 38Trident 57John Parker Boats 63Rob Helyar 65Solent Dinghies 66Chris Ridley 74Navigators and General 75Porters 79

fihe 48th Annual General Meeting of the UK Wayfarer Association

will be held during thle Dinghy Sailing Show

in the Palm Court Room 5, Alexandra Palace, L ondonSturdJay, 4 March 2006 at 4.00 pmo. tDsors Open 3.30 prni

AGENDA OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

1. Notice of Meeting

2. Apologies for absence

3. Minutes of previous meeting. held on 5 March 2005 and published in the combined Spring edition ofWayfarer News/(Vear Rook.

4. Matters arising from the Minutes from the floor of thle m/eeting or have been notified to the Secretary inwriting not less than 35 days before the ACM.

0. Chairman's report

6. Designer / Copyrighf t hold 'r's report

S" & T Chairman's report

8. WIC Report, contribu tions and proposed rule changes if any.

9. IIon Treasurer's report: accounts to be circi..l atei 21 cdays prior to the meeting.

10. l o Racing Se crear'V s report

11 on~r Cruing Sec)retary's report

1 2. Proposals for amendmernts to IJKWA rt Bes if any rru..st be riot ified to the Secretary in writing, givngfull written particulars and the reason for it, not less than 35 days before the ACM

13. Election of Commodore and Committee (from nominations proposed, seconded and received bythe Secretary/on '28th ,lanuanr, 2006)

14. AOS

15. Presentation of Trophies: Crulsing Troph es, Racing Traphies. The an roctor Met norial Trophyanrd the the Golden EBucket Cruising T rophy

Your Vote: Those entitled to vote aVre iou orary life nerobers. fuil members and on~e reprosor dative of a famiymembership.

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