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The Early Season Boys Booze Cruise

The early season booze cruise was organised because three of my shipmates had booked for their Yachtmaster exam in May but two of them had not done all their 60 mile passages as skipper.

Two Top Chefs and a Tall Ship on the Thames

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Anne Le Verrier-Bizzey

Storm Petrel - a 38ft Moody - was never designed to career around a course at fast speed, but in the February Fast  Cruise at the end of the race, we were surfing down waves at over 9 knots -

Dreadful marina fees

Weymouth marina is screwing its visitors during the Olympics. How does £220 per night sound?

Red Diesel debate: reply from MEP

 

All's well that ends well - we won

The forecast for southerly light winds had  turned into a forecast of S veering SW/W 15kts with gusts to around 30kts, far more to Ronhilda's liking.

Red diesel debate: reply from my MEP

As well as signing the petition, I wrote to my MEP. Here is their reply.....

Ronhilda's Febuary Fast Cruise - pass the Marmalade

Yet again the forecast was predicting brisk winds so I kept to two reefs and a furled Solent jib to start the cruise.

Video – fishing in Campbell River, Canada

Before the Club cruise in Desolation Sound, the crew of Ars Vivendi made a small detour to Campbell River, north of Comox, to go fishing.

January FC: a breezy day

The fourth Fast Cruise was held on the 21st January. I had been invited on board Shearwater by Andy and Avril Ormsby for this cruise.

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