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Gusty Sailing with Alison and Stuart
I headed out with Alison, Stuart and their son Callum for a day of sail training. With the wind blowing at 15knots gusting up to 25 knots we had the perfect conditions to learn how to control our boat in more challenging conditions.
When you become over powered especially when sailing close hauled you can instantly reduce [...]
Induction on Hufflepuff with the Brennan’s
Damien and Trudy are new members on Hufflepuff, a Beneteau 343, out of Port Hamble marina.
To allow them to get going we squeezed their induction into a Monday night and a full Tuesday. The induction allows them to get familiar and ask all the questions they need, before starting out on their fractional membership.
The day [...]
Rodney Steel and Sons, RYA Day Skipper on Bilbo Bagins
When Rodney Steel signed on for his fractional membership on Bilbo Bagins, our Beneteau Oceanis 37, he didn’t have the required RYA Day Skipper ticket that is required to take the boat out. Despite the fact that Rodney has owned a yacht in the past and indeed been a dinghy Cadet world champion in 1957 with his [...]
