wilkinsonsails

You could say you've done it, and if people say 'Did you go to Vanuatu?', you could say, "No, but I did get to the Isle of Wight and...

Cangas! I have photo of 6 boats moored including me, bow on to the quay,, and that was it.. and open anchoring at the Islas cies, Vigo...

Once you start, it can become addictive….. Before Christmas I too had a clear out of paper charts & pilots. Then moved onto the...

All I can say about Rigit is that neither me nor any boat I have will return to his yard. Meantime I’ve had good rigging work done at...

So innocent. But guilty as charged.

I bought a mainsail from Doyles in Barbados in 2007, airfreighted out to Chile. Very happy with it. I don't recall the price but very...

I’m sure if you really wanted they can make you a sail. They have all the equipment and materials and seem to have the knowledge to...

How much cheaper are the Asian lofts against local (UK) sailmaker - and should we buy new sails from the local sailmaker to keep them...

Ours stopped rotating and when I took it down, found a small hole on one side for lubricating the bearings. Few drops of sewing machine...

That's absolutely correct but when used in a hybrid cloth (woven polyester reinforced by some other fibre), the cloth manufacturers have...

I live in the countryside - we get to heroically keep the roads open - entirely for our vulnerable /less able neighbours' benefit of...

Nice to see the lesser spotted thread where everyone is nice, knowledgeable and it actually helps the OP. 🙂

.......Well done, MDL! For a few years now, 'free' visitor berthing has only been available to those of us with 'grandfather' rights...

I think it’s an old Rotostay ,there is a grub screw in the top drum slot .Or maybe in the drum body . .The bottom end of the torque tube...

Freshly brewed coffee, freshly baked bread and sizzling bacon, all overlaying the faint aroma of diesel and drying foulies. Oh, and wet dog.