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I ordered from them back in November and was promised delivery before Christmas. They have not been delivered yet and Trafalgar have not even contacted me, As Trafalgar are now shut till February, I need to source a replacement and get on with fitting it.

I need a new rudder bearing made for my Westerly 33, does anyone know of an engineers in Kent who would be able to do this for me. Thanks Chris

Good call. If you rush south you will always regret that you did not linger and missed seeing so many nice places.

I am the owner of the anchored yacht, which is 33 feet. I had come up channel with a SWly gusting 30 knots. Apart from on the turn of the tide, the sea was very flat and in the shelter of the land the wind was no more than 15 knots. I have good ground tackle (45lb CQR anchor and 40m of 10mm...

Re: Next best thing to firsthand experience. How do the customs establish what fuel is in the tank. Do they dip the tank via the filler cap.

Having enjoyed my run out in the event 2 years ago, I had intended to take a run down to Plymouth the week before the start and make a late entry. However having seen the forecasts on the Monday I decided to go up to the East coast of Scotland instead. Good to see John Apps back in a Jester event.

I sail a sloop rigged W33, goes as well to windward and at far less angle of heel than my previous Rival long keel.

I have found out what I needed to know. My post was more to highlight the fact that someone on duty that night at Solent Coastguard was unable to locate a wind under construction on their charts. That I find very worrying!

Whilst on passage from Beachy Head to the Solent last week, I contacted Solent Coastguard by radio with an enquiry about the wind farm under construction off of Worthing. Only to be told by the operator that she had checked her chart and there was no wind farm under construction near Worthing. I...

Re: Nasa Navtex with Antenna Because they are cheap, simple to set up and they work! KIS

When I see threads like this I realise how lucky I am that I am satisfied to do my 3500 miles each year with no more than a stand along GPS and AIS receiver and paper charts.

May be of interest to Westerly yacht owners with transom hung rudders. Ebay item No: 181657626043 New rudder bearings for Konsort, Merlin or Griffon. Start price £14.50. Less than half current price.

Wheel adaptor for wind vane steering. Make does not matter as long as it works. Many thanks Chris

They all want a sail in a real boat!

Yes you can still anchor there. Always stop there on arrival from England and before the return passage. Spent 4 nights there this summer. Now that the police have cracked down on staying on lock jetties overnight there were a few more boats anchored.