Recent content by lufc71

Many thanks for all your kind words and very helpful advice.

My dear mother passed away less than 24 hours ago. I made a death-bed promise which I am going to carry out but at the moment have no idea how to achieve it. Hence this thread, as I am sure there are many here who will be able to point me in the right direction. Almost 50 years ago, my dear...

I really enjoyed it. Ok, at times he made Timothy Spall look like Robin Knox-Johnston, but putting that to one side, it was realistic enough to give me a chill at the thought of being holed 1500NM from land and it kept my interest to the end. Another plus for me was that it did not contain the...

"We were both amazed as to how easy it is to steer these mobo's" says Stevie Wonder as he and Ray Charles enjoy a day out on the water.:D

lol - that'll be the subject of my next thread! :) You make a good point; all of my sailing in the UK so far has been on relatively large yachts 30-40', and even in a F8 we hardly got any flying water on us at all. Most of these trips have been with a sailing school and the wet gear was...

Looking to buy wet gear (jacket, trousers, life jacket) for myself and SWMBO. We won't be crossing the Atlantic anytime soon, but something suitable for the UK's climate is definitely needed. :) Any particular make to stear clear of/to be recommended? Any chandlers that have an extensive stock...

Brits outraged as German ingenuity finally comes up with a foolproof method of reserving a berth on the hard...

I've just returned from 2 weeks in the Sporades on a Bavaria 44' which had in-mast furling and brand new sails. The instructions for the boat advised to furl/unfurl with the wind on the starboard side to avoid snagging. The only time that I had difficulty pulling it out was the first time as it...

No problem :) Showers - A few places had them; Achilion, Steni Vala. Plus a couple of beaches had open beach showers. I am sure as they learn the route they will find/arrange others. This is also true of available restaurants/supermarkets etc. One I would highly recommend is one in Glossa which...

Yes, SailingHolidays. This is a new route for them so they are not yet quite up to speed with local knowledge but I would highly recommend it. The area is stunning, very good sailing, loads of nice spots to anchor and there are not many other yachts around. The locals were also very welcoming to...

On the boats? We had 2, which we never emptied in port....before 11pm :) That was something that I forgot to mention; 2 heads great. Unfortunately, they forgot to add that the 2 heads are extremely small. It was the first time in my life that I've had to sit on the toilet for a shower!! Maybe...

They tried several types to no avail. :(

As some of you might remember, the last couple of weeks I've been on a flotilla (plus SWMBO and 2 non-sailing friends) in the Sporades on a Bavaria 44; the biggest yacht wot I've ever sailed. :cool: As some of you predicted, the boat was very easy to sail. The only tricky bit was mooring a...

We went with SailingHolidays at the end of last season and enjoyed it so much we are going with them again... next week :) My only concern last year was that it might be a 'convoy' but the daily sailing was totally independant and they also allow you (depending on ability) to go off on your own...

Apparently 'Rustoleum' works pretty good:-