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As I understand it she'd only come out of the harbour (where she would definitely have needed the keel to be raised) that evening. If...
20 Aug 2024
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If everything was open the watertightness is largely irrelevant.
20 Aug 2024
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3 charter yachts being auctioned at Largs
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I chartered with Muir twice. Totally positive experience. I thought he retired a few years back, in which case I guess Flamingo is no...
20 Aug 2024
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If it was knocked flat it wouldn't need lightening to explain the sinking. Of course, eye witnesses get it wrong all the time, so maybe...
20 Aug 2024
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In the late 60’s accommodation was on an old Thames sailing barge “ the isle of Sheppey “ with Alan Broomhead as the chief instructor...
19 Aug 2024
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There was a life raft and people did get onto it. So that did happen. Witnesses say it was knocked down. As someone else says, not...
19 Aug 2024
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My understanding based on other forums is that it had a lift keel. Whether or not it was raised is of course another matter. It is a...
19 Aug 2024
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That’s my thought. Keel was retracted so righting moment will be massively reduced.
19 Aug 2024
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Knock over with open windows / doors isn't that mysterious. They weren't expecting a tornado.
19 Aug 2024
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I know it quite well. Camped there this year and visited last week. These days you can book camping as a group but not as an...
19 Aug 2024
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Re reading Majic of the Swatchways by M Griffiths
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He played a part in those changes, of course. The moorings cluttering up the water were often for boats he designed and the increase in...
17 Aug 2024
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I've mentioned before that I first read a friend's old copy of Magic of the Swatchways. I later saw a paperback copy and bought it to...
17 Aug 2024
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Nightfall, MG's boat after Storm, won the big gaffers class at the Swale match 5 days ago.
17 Aug 2024
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Currently changing the filters on Storm, heavily feautured in MotS. Alas no longer has it's Kelvin 3.5hp parafin/petrol engine though.
17 Aug 2024
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He was just as engaging as a person as in his writing. I met him a couple of times when he was in his 80s and he kindly signed some of...
17 Aug 2024
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