Recent content by Maxim FR11

Perhaps speak to Steve Jackson at Baltic Yacht Brokers - I have no connection other than he did a fine job for me selling my Fulmar.

I have used Rob & Andy, to very good effect on engine work. It does seem your issues might come under heading 'electrical' in which case I would suggest Nick Broomfield of Devon Marine Electronics (again a very satisfactory experience and a lovely bloke)

Puzzled by this. Why British? Perhaps the heading should be Classic British GRP Yachts Built in High Numbers. Rank in number order. Just counting really. Not sure what it contributes to a debate about the subjective concept of 'classic'. But your rules.

Reading your responses it seems clear to me you really want a She 36. Your situation not unlike mine of a few years ago. I was very sweet on both the She and, especially, the UFO 34, for much the same reasons: how it looks, how it performs, how I hoped to use it. I was selling a bilge Westerly...

+ 1 for Nick

Wauquiez Pretorien 35' .

+ 1 for Nick. Extremely helpful

I think the summaries and round-ups have been fantastic and we must be grateful for all the good work in them putting together, but I just wish the skippers would do more SHOW not tell. Most reports are talking in the cockpit enclosures - at times it feels like they could be in the marina, and...

For me, it seems to boil down to two questions 1) If you had, say, £25 - £35 k to spend on a c 32'/ 10 m for family cruising, the occasional round-the-cans race and could deliver a once-in-a-lifetime ocean crossing, what would be a 'better' alternative? 2) If you wanted a new c 32/' 10 m...

Decathlon. Good spec and value, imo

A lot more than that for a 40-footer

Very well said. Thank you

I would suggest Nick Vass at Omega - very professional and knowledgeable

My first Croatia charter last year - simply wonderful, and big surprise was no litter anywhere, very friendly people and relatively low cost of things. We were able to go in mid-June, not busy but we were told that from end of June onwards it can get very busy in the popular areas. But with...