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We keep it boat on a mooring so lift the anchor on/off the bow roller every sail - the technique I find the easiest is to hook the...

Ach, unwrap the package when you pick it up, discard the tracker and bish Banda bing - its party time! 😀 [just in case you don’t get...

My parents had a Vega when I was a teenager, my memories were of a very sturdy, safe feeling boat, particularly remember being in the...

Precision sails seem to sponsor a lot of you YouTube channels and - as far as I can tell from the telly, their sails look OK. Possibly...

I have two of the roll neck ones... I like it so much I bought a second. My wife comments that I smell like a sheep when I wear them!

If you're having a midlife crisis, why not do it properly and sail there?

19ft! Luxury! I used to only dream of that extra foot when I had my 18ft boat! However having been the owner of an 18ft boat. Then a...

Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to decide to buy it🤣

Fully accept the Vancouver being a bit of an exceptional boat.

That is just not true of all 27 - 28 ft boots. The notable exception is a Vancouver 27 or 28. Fuel tank is 28 gallon or 127 litres and...

Actually to add on to this - for low budget uber capable off shore boats; rival 32 / 34 look to be astonishing value; seen a good few in...

I’d give some serious thought as to what you want to achieve. Big miles / ARC ocean crossings. That’s all going to cost £££ over the...

I think the paying for winter storage thing is a bit of a red herring. I know I pay for the 6months winter storage upfront. Therefore...

Curious that me posting that a friend's daughter was having to sell his boat to pay for his funeral generated a warning and removal...