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Thank you for all of your comments. I have spoken to my yacht club, whose yard the boat is in, and they said I should stop paying the fees and provide them with the new owners details and they will contact them. They will not release the boat until all debts have been paid. If there is no...

The Sailing Brothers on YouTube did a round Britain last year and sailed from Scotland down the coast - they made it look more interesting than I expected it to be, with options for stopovers I hadn't considered.

I sold my old boat for £2600 back in November, receiving full payment, but have not heard from the buyer since, despite frequent emails from me. I sent an email to his address acknowledging receipt of the money but we haven't exchanged a contract or formal documentation and I have all the...

I tried a Parker 27 but it was just too small for me inside.

I asked this question some months ago and I’m pleased to say I’ve found my ideal boat for the East Coast - an Etap 28i with a Scheel keel: I think she’s a great combination of size, interior layout plus good sailing performance and a modest draft (1.2m) for those low tides in little creeks. Very...

Thank you for answering the question: that's the sort of information that I was looking for

I understand that, the question is more about how a boat would settle

I’m still trying to decide whether my next boat should be a gin or twin keel. What happens to a fin keel yacht at low water in a typical east coast anchorage (eg Yokesfleet creek) if the draft is 1.5m but there is, say, 1.3m or 1m depth? Would it typically just settle into the mud but stay...

Lovely to read about him - although I've been sailing and reading about sailing for 25 years or more in the UK he wasn't someone I'd heard of as far as I can recall, somewhat strangely, so great to put the record straight - he was clearly important to our sport, may he sail at rest.

That's good to know, thanks - I looked at a couple of Kelt's last year and liked them - a 29 and an 8m I think. There'a not much information that I can find on them online, but they seem to have a good combination of features that other boats don't have - good interior space with a proper aft...

This is what I have learnt from this thread - that my original anticipation of a bilge /twin keel has now been replaced with an appetite more for a good sailing boat with a fin or lift keel. I've been to look at a few on the market before we were constrained again and have a much better idea of...

I think I have my answer to my original question: what is the ideal boat for the east coast? It is of course any of them - you will have a fine time with all its features, advantages and limitations. Every boat is a compromise in some aspect. I've now had a couple of weekend trips out to look...

No, I'm not there yet, but I take your point.

I think you have a point here, my requirements are changing a little since I've been looking more seriously and I do want something which is a meaningful upgrade from my Achilles 24, ie one where I will be able to have crew without expecting them to use a bucket for necessaries, or able to stand...

No: where do I start?