capnsensible
Well-Known Member
A friend of mine owns this one.
It's a good seakerping vessel. I've sailed her all around the Canary Islands and up to Madeira and back. Hope to repeat this trip in a couple of months. He has twice cruised across to the Widies too.
Has had a lot of problems, fixed but pricey eg steering system amongst others. I find her quite a tough boat to sail. The fully battened main needs an electric winch. Not possible by hand. The cockpit coatings are wide and hard to climb over. Few hand holds in the wide saloon and the washbasins in the heads are daft glass ones.
However, lodsa room in harbour and can carry lots of extra gear like fridge, freezer, watermaker etc.
So what I'm saying is that I have mixed feelings about the boat and wouldn't like the running costs!
It's a good seakerping vessel. I've sailed her all around the Canary Islands and up to Madeira and back. Hope to repeat this trip in a couple of months. He has twice cruised across to the Widies too.
Has had a lot of problems, fixed but pricey eg steering system amongst others. I find her quite a tough boat to sail. The fully battened main needs an electric winch. Not possible by hand. The cockpit coatings are wide and hard to climb over. Few hand holds in the wide saloon and the washbasins in the heads are daft glass ones.
However, lodsa room in harbour and can carry lots of extra gear like fridge, freezer, watermaker etc.
So what I'm saying is that I have mixed feelings about the boat and wouldn't like the running costs!