This can’t be real... can it?

[pumpsmynads]

Roger Hughes is an Englishman living near Orlando, Florida, USA. He has been sailing for nearly half a century as a professional captain, charterer and restorer of boats. He has just completed a five-year restoration of his Down East 45 Britannia. Roger also seems to have a, shall we say, lackadaisical approach to preventative maintenance

Heaven help us! Lessons learned from repeat boat breakdowns

 

[pumpsmynads]

Apologies, this probably ought not to be in the motorboat section. Feel free to move admins. Sorry.

 

[jrudge]

I can't really see he is a suitable charter operator with a boat in such poor repair

 

[Bajansailor]

It all sounds like a fairly typical day in the life of a raggie with an old sailing boat

Here is a bit of background info re the Downeaster 45 - she was available with either a schooner or a ketch rig.

SailboatData.com - DOWNEASTER 45 Sailboat