Voyage of The Aegre

[DownWest]

By Nicholas Grainger.
Young couple sail a decked over Shetland boat from Scotland to the S. Seas.

This is the 70s so no GPS or much of anything. No engine, so decided to avoid Biscay etc and go straight to Madeira.

 

[steve yates]

Just read that too, great read!

 

[Wansworth]

Aboutthat time Paul Johnson fitted outasimilar boat and sailed to the West Indies and stated building boats….the Venus class,

 

[DownWest]

Aboutthat time Paul Johnson fitted outasimilar boat and sailed to the West Indies and stated building boats….the Venus class,

Guy I chat to out there has a Venus, built it 40yrs ago. He knew Paul.

Just finished Aegre, well worth the effort.

 

[Wansworth]

Somewhere I have an article from thePBO about building the first Venus with the cast concrete keel…….it was trip planked .In the early1970s was aboard one built of foam sandwich in Falmouth built by the builders of the Cuttyhunk class

 

[DownWest]

Somewhere I have an article from thePBO about building the first Venus with the cast concrete keel…….it was trip planked .In the early1970s was aboard one built of foam sandwich in Falmouth built by the builders of the Cuttyhunk class

Yes, the one I know of is strip planked. He built it in Washington State, then sailed it down. Spends his summers there. One of a number who looked out for Paul as he declined.

 

[AndreaFK]

By Nicholas Grainger.
Young couple sail a decked over Shetland boat from Scotland to the S. Seas.

This is the 70s so no GPS or much of anything. No engine, so decided to avoid Biscay etc and go straight to Madeira.

My copy arrived today.
Interesting little boat.