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Phoenix of Hamble

Phoenix of Hamble

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So when are you planning to lift out?

(cue lots of threads about the joys of winter sailing)

We did debate leaving Morgana in this winter, but have decided to take her out late Nov, and drop her back in end of Feb.....

Reason for asking......FullCircle is talking about a laying up supper mid to late Oct (an even more ambitious version of the fabulous trip last year to West Mersea I believe)....and wondered how this fitted with peoples 'over wintering' plans....
 
I am definitely going to be on dry land this year having been in for the last two years. a couple of DRY repair jobs need to be done too.
but shall be leaving the date as late as possible.
i recently informed Full Circle of the unsuitable dates in October for the laying up supper so hope the date is suitable.
perhaps he may also look at the very special events which frequently occur in W London that may have an influence on my attendance /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

which does make me wonder whether i will get that winter SAIL this year
 
I have some daft notion of staying in for a Christmastide sail and going back in for Easter (a very early March 23rd /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif).

That leaves not long for boat work, skiing and a few weeks in South Africa. Maybe Easter is a bit ambitious.

I left my previous boat in one winter and only used it twice - do many people really do much winter sailing (excluding racers)?
 
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do many people really do much winter sailing (excluding racers)?

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As a confirmed non-racer: YES.

Every week - or at least every other week.
I can get the crew out in the cold, I can get them out in the wind - but NOT in the rain.
 
I have fallen into a pattern of in one winter out the next. I sail in the winter if clement and also find I can do many boat jobs on the water. Much nicer than being on the hard.

If I'm in the water over the winter I take her to the scrubbing post early in the season, wash off weed and slime, replace anode and scrape the barnacles off the prop.

This winter I shall be out of the water so I can tidy up the keel and hull, antifoul, and so on.

Haven't decided yet but most likely will come out in November and plan to be back on the water by Easter or soon afterwards.

The list of winter jobs is huge this year. I may have to replace the windows - a job I am not looking forward to and have been putting off. Also I should like to do a better job of making the keel smooth. Any tips on either of these jobs gratefully received.
 
With our previous (steel) boat, we stayed in all the year round and were lifted out for a week (when the summer deals were on) every other year to replace anodes and sort antifoul etc.

With the new one, I shall probably 'go underneath' to check things before it gets too cold and make a decision from there as we only went in the water just before Xmas 2006.

We are not a racing design (although she sails very well) so being highly polished etc doesn't affect us so much - although we want a nice clean bottom so we get where we want to as efficiently as possible.

Its different being a liveaboard as we wouldn't want to be on the hard for half the year! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Probably out in November and back in March/April.

I have some jobs to do including rewiring the VHF. Blackwater marina are having some sort of event on the 27th October for laying up.

I have put myself on the list for bradwell and will consider moving next year if blackwater don't dredge.
 
Coming out some time in October.

Tow her back Home and put her under my bed for the winter.
She is the 5 steps from the back door.
Nice and handy for the winter job list /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Not sorted a mooring for next year yet so don't know when we will go back in.
 
Artemis had been in the water for 20 months straight done quite a bit of sailing over the last winter. Lifted out last week in July and first week Aug blitzed all the underwater stuff. Agree with Bernie lots of stuff can be done on the water and if weathers OK a sail or three is to be had so we are in over the winter again, any way who want to work in a cold damp dark yard praying that the cold and rain dont ruin you new paint, varnish or anti foul.

Oh yeah there is another plus point to summer lift outs the 300 squids i save can buy a lot of beer so when the winter weather does not favour going any where then fire up the heating and get pleasently sozzled

Nev
 
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