Ziska

[Gerry]

Has anyone heard how Ashley Butler is doing with his Morecombe Bay Prawner. We met him a couple of summers ago at Vilamoura in Portugal when he was just starting out on his voyage and have followed him in the various magazines but all seems to have gone quiet. Last time I heard he was on the eastern seaboard of the States, anyone got any more up to date info?

 

[Guest]

See CB March issue where Ash and his crew cope with a dismasting off the Eastern Seaboard!
Publication on 21 February!

 

[Gerry]

Thanks for that- Have to renew our subscription now!

 

[ZISKA]

Ash is now living on his and his wifes new boat called Salley B. They are in Annapolis, Maryland USA. Ziska is in Annapolis also. We will be sailing for Solomons Isle Maryland in about two weeks. James Michael Pumphrey aboard Ziska.

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[Hurleyburly]

I'd never thought of a Morecombe Bay Prawner as a blue water boat, how do they cope with an Atlantic crossing ? I thought they had quite low freeboard and shallow keels ?

Aren't they also softwood - isn't that asking for trouble in the Tropics ?

 

[ZISKA]

Ziska has five and one half feet of draft, full head room below, forty feet length on deck, comes about on a dime and is wicked fast due to her wine glass shape as attested by her multiple wins in Antigua. With over 100 years under her keel,one Atlantic crossing and three years of playing in the tropics, to date no worms,gribbles,torredos ect. In fact she just passed a most stringent haulout and hull survey with not even any sign of rot. In short Ziska is a traveling ambasadore for English Mariners wherever she sails.

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