BLUEMOMENT

I've been planning my next trip and have just finished reading this 1983 tome by the Dashews, mainly to learn a little about their early sailing.

I think I'll need to re-read Voyages of a Simple Sailor now.

I met the Dashews in Lerwick last year. They were both very pleasant and very encouraging to those of us with so much less experience than them. He has very firm ideas on yacht design; I got the idea that he was keen on speed and no overhangs, not a traditionalist.

They were traveling in this vessel. Not a traditional sort of liveaboards boat, but not a bad compromise for a person getting older and I think he said with a touch of arthritis ( and plenty of dosh)



I decided not to get involved in an anchor debate with them, it was fairly obvious what their answer would be.

I may well have said this before so apologies if I have - I feel that if that were my vessel, I would have some stronger string tying it up.

Ocklepoint wrote:They were both very pleasant and very encouraging to those of us with so much less experience than them.

I may be reading too much into this sentence, having been influenced by my reading of The Handbook.

claymore wrote:I may well have said this before so apologies if I have - I feel that if that were my vessel, I would have some stronger string tying it up.

Sure, if your leaving it a marina for weeks at a time while you're earning a crust. But if you are living aboard all the time it isn't an issue is it?

claymore wrote:I may well have said this before so apologies if I have - I feel that if that were my vessel, I would have some stronger string tying it up.

I'm with you on this one. Ex-BT pull through is not recommended - specially going through a fairlead at that angle. Not particularly seaman-like, IMHO.. etc..

Donald

PS Claysie - can I wave to you next week as we pass? Onroute with Jim & Christine (Bonspiel) to Anglesey (sp?) next week....

Ocklepoint wrote: ............ I decided not to get involved in an anchor debate with them, it was fairly obvious what their answer would be.

manson supreme

little boy blue wrote:

Ocklepoint wrote: ............ I decided not to get involved in an anchor debate with them, it was fairly obvious what their answer would be.

manson supreme

Ummm, yes, it was definitely a Manson when we saw them at Tobermory last year, but cannot comment about our earlier encounter at Loch Dunvegan where their anchor was deployed. Interesting article here. I don't know why they changed from a Rocna to a Manson. Can anyone shed light on this please?