Mumbles – Swansea Bay Position: N51 34 20 W003 58 00 This is a very underused anchorage in my experience as many folk continue on to the Swansea marina. I have been a regular visitor here and used to hide from strong Northerly and South Westerly winds. As you will find anywhere in the Bristol…
The one where the rigger leaves a critical nut out of the boom! The main sail of the yacht is fastened to the yacht in several places. The leading edge (luff) runs up the back of the mast, usually in some sort of track. The base of the sail (foot) runs along the boom also…
The one where the Boatyard tells you 4 months and the job takes 13 months and is still not finished! Eclipse needed some work. That was clear to see. Her decks, once fabulously new teak was getting tired and the cost of caulking to plug up the leaks wasn’t viable in the long term. The…