Roaring Girl

The adventures of the yacht Roaring Girl wandering the seas.

12 August 2013 | Ipswich, England
17 July 2012
16 July 2012
10 July 2012
05 July 2012
03 July 2012
03 July 2012
03 July 2012
02 July 2012 | Shanghai (high up!)
02 July 2012 | Shanghai (high up!)
02 July 2012 | Shanghai (high up!)
02 July 2012
02 July 2012 | Shanghai
01 July 2012
01 July 2012 | Moganshan Lu, Shanghai

More on laundry

21 July 2007 | Cartagena
Pip & Sarah

We have finally given in and bought a washing machine. A very small one. It takes 1.5 kg at a time (about one double duvet cover), and can easily be picked up. It doesn't spin, so we are still interested in a small, cheap mangle.
It is however very practical. It fits in the fore-cabin hanging locker when not in use. It takes much less water than a big one, and it seems to get stuff pretty clean. Unless and until we find one which does spin, which we can wire and plumb in and will fit in what is currently the locker housing saucepans and the calorifier, it will do.
In the meantime, it fitted neatly on the back of our ever-useful folding bikes. We got some funny looks, cycling through Cartagena with a washing machine on a bicycle, but it worked for us!
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Vessel Name: Roaring Girl
Vessel Make/Model: Maxi 120
Hailing Port: Ipswich
Crew: Pip Harris and Sarah Tanburn
About: Captain Sarah and Chief Engineer/Mate Pip moved on board in 2003 and finally made the break in 2006. Roaring Girl, launched in 1977, has already been round the world once, and has a lot more seamiles than the two of us put together.
Extra: These pages aim to bring you our adventures as they happen, as well as Roaring Girl's sailing prowess. And to show off Pip's silverwork as well.

Who we are

Who: Pip Harris and Sarah Tanburn
Port: Ipswich