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

Boat in trouble

14 July 2010
Once back at Roaring Girl, quite a breeze had whipped up. The park police came by and while we were speaking to them, Pip noticed that a small power boat was in great trouble on the rocks across the bay. The police went shooting over there but didn't have engines strong enough to get them off. Eventually (and it felt like ages), the lifeboat arrived and towed them off, revealing scratches in her topsides, and who knows what trouble below the water. They proceeded slowly, lifeboat towing stricken motorboat, towards (we presume) La Maddalena. Five minutes after leaving the rocks, the lady of the boat was back on the foredeck, working on her tan.
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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