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"Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."...
"Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."...
Flirtie has shiny new standing rigging!
labelling up the old rigging
Finally Flirtie has new standing rigging (the wires that hold the mast up). The general guidance from insurance companies is to replace standing rigging every 10 years or 40,000 nautical miles, whichever...
Finally Flirtie has new standing rigging (the wires that hold the mast up). The general guidance from insurance companies is to replace standing rigging every 10 years or 40,000 nautical miles, whichever...
our brief 2023 sailing season in summary
With the reservation to replace our rigging with MMH (Malta Mediterranean hub) now in the diary we had no real sailing itinerary apart from the desire to take advantage of predicted winds greater than 10 knots....
Meet the newest family member
Our new dinghy sat on the back of a truck. Mecca Marine made everything so easy for us in every aspect. We can highly recommend them
Incredibly, it has been almost 12 months to this very day since we last sailed so for our first sail of...
Incredibly, it has been almost 12 months to this very day since we last sailed so for our first sail of...
We've escaped and we're out sailing!
Finally, we've left the marina! Our current destination is Malta where a new dinghy awaits collection. The dinghy is the final critical job on the list after we replaced the steering cables and batteries.
The steering cable was straightforward...
The steering cable was straightforward...