Ok so its not that dramatic but on the first day of this years Foxwell Family sailing holiday we did come across an awful lot of large shipping when crossing the Thames estuary.
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Ok so we'll make it easy for you. Its a Squib. A small, two person, racing keel boat which may not look that special but they are really sweet little boats. So with a growing fleet on the river Medway we have brought an old boat to do up so that we can joi...
Although many people will know Medway Yacht club for the one design and handicap sailboat racing that it organises a large percentage of the membership prefer the cruising life. As a way of introducing these members to the joys of racing, every year a more...
It was a miserable day, and while I was sorting things out at home I realised that it had been four years since I fixed the inflatable, and that some of you might be interested in how it worked out. This then reminded me of another repair that we made and ...
Our cat is a special cat so we took her sailing with us for the first time! But it was just one night, over a quiet weekend, what do you think would happen if she came with us for a prolonged period or in rough weather? We would love to hear from you guys ...
Not much to say really. It was a sunny bank holiday weekend, which almost never happens, so we wanted to make use of it and go for a sail. We have friends in Burnham who we haven't seen for almost 3 years and another friend who had just bought a Moody 29 i...
So when Daphy first came out of the water we got busy and did loads of the things that were on our to do list. Such as replacing the standing rigging, servicing the running rigging, fix the water leak on the calorifier, replace the hoses on the head orderi...
Its that time of year when the weather turns cold wet and miserable which means its also the time to get Daphy out of the water. Its a chance to dry her out, do some of that boat maintenance stuff that always needs doing and as being on the hard at MYC is ...
The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an event that we always enjoy. So this year we are again crewing for Steve and Kevin aboard their Hustl...
So this week Ian gets a chance to just go for a sail, on his own, just for the fun of it. There wasn't much wind, although there was enough and it gave him a chance to figure out how to tack that big genoa on his own, even with the inconvenience of a wheel...
The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an event that we always enjoy. So this year we are again crewing for Steve and Kevin aboard their Hustl...
The Burton cup is an event held by the Medway cruising club every year in October. Spread over 4-5 weeks it provides some low key cruiser racing and its an event that we always enjoy. So this year we are again crewing for Steve and Kevin aboard their Hustl...
Although we have owned Daphi for around 6 months now, with the restrictions that were imposed by the government because of the Covid 19 pandemic, we haven't actually had that much of a chance to use her. But we have been able to spend a few weekends on boa...
After such a glorious first week the following week was looking much worse, with thunderstorms and strong winds forecast. So with this in mind we decided to cut the cruise short, head home and maybe spend some time out and about on the Medway when the weat...
So after some fabulous weather for the first week the forecast for next week isnt looking so good. With this in mind we decide to head back south to the river Crouch, to Burnham, to meet up with friends and make a plan for what to do next.
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So today we enjoy our selves on the Twizzle, swimming in the river and exploring the boat yard
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So today we have a lazy morning at the Rocks then set off, out of the river Deben heading south west, and over to the Walton Backwaters. Here we follow the river Twizzle up to Titchmarsh marina
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So after a lazy morning walk we left the Tidemill Marina and sailed back down river to the place called the rocks.
I dont know how it got its name as its mostly just mud, like the rest of the east coast, but we found ourselves a little beech and had a wo...
So with the forecast showing 10-15 from the North we decide to leave Shotley marina and pop around the corner into the River Deben. Turned out to be 25+ and bumpy, but once we dropped sails and put the motor on the family was much happier and the journey w...
Ian took some time off work and we decided to try out the new boat and have a family holiday, sailing up the East Coast of England.
Leg 1 of the journey went well and once at the Marina we took some time out to fit some Davits to Daphi. These will allow u...
So we filmed this a while ago and weren't going to put it out, but then figured that those of you that just like to see what we as a family get up to might enjoy it, so here it is
Its not the most interesting or exciting of films, but then again, that wha...
We bought our new to us Jeanneau 34.2 'Daphi' 2 days before the lockdown began, and since then have only been able to spend the odd day on board due to the lockdown restrictions.
Well as of the 4th July these restrictions were being eased so we grabbed th...
So we are still in lock down and not allowed to sail anywhere, or even sleep on board. But we are allowed to drive places and sail the boat as long as it returns to her home port, so thats what we did. Its a long drive for a short sail but still worth it w...
Hi all. This is part 2 of a 2 part series which wont be for everyone, so if your not interested in dinghy's, or the design of boats, then I'd turn off now. If you are though then you might get something from this.
In part 2 I explain how we went about de...
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