Category: Gear and Provisions
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Mange Gaver – Loads of Presents
It is amazing how many little presents we have received on this trip. I am going to do a dangerous thing and list them but I am sure I will forget something so apologies just in case. A kind gentleman at Dunstaffnage gave us a book about Ming Ming, a small boat which sailed around…
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Fit for Purpose – Spinlock Clutches?
I don’t have a habit of buying cheap stuff. On a small boat you can’t afford the weight of carrying rubbish or risk a failure on a trip such as this. I am pretty fed up with some bits of kit. My Spinlock Clutches to control the tricing line have been a constant source of…
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Ice Reports
Ullapool Scoresbysund is often blocked by ice even in the summer. In order to approach we need good up to date ice reports as a 26ft wooden boat isn’t exactly an ice breaker. We need to thank John and Phyllis from Morgans Cloud (excellent website for Arctic Sailing) for the method and also Gerry, Samantha…
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Life tips from a small boat
Ullapool. North Westerly F6. Dreich.Every time I go sailing I learn something from my amazing crew. The problem is I forget them but no more. We have decided to write them all down in the log book and publish a little book in aid of charity in time for Christmas. No Peter, not the Sumara…
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Saving Weight
Dunstaffnage. Light westerley, overcast but pleasant. Everything takes a bit longer on a boat. I set off for my long Sunday run at 8.30. It wasn’t too long, just around the cliffs to Oban and back. By the time I had my shower and brewed up some coffee it was 11am. Sumara is basically full up, and…
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Lopo Light interfering with VHF
Tim spent most of the day up the mast changing the Lopo light for the third time. Alas it seems as bad, if not worse, than ever. I think I will have to ditch LEDs until the technology sorts itself out. In the meantime this season we’ll have to sail either with no light or…