Category: Vertues
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New Vertue Spotted – Caber
2nd June 2026 Reading time: One minute I spotted this Vertue2 in the Dunstaffnage boat yard, but I had actually been on the boat last year while she was still afloat. Caber is a glass fibre Vertue 2 built by Bossoms. It has a specially built hard dodger to protect the cockpit which apparently cost…
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New Vertue Spotted – Merikala
9th July 2025 Reading time: One minute This was a stealth Vertue 2 with no visible name anywhere but if the owner was hoping to remain under the radar then he is out of luck because I am about to blow his cover. The owner is nice chap called Paul and the boat’s name is…
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Me and My Vertue
22nd December 2024 When I sailed into Salcombe during the summer I had the pleasure of meeting up with Roger Robinson who runs the Vertue Yachts website. It is a great resource for anyone interested in Vertue yachts or indeed any closely related small boats. While we were nattering Roger suggested that it would be…
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It’s the end of 2023 Sailing Season
20th October 2023 – Ipswich and Titchmarsh It has been a great sailing season. I really enjoyed bringing Sumara through the Caledonian Canal, around to Edinburgh and then down the East Coast. Then I joined Will Stirling to sail through the North West Passage which was a brilliant experience. To finish off the season, just…
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The Vertue’s Little Cockpit
28th April 2023 Reading Time Three Minutes Following in the wake of the recent post on “Sailing Mea” about stopping leaks in his cockpit, I thought I would join in the fun. All Vertues are slightly different but it seems common that the cockpit sole is very close to the waterline. Sumara’s cockpit floor was…
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Rudders, Tillers and Self-Steering Gear – Part Three
9th February 2023 Servo Pendulum and other Self-Steering Gear I suppose it must have been the 1995 Earls Court London Boat Show when I bought my Windpilot Self-Steering gear. Those were the days when you could browse amongst the various suppliers and compare and contrast, before getting completely slaughtered at the Guinness stand. Did you…
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Rudders, Tillers and Self-Steering Gear – Part Two
7th February 2023 Trim Tab Self-Steering Last week I had intended to just post a short piece about the repair I have just made to my rudder hangings. Then I got a bit carried away and went on (and on) about rudders in general. That spurred Bruce Morley to drop me a line about his…
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Rudders, Tillers and Self-Steering Gear – Part One
2nd February 2023 Reading Time 10 Minutes Rudders and Tillers in general My Rudder Repair I have always regarded Sumara’s rudder as being pretty bullet-proof. It pivots on a strong bronze fitting with a 3/4″ pintle at its base. It has two sets of heavy bronze castings with a long 3/4″ bronze bolt linking them…
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New Vertue Spotted
At least, it looks like a Vertue to me – but I could be wrong! Any ideas which one it is?
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New Vertue Spotted – Hussar V21
17th October 2022 We went to Titchmarsh to drop off our box trailer yesterday and went for a tour of inspection of the yachts. The dog wasn’t too thrilled by this activity but it kept me happy. We spotted two Vertues. As we had seen Merganser before I have tagged some updated information to my…