Hi everyone and welcome to my new blog. My name is Steve and i am the lucky owner of a John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. I built her over three years with the help of my father, father-in-law and two children. She was launched in August 2007 at Queen Anne's battery marina in the barbican area of Plymouth. This blog is a record of our voyages together around SW England.
A welshman displaced to wonderful Plymouth in SW England; a novice sailor and boat builder with a passion for all things to do with the sea. My learning curve is vertical....but hey that's what makes life interesting isn't it! So follow my journey as I learn to sail Arwen,grappling with charts, tide tables and passage planning so that I can become 'a dinghy cruiser'
John Drove Up
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Up the Western Shore Day 5
I had set my phone alarm for 3 am. Like I said my plan to catch a ride with
fishermen to Gywnns Island was somewhat unresolved....
Cruising Tug
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Peter Leenhouts of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Port
Hadlock which is located on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula, northwest
of Seattle...
Norwegian Pram
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If you walk around the RAF Yacht Club dinghy compound you will see the
usual mix of tenders, inflatables, polypropylene dinghies and more than a
few grp bo...
September run
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September had a few nice sailing days and this day was no exception. Very
little to no wind but warm and sunny. Derrick brought by pictures that he
took fr...
Havengore Creek
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'Havengore' is an appropriate name indeed for this creek as its indent lays
among many others that finger their way through and around the marshy banks
tha...
Centreboard Modifications
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Way back in this blog (27 Nov 2011) is a post about the centreboard. The
centreboard was not shaped correctly according to the plans. At that time I
decide...
Matinicus Double-ender, Mouse
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We've been following the build of Jim Luton's Matinicus Double-ender, *Mouse,
*and it's time to celebrate with Jim on the launch of his fine creation.
It w...
Navigator rigging
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Due to a few questions from my friend over on
arwensmeanderings.blogspot.com, I thought it might be a good time to show a
few more details of how Good Enou...
5am on the Shore of Loch Oich by Ardrishaig
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One of the advantages of camping in Scotland in the summer is being woken
early by the dawn. On day four of Sail Caledonia I woke...
The Incredible Self-Steering Ellie
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Yesterday's daysail was one of the best sails I've ever had. It was a
beautiful day. The day started off with very little wind. I had to
motor-sail from t...
Texas 200
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No, I didn't do the TX 200 this year, but we did take a little
sailing/beach trip down to the coast at the same time. I've been wanting
to get more experi...
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Its been much too long since I posted here, the past year has been not as
much fun as one might like, but the health issues are somewhat under
control and...
update
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When we returned from our honeymoon we had a couple of weeks left in
August. In that couple of weeks we needed to pack our Apartment and move
down the road...
laissez les bon temps rouler
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Crawfish arrived about 1:30. Boiling started about 4:30. Friends began
arrived about 5:00. We started in the backyard but rain drove us inside.
No mat...
Timeout Life...I Have A Boat To Build
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I had to take some time out from life to spend with Summa. She was becoming
jealous and I honestly do not blame her. I picked up where I left off and I
mus...
getting somewhere...
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I've always loved the feeling of the cumulative nature of some work- what I
call good work. It's easy to be motivated for a long haul if you can
convince...
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