Arwen's meanderings

Hi everyone and welcome to my dinghy cruising blog about my John Welsford designed 'navigator' named Arwen. Built over three years, Arwen was launched in August 2007. She is a standing lug yawl 14' 6" in length. This blog records our dinghy cruising voyages together around the coastal waters of SW England.
Arwen has an associated YouTube channel so visit www.YouTube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy to find our most recent cruises and click subscribe.
On this blog you will find posts about dinghy cruising locations, accounts of our voyages, maintenance tips and 'How to's' ranging from rigging standing lug sails and building galley boxes to using 'anchor buddies' and creating 'pilotage notes'. I hope you find something that inspires you to get out on the water in your boat. Drop us a comment and happy sailing.
Steve and Arwen

Monday 25 April 2016

One man, One boat!

The vibe is building.............the flags and banners line the streets

Local cafes are getting in on the act....and why not................

Stranger in town: an unusual boat in an unusual location 

Team Sodebo........
http://www.thetransat.com/skippers/view/thomas-coville 

60 foot, carbon materials and £8 bn cost to build.......

wide, light and strong............



designed for team or solo sailors....who have nerves of steel...............



can hit 50 knots over the water...........



the winning skipper of one of these big beasties could reach New York in around 7 days


it is the widest thing I have ever seen moored on this pontoon







3500 miles of open water dominated by a line of low pressure systems.........every component had better be superstrong





It takes endeavour and courage for any sailor who undertakes an Atlantic passage



tough on the skipper, tough on the boat....this race is a full on sprint

It all starts on May 2nd around lunchtime............



2 comments:

Steve-the-Wargamer said...

"£8 bn cost to build.."... blimey... really??!

steve said...

I think that probably includes research and design costs as well steve
Won't here me moan ever about the cost of Arwen though!!