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

Sunday, 27 February 2011

a new navigator is launched.......

A new navigator has been launched. Steve's 'Annalisa' hit the water and looks awesome - fantastic colour scheme too.

A lovely navigator - you could recognise those lines anywhere...if you were in the 'know'


I often wondered what Arwen might have looked like with white sails and here is the answer. There are some other differences I note between 'Annalisa' and 'Arwen' as well as just sails. There seem to be two chain plates....intriguing and I'm left wondering why. The bowsprit seems to be a different arrangement as well.  There is some form of jib track/car system and I really like the outboard well inside the boat. The big wooden blocks on the outside of the coaming for rowlocks seem to be slightly further aft than Arwen's as well.  I am always fascinated at how other navigator builders make alterations to suit their purposes. There are some equipment fittings here which really get me thinking. This is another beautiful boat, a credit to both designer and builder.


nice sail setting - that top yard seems to come further forward of the mast than mine
photographs:copyright Steve Thorpe



Congratulations Steve - I know you will get huge enjoyment, satisfaction and pride from 'Annalisa'. In my limited experience thus far - a John Welsford navigator seems to be a head turning crowd puller both within and outside of the sailing community wherever you may be.

Steve

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