Sunday, 16 May 2010

Doing the housekeeping...........

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We've had a bit of a sunny weekend which enabled me to catch up with housekeeping on Arwen. First of all I cleared everything out.....un...
Saturday, 15 May 2010

The name 'Arwen'

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Someone has just emailed me to ask if I am a Lord of the Rings fan.......well yes......but that isn't where I got the name from.  I'...

Arwen's back on the drive at long last

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She's back at long last where she belongs when not in the water.....on the front drive. Poor Arwen, stuck amongst the big boys, all unde...
Friday, 14 May 2010

Getting the hang of weather helm and adjusting sail trim

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It took a bit of time to work out weather helm but I think I'm beginning to understand it..........people reading the blog will soon put...

Learning to sail a lugsail yawl

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When I first started sailing Arwen - I was very confused; John Welsford was very patient and his yahoo group forum members were very support...
Thursday, 13 May 2010

My friend's new boat

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Contrary to popular belief - I do have one friend. He got me into boat building - he gave me his three-quarter finished Selway Fisher highla...

Getting Arwen organised

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One or two of you have kindly commented on the comprehensive list in my last post.....thanks. I sort of compiled it from a mixture of source...
Wednesday, 12 May 2010

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I've been thinking about what I carry in Arwen. Am I carrying too much? What do people think? I guess it adds to the ballast; it's a...

Refitting Arwen for this seasons' sailing

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I've been busy writing lists of things to do when Arwen gets back from QAB marina this weekend. 1. sort out the trailer pump up tyre...

looking back over my RYA dinghy logbook.

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My first sail in Arwen was 21st August 2007.  I went out in her for 4 hrs sailing on a circular route between the breakwater fort and the ba...