Only Dad did the work onboard, he wouldn't let any other wood butcher near it. Some young idiot did all the varnishing and painting. :rolleyes:
Dad's old Nicholson 30', built in 1938 but only completed after the war, is still sailing the Caribbean. It does help if you own your own yacht...
This is a rather nice video of some woodies out for a run. [MEDIA]
Yep, Side Power all the way. Great product. As to the trim tabs, we have started to fit LectroTabs. American made with a lifetime guarantee on...
My mate is racing this in Bermuda in the Superyacht Cup. Really nice rig set-up. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A little whoopsie on the beach in Phuket, Thailand yesterday. [ATTACH]
I bought a Musto Offshore suit for doing sailboat deliveries almost 30 years ago. It was quite expensive for a young guy at the time, but it's...
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/world/middleeast/adnan-khashoggi-dead-saudi-arms-trader.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&mo...
The company I used work for finished 12 fishing vessels in Cuba, and lost money on each every one of them. It's not cheap to keep correcting poor...
No, I don't think 36 knots is going to cut it in todays market. Have they built it heavy for a smooth ride?
I'm out of touch with 'Proper Paperwork' for renters, I'm the twit driving them for a living, yes a Yachtmaster. That was a while ago, I'm sure a...
Sadly the American Insurance Industry on powerful, fast bareboats rules out most of the US/Caribbean for charter, too many idiots. (Been there,...
You say Islands, how about some European ones? https://www.boatbookings.com/yacht_search/yacht_view.php?pid=27307
Hummm.... As a Cummins/Volvo boy, have you looked at swapping the 454's for a Hyundai? Don't laugh, they work....
I hate choppers anywhere near boats, dreadful things. This is my mate being slung in to Cloudbreak....
This.
The Captain gets 16 years inside. Finally. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/12/costa-concordia-captain-hands-himself-into-prison
The pre-heater story. I think I've told it on YF a few years ago, but anyway. I had MTU V8s, the old buggers, that had no pre-heat. When I ran...
We used to fly the skipper on the private jet to Switzerland to pick the wages up. Slacker....o_O
I know it may not mean much to you but today is our Liberation Day. The day we got rid of the Nazi Overlords 70 years ago who had the power to...
