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Rigging / Sailing Tips & Owners list

The photos below are to help you rig your boat for the season so that you can get the most enjoyment out of sailing her. If you have any questions, just call or email us. We offer a commissioning service - so if you would like us to rig your boat for you or if you need help launching, just give us a call. 

Rigging and Sailing Tips
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Running Rigging Diagrams

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(above & right) show where the lines should go.

 

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Mainsail halyards: starboard
Foresail halyards: port
Genoa reefing line: port
Staysail downhaul: starboard

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Correct lacing
Lace in 2 sections: boom to 1st reefing eye and 1st reefing eye to 2nd reefing eye. You needn't worry to lace the last little portion but can if you want to.
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Incorrect lacing
The lacing should always remain on the outside of the mast, not wrap around it. 
 

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Boom with outboard end fittings: (left to right)
1. Foot Outhaul: this is the lashing between the foot of the sail and the top end boom fitting. 
2. Double mainsheet block: shackled to bottom end boom fitting.
3. 2 Reefing lines tied with bowlines around boom, lead up to appropriate cringles on the leech of the sail and back through the appropriate turning block on the boom to the 2 cleats opposite each other on either side the boom. 
4. The lazy jack acts as a topping lift on a gaff rig. It is a continuous line, tied to the single horn cleat on the boom, going up through a shackle (aft of the single throat halyard block at the hounds fitting on the mast) and back down to the boom, where it is cleated off at the mid boom lazy jack single horn cleat. When moored, tighten the lazy jacks to lift the boom out of the way so you can have more head room in the cockpit.
 

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Reefing: Photo shows first reef tied in. 
All reefing is handled from the companionway step, a secure position to work from. Let the main out, drop the throat and peak halyards, loop the reefing point eye onto the horn at the gooseneck, lean back and tighten the reefing lines on the mid boom twin reefing horn cleats, hoist the halyards and pull in the main.
gaff jaw.jpg (64113 bytes) Gaff Jaw:
1. The throat of the sail is lashed with a 4 mm lacing line to the shank of the bolt behind the gaff jaw. This lacing should be tight to keep the sail close to the mast, as shown in top picture.
2. The throat halyard is looped around the same bolt that the throat is laced to. It should be looped both sides of the lashing in such a way as to prevent it sliding to one side of the bolt (to avoid the possibility of the gaff jaws hoisting off centre).
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throat halliard.jpg (62234 bytes) Gaff Lacing: 
This photo shows the gaff jaw, throat halyard, lacing of sail head to gaff and gaff span attachment.
gaff aft fittings.jpg (59298 bytes) Aft gaff section:
Showing the sail head attachment and gaff span attachment. As shown in the picture, always lace around the spars and not directly on to the saddles. This is very secure and thus, the preferred method.

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Gaff Span and Peak Halyard:
1. The gaff span should be tied as tightly as possible to the gaff with the block running freely on the span. 
2. The peak halyard is tied to this block with a simple figure of 8 knot.


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Gaff span, peak and throat halyard and lazy jack fittings to mast
Hoist the sail by pulling the peak and throat halyards simultaneously to lift both the peak and throat of the sail. Once the throat halyard is tight, pull the peak halyard the rest of the way up and secure. 
When sailing off the wind you can loosen the peak halyard to full the sail (a good sail shape  should have no crinkles in the sail) When close hauled you can tweak the mainsail for extra performance by cranking in on the throat and peak halyards.
kicker.jpg (62945 bytes) Gooseneck and kicker:
Tightening the kicker gives the main better off wind performance. 
gooseneck fittings.jpg (62829 bytes) Close up of gooseneck fittings:  
As the boom attaches to the gooseneck on the stainless steel tabernacle as apposed to the mast, it is extremely strong and less vulnerable when gibing.

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Updated 03 March 2011

Hull

Owner, Location & Boat Name

Allesando Bartolacci, S/Y "Penelope". Cruising Area: Poole Harbour
Johnny and Janet Eves, S/Y "Relish". Cruising Area: Carlingford Lough, Ireland
Bernard Pekelharing S/Y "Hawkins". Cruising Area: The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark
Bert and Janny Verweij, S/Y "Zimp" Cruising Area: Northern part of the Netherlands
Graham Stevens, S/Y "Impi". Cruising Area: Milford Haven
6 Tim Walsh, S/Y "Weasel". Cruising Area: Mersea Island, Essex
7 Peter & Gill Jackson, S/Y "Moneypenny". Cruising Area: Cowes and Solent
8 Simon Southern, S/Y "Tresco". Cruising Area: Solent
9 Bryan Willis, S/Y "Bandoola". Cruising Area: Solent, South Coast UK
10 Robert Salisbury, S/Y "Scout". Cruising Area: Rutland Water
11 David Farquhar, S/Y "Pipistrelle". Cruising Area: West Coast of Scotland and UK Coast
12 Owen Crankshaw, S/Y "Sandpiper". Cruising Area: Hout Bay, South Africa
13 Guy Southwood, S/Y "Celerity" Cruising Area: Waiheke Island, New Zealand (35 minute ferry ride from Auckland!)
14 Brian and Valerie Willis, S/Y "Winter Dreams" Cruising Area: Falmouth, based St Mawes, Cornwall
15 Martin & Rosemary West S/Y "Quartet" Cruising Area: St Mawes, Cornwall
16  Stephen St Leger Moore, East Coast S/Y "Escape"
17  Matthew Clarke, Wolverston marina S/Y "Minuet" 
18  Richard Salt  S/Y "Grace" Cruising Area: Devon & Cornwall
19  Sam Sabeh, Cheshire S/Y "Dolly Blue"
20  Simon Greiner, S/Y "Robyn" Cruising Area: Everywhere Possible!
21  John Algeo, Ireland S/Y " "
22 Malcolm Waite S/Y "Forget Me Knot" Based on the South Devon Coast sailing out of Salcombe
23 William Wilson, S/Y "Kira" Cruising Area: Poole Harbour/Solent
24 Johanna Sidey, Dorset S/Y "Katie M". Cruising Area: Plymouth, Devon
25 Jack Gingell, S/Y "Merlin". Cruising Area: Ireland
26 Martin Elliot, Gloucestershire S/Y "Thumble"
27 Arthur Gormley, Lymington S/Y "Good Hope"

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Bernd Hachmann, S/Y "Quest". Cruising Area: Western Germany and the Netherlands
29a Mike Evans, Cheshire S/Y "Suzy Fay"
29b Peter Howe, S/Y "Blue Marlin" Cruising Area: The Broads
30 Ken Thwaites, Cumbria S/Y "Cath And Twee "
31 Toby Heppel, S/Y "Lady Bird" Cruising Area: Solent
32 Gordon Frame, S/Y " Rondinella" Cruising Area: Loch Earn, Perthshire, Scotland
33 Martin Claridge, Canterbury S/Y "Chaka"
34 David Hill, S/Y "Moonstruck"
35 Arvid Pederson, S/Y "Solstice" Cruising Area: Hobe Sound, Florida, USA
36 David Gibson S/Y "Credence" Cruising Area: Suffolk & Cornwall
37 Andrew Evans, S/Y "Kily" Based in Maine. Cruising Area: Lake Sebago, Maine
38 Rein Terpstra, S/Y "Thor", The Netherlands
39 Keith Jeram, S/Y "Falcon". Cruising Area: Exmouth
40 Simon Head, S/Y "Halcyon". Based in Knutsford, Cheshire. Trailer based sailing all of UK
41 Stephen Curtis, S/Y "Peninsula". Cruising Area:
42 Tony Ready, S/Y "Molly"
43 Martin Stretch, S/Y "SLAPP AV ". Cruising Area: British Columbia & Pacific NW
44 Bob Hayward, S/Y "Bravo Zulu". Cruising Area: West Country
45 Tim Foster, S/Y "Stormy Cape". Cruising Area: Based at Blackwater Sailing Club, Heybridge, Essex
46 Andrew Freeland, S/Y " "
47 Russel Eden, S/Y "Zephyr". Cruising Area:
48 John Biddle, S/Y "Flyte" Based at the National Sailing Centre, Weymouth
49 Robert Roper S/Y "Audax". Cruising Area: North West UK
50 Richard Rickard S/Y "Nettie". Based at Mylor Harbour. Cruising Area: Falmouth
51 Ian Palmer S/Y "Gallinago". Cruising Area: Portugal
52 Stephan Radke S/Y "Herr Nilsson". Cruising Area: Based in Germany, includes Morbihan and Ijsselmeer
53 Bill Jones, S/Y "Capable". Cruising Area: Norfolk
54 Andy and Val Schmidt S/Y "Moth". Based on the River Crouch, East Coast UK
55 Chris Imray S/Y "A Dream of White Horses". Based at Rutland Sailing Club, Rutland Water
56 Nicholas Fox S/Y "Foxglove". Cruising Area: Salcombe and South Hams. Foxglove is the first Honnor Marine built boat
57 Graham Cross S/Y "Cannelle". Cruising Area: Lorient- West Brittany
58 Alan Greenacre S/Y "Adept". Based at Royal Northumberland Yacht Club, Blythe. Cruising Area: North East Coast.
59 Bram Marck S/Y "Kerina" Based at the "de Knar" yacht club. Cruising Area: Waddenzee, Netherlands
60 David Pratt & Christine Heseltine S/Y "Dileas". Cruising Area: Ullswater and West Coast UK
61 Chris Smith S/Y "Capers". Cruising Area: Clyde and West Coast of Scotland
62 Peter and Sarah Vaughan S/Y "Tern". Cruising Area: Dart Estuary
63 Michiel Zwetsloot S/Y "Nemo". Cruising Area: South of France and Scotland
64 David Wastall S/Y "Sunbeam". Cruising Area:
65 Peter Binfield S/Y "Speckled Hen". Cruising Area:
66 Hein Pols S/Y "". Cruising Area:
67 Chris Wicks S/Y "Kaliope of Pelion". Cruising Area: Aegean Sea, Pagastic Gulf and Sporades Islands
68 Graham Kean S/Y "Sanuk". Cruising Area: Solent and Windermere
69 Barry Cowels S/Y "Escapade". Cruising Area:
70 Tony Lovelace S/Y "Miss Molly". Cruising Area: Lyme Bay
71 Claas Denker S/Y "Findus". Cruising Area: Based in Dreye nearby Bremen, trailer sailing in NL - Friesen Meeren
72 Ray Hurley S/Y "Jeannie". Cruising Area: Rutland Water and Salcombe
73 Anthony Green S/Y "Smoke". Cruising Area:
74 Jan and Robert Brown S/Y "Samphire". Cruising Area: Holbrook Creek- Suffolk and Essex coast
75 John Urwin S/Y "Belladonna". Cruising Area: Derwentwater, Cumbria
76 Bryan Chandler S/Y "Siquerido". Cruising Area: Ullswater
77 Franz Perwenger S/Y "Monoceros". Cruising Area:
78 Peter Mcewan S/Y "Skylark". Cruising Area:
79 Richard Williams S/Y "Bazz of Yule". Cruising Area:
80 James Broadway S/Y "Enigma". Cruising Area: East Coast, Rivers Stour, Orwell etc
81 Hein Pols S/Y "". Cruising Area:
82 Donald Cousins S/Y "Dipper". Cruising Area: Solent
83 Richard Winter S/Y "Tarka". Cruising Area:
84 Mr S G Curson S/Y "Tarry 2". Cruising Area:
85 Mr Tim Gregorie S/Y "Minnie". Cruising Area: North Norfolk, East Coast, based at Blakeney
86 Graham Shaw S/Y "Sarie Marais". Cruising Area: Rutland Water
87 Mike Brooke S/Y "Sea Badger II". Cruising Area:
88 Nick Long S/Y "Puffin Tree". Cruising Area:
89 Dr. Walter J G Jocher S/Y "Quartett". Cruising Area: Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
90 John & Caroline Walmsley S/Y "Cockersootie". Cruising Area: Dale (Milford Haven)
91 John & Lynn Child S/Y "Mayfly". Cruising Area: Solent
92 Katie and Alistair Bell S/Y "Tystie". Cruising Area: Cumbrian lakes and coast
93 Mr & Mrs P. Townsend S/Y "Cape Missy". Cruising Area: Roscommon, Ireland
94 David Peck S/Y "Whistling Rufus". Cruising Area: Thames Estuary
95 Nik Heyes S/Y "Anoushka". Cruising Area: Rutland Water and Trailer Sailing
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97 Pete and Fran Scott S/Y "Avocet". Cruising Area: Exe Estuary
98 Roger Carr S/Y "Cape Whisper". Cruising Area: UK Trailer Sailing.
99 Eric and Josie Cooper S/Y "Calypso". Cruising Area: Whitby and the North East.
100 Dennis Ogle S/Y "Mary Ann". Cruising Area: Kielder Water, plus Trailer Sailing.
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102 Michael Palmer S/Y "The Happy Return". Cruising Area: Ulva, Isle of Mull.
103 Nick & Isabel Caplin, S/Y "Bonne Ide". Cruising Area: Hebrides & Brittany (eventually!)
104 Michel and Maria Nielen S/Y "Black Sheep". Cruising Area: Rhederlaag (Arnhem, NL) and Waddenzee (NL)
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Greet en Anton Wassenaar en Bruin S/Y "Courier". Cruising Area: Wadden en Northsea

106 Frank Dierkes S/Y "Katrina". Cruising Area: Bavarian Lakes and Trailer Sailing
107 David Lees S/Y "Chunky Monkey". Cruising Area: Dart River.
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110 Crichton Miller S/Y "Watercolour 11". Cruising Area:
111 David Hudson S/Y "Tokaloshe". Cruising Area: The Lakes from Old Church Marina on Ullswater
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113 Richard Tinsley S/Y "Iris". Cruising Area: Weymouth Sailing Centre
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