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Practical Boat Owner
December issue – 24 October
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Homeward bound
The family head back across the Channel and take a look around Cowes
Exploring the Island
Will falls in love with Alderney and is able to enjoy that holiday feeling
Lucky escape for Evita
Evita finds herself in hospital after a nasty experience while trying to leave a mooring.
Reflections on not making it to Biscay
On reaching Jersey Will reflects on the lessons learned over the past fortnight and asks himself if the holiday was a failure
Ready for anything
Yanita is in better shape than when they arrived in St Peter Port but attention soon turns to the health of the skipper himself
Emergency stopover in St Peter Port
Things go from bad to worse for Will when the wind picks up and he's hit by the boom while trying to reef the main
Looks like it’s going to be tough!
On the final leg to the start of the rally the family are seasick, Yanni cuts his head and a crewmember does a runner. Will has concerns about the coming…
Brighton to Haslar Marina
It's an early start for the sail to Haslar Marina. Will is excited about the prospect of four weeks off work to go cruising.
Shakedown cruise to Brighton
The family take the boat from Ramsgate to Brighton, en route to Torquay, the start of the Biscay Triangle 2005.
Home safe and sound
At last - the Vandenbossche family are home in Ostend, after a cruise they'll never forget
Introduction
'I've always wanted to be at sea, ever since I was little. I Joined the navy at 18, and been involved with boats one way or another ever since.
Another circumnavigation for Suhaili
Sir Robin Knox Johnston and Suhaili together again
Round the Island on Linklaters Rebel
Christina Sampson reports from onboard Linklaters Rebel during Saturday's Round the Island Race
Four boats lurched to a halt as their keels touched the infamous wreck
It may not be the windiest of events on record, and it's unlikely any records will be broken, but as half of the fleet passes the Needles, at least four…
The last of the fleet rounds the Needles and heads for St Catherine’s
Three hours into the race the breeze had built to a 17/20 knot easterly, with fast reaching conditions to the south-west of the Island.
A sun drenched happy end to the race
The wind progressively decreased over the course of the afternoon to a gentle 10-12 knots from the south-east, but provided for some great downwind sailing up the East Solent
ULTIMA VERBA
ULTIMA VERBA
PLEASANT DREAM, OR NIGHTMARE?
PLEASANT DREAM, OR NIGHTMARE?
WE ARE HOME. SORT OF ….
SUNDAY 21ST OCTOBER WE ARE HOME! SORT OF ??. This year’s Med and back cruise is over, but not yet finished. A paradox. Regulars will remember that we had been…
THE WEATHER IS STILL WINNING
THE WEATHER IS STILL WINNING