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N I M B U S
THE MAGAZINE OF THE
NIMBUS OWNERS CLUB U.K.
SUMMER 2015
FROM THE VICE CHAIRMAN
Dear Members,
Welcome to the summer edition of Nimbus News. As always, Pat Manley, our editor, is to be congratulated
for his sterling efforts on behalf of us all. Your committee hopes this issue will be enjoyed as much as those
that have gone before and wish to thank all those who have contributed. There is always something that
each and every one of you has experienced in the world of boating so please tell us about it and your
addition to our newsletter will be most welcome.
Many of you will know that our stalwart Chairman, David Noyce and his lovely wife and Membership
Secretary, Janet have had a difficult time of late. It is for this reason that you will have to put up with my ramblings. As your Vice Chairman,
my major role is to support David and, just now, he and Janet need a bit of a break.
The season is whizzing by and our Lymington Rally in early May now seems a long way away. The event was well attended as ever, and
our thanks go to Linda Care and John Adcock for all the hard work that goes into arranging such a gathering.
The AGM was held during the rally and David made clear his intention not to stand for re-election as Chairman in 2016. I had also made
it known that I shall be standing down as Vice Chairman. Despite the plea for fresh faces on the committee and volunteers for Chair and Vice
Chair, it may surprise you to learn that we have not been trampled in the rush of willing hands. Come on folks!! There must be a few of you
out there who can take the helm or, at least become active crew. Please give it some thought.
As to other matters, there was a lunch held at the Island Sailing Club at Cowes in mid June. You will find a report and pictures from that event
in this issue. As I write, thirty nine members and their guests are preparing to lunch at the Royal Southampton Yacht Club Gins Farm club
house on the Beaulieu River, which is due to take place on 15 July. The wonderful location and excellent ambience was enjoyed by all
attendees last summer and this year it will be even better.
We look forward to the annual East Cowes Rally which will take place this year on 4 - 6 September and you will have received your booking
forms from Linda Care by now. Another very popular and well-attended event which you should not miss.
The autumn lunch at Chichester Yacht Club will take place on Saturday 31 October and details of this will be appearing via email in the near future.
Several of our members have sold their boats this year but nevertheless, we hope they will retain their membership of our club and continue
to attend our functions.
It has been a pleasure to welcome new members whom we hope will have many enjoyable years with their Nimbus boats; large, small, new
and not so new. We hope to see as many of you as possible when we get together as a club. There is no finer sight than an armada of
Nimbi, attended by owners and friends. Our club thrives on such occasions.
We still have some long days and blue skies to look forward to this summer and your committee wish you all safe and trouble-free boating,
wherever you may roam.
I am sure you will all wish to join with me in sending David and Janet our very best wishes.
Have fun, Bill.
From the Membership Secretary - Janet Noyce
We have recently welcomed the following members to the club.:
Tim and Yasmin Price “ARIEL THALASSA”, 380 Commander, home port Haslar Marina, Gosport.
Geoff and Paula Smith “SINDUR”, 280 Coupe, home port Weymouth.
Jack and Lesley Acres “SUENOS”, 380 Commander, home port RK Marine, River Hamble.
Peter and Diane Cornes“SEAQUEL”, 310 Coupe, home port West Mersea.
Harry and Liz Salmon “LISBET”, 320 Coupe, home port Hamble.
Roger and Rita Day “STAR ORION”, 31 Ultima, home port Cathedral Marina, Ely.
Christopher and Hazel Jenkins “FOU DE BASSAN III”, 340 Commander, home port Cowes IOW.
We wish you many happy hours aboard your Nimbus and a long association
with the Nimbus Owners Club UK.
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EDITOR’S CORNER.
Editors moan of the month: The taking of ‘selfies’ seems to be increasing dramatically. It seems
to be irrelevant that the geometry of the phone’s lens is such that the photos are distorted,
producing weird images. This seems to be compounded by the fact that the faces adopt stupid
grimaces. Some organisations prohibit the use of ‘selfie sticks’. It is your editor’s decision
that he will not accept ‘selfies’ for publication in Nimbus News.
Nimbus News and the Nimbus Owners UK website are the primary means of communication
for members and so are very important parts of the club.
Nimbus News is now in an established format with Carl Durban doing the actual design, so
the editor’s job is one of collating the articles and sending them to Carl. Some actual writing
is required as there is never enough content submitted.
The web site is now running well, with just the occasional glitch. The webmaster’s task is helping members log in and doing
the occasional bit of tidying up. He also has the job of uploading the Nimbus News. Glitches are handled by Matt Whiteman
on an ad hoc basis.
Someone is required to take photographs at the various functions and then upload them to Flickr.
At the moment your editor does all these jobs but will not be continuing beyond the AGM of 2017, so now is the time
for members to step forward to fill the gaps. They don’t need to all be done by the same person. Please don’t leave it
until 2017.
Once more, thanks Carl, for the design work of this edition of Nimbus News.
Pat Manley, Editor
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FROM THE
EVENTS
COORDINATOR
I hope most of you have been able to get out and about on your boats in this wonderful weather we've been having. Although,
as we are in Jersey at the moment and we start watching the forecasts for the passage back across the Channel, that will probably
all change!
Before reminding you all about future events, it would be appropriate to cast our minds back to the very successful Lymington Rally
in May. This is covered in a separate report, but I would like to sincerely thank Steve Lane from Offshore Powerboats for the
fantastic reception he provided at The Haven, and also our treasurer John Adcock who did a huge amount of work arranging
things at the RLYC. Most of us thought Michael Pitts was the best after dinner speaker we've listened to by the way!
Unfortunately we weren’t able to attend the Island Sailing Club lunch in June or the Gins Farm Lunch in July as we were away, but I’m
sure that they were well attended, and it’s nice to have a selection of smaller events to attend between our main rallies.
Our next get together will be the ever popular East Cowes Rally. This year’s dates are Friday Sept 4th - Sunday Sept 6th.
As you may be aware, we initially had a small problem with the website not sending attachments.
Thanks to Pat Manley for getting round this by inserting the details into an email, and then working with Matt Whiteman to get things
working correctly again.
Everyone has now received the booking form.
If you intend to join us at East Cowes, please respond ASAP since the marina berths need to be booked.
For any member who hasn’t attended previously, the format is - Welcome drink in the marquee on Friday evening, followed by a
meal at The Lifeboat Pub.
Saturday morning is at leisure, with a tech forum in the afternoon, and BBQ in the evening.
Sunday lunchtime a trip to the nearby Folly Inn is planned. This can be by tender, Nimbus or foot - as appropriate.
I look forward to seeing you all there.
We looked at revisiting the Bargeman’s Rest in Newport, but unfortunately the tides were not favourable.
Our final event of 2015 will be lunch at the Chichester Yacht Club on 31st of October, which is kindly organised by
Sue & Bill Wiltshire.
For your diaries, the 2016 Lymington Rally will be held on April 29th - 1st May.
Linda Care - Events Co-ordinator.
Tel. 01305 - 750696 Mob. 07801 - 491909
[email protected]
The marina Port Chantereyne in Cherbourg is located in the largest artificial
harbour in Europe making it a very safe place to moor. The marina is a
deep water marina and is therefore accessible 24h/24 at all states of tide
and weather. Being the closest French marina to the Solent, Port
Chantereyne is ideally located in the heart of the English Channel and is
a perfect starting point to sail to St Vaast La Hougue and the landing
beaches to the East, and the Channel Islands to the West. Cherbourg itself
is a typically French destination with its large selection of shops, bars,
restaurants, gardens, parks and museums all located very close to the
marina. The friendly English speaking marina staff will be delighted to help
with the organisation of your stay in Cherbourg. For all members of the
Westerly Owners Association, Port Chantereyne will offer a discount on
berthing fees on presentation of the 2015 membership card.
For more information about Port Chantereyne and Cherbourg, please visit
www.portchantereyne.fr.
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FROM THE
CRUISING
SECRETARY
- by Andrew Care
Cruising Report Summer 2015
Linda & I intended to start this year’s summer cruise by crossing from Weymouth to Guernsey at the end of May. Although we carefully
checked multiple weather forecasts before setting off & all seemed favourable, unfortunately it was rather rough out at the East
Shambles buoy. So we made the snap decision to divert to the Solent - which meant running with the weather behind us. Thankfully things
immediately became more comfortable when we changed course, and we had a nice passage to Lymington Town Quay
There followed a quiet week relaxing & unwinding at Lymington & whilst there we were emailed by Chris Cussons & Pat Latchford
who had also attempted to cross the Channel - to Cherbourg, but had found conditions unpleasant & retreated to Cowes.
At the end of our first week, we spent a pleasant night at Yarmouth (having booked a pontoon berth on their on-line booking system),
before heading back to Weymouth.
We needed to split our cruise this year because our son, Matthew was getting married in Poole on June 12th.
Luckily, despite a forecast of heavy thundery showers on his wedding day, it remained dry and we all enjoyed a lovely day of celebrations.
We then resumed our cruising the following Tuesday by crossing to Alderney in near perfect conditions, followed by a run down to
Guernsey the following day.
The Wednesday saw us refuelling from a tanker at St Sampsons (47p/litre) before setting out for St Malo.
Unfortunately the sea state after we left the lee of Guernsey was rougher than we would have liked, so we decided to divert into
Jersey for a night rather than press on the whole way.
John & Kath Adcock were already at St Malo in Prime Time, and we joined them there the following day after a pleasant crossing,
cutting slightly inside the eastern Minkies buoys.
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Locking in to the Rance at the barrage.
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Morien and Prime Time on the peaceful moorings at Dinan.
Cruising Report Summer 2015 cont.
At 10am the following morning both boats were in the Rance barrage lock & then headed up river to the small marina at Plouer.
We were met by the very pleasant harbour mistress & shown to suitable finger berths.
Although Plouer is slightly remote, fresh bread can be ordered in the evening, & is then delivered to the marina office by 9am the
following morning.
After a few days chilling out & doing some lovely walks, we made our way further up the Rance to Dinan - first passing through the
Chatelier lock.
It is important to ask advice at Plouer re. tide times and depths in the Rance before making the trip. Also, once through the Chatelier
lock, they quote a minimum depth of 1.2m. Neither of us had any problems with depth though, so don't let it put you off.
We then stayed alongside at the beautiful port area of Dinan for 5 nights & walked up the steep cobbled street to the medieval town
many times. We also walked the tow path south to the lovely small town of Lehon & had lunch at the restaurant. If you do decide
to walk between Dinan & Lehon, remember to use the west bank of the canal, because the tow path on the other side is closed
due to landslips.
Our next port of call was St Cast with its lovely newish marina (with 24 hour access & no sill). We did experience a lot of hassle
getting out of the Rance at the barrage lock, however. It was Friday evening at 6pm and there were lots of vessels jousting for position
trying to get in the lock. We both managed to squeeze in, but our Nimbus, Morien had to go diagonally across the lock to clear the
back gate, & it was difficult trying to check all parts of the boat as the lock was operating. John & Kath also had quite a stressful time,
but we both emerged unscathed, thankfully.
Anyway, St Cast - there are 3 or 4 nice restaurants at the marina, plus a lovely meandering walk into the town - which takes about
30 mins. The sandy beach is usually very quiet, and there is a good Carrefour supermarket in the town centre plus a lovely tea shop
with lots of outside seating.
As I finish writing this, we are back in Jersey again - having been joined by our daughter Sarah & son-in-law Simon - who flew out
to spend a week on board with us.
This summer has been very kind to us weather wise, with rarely a wet day to remember.
Incidentally, we heard that Chris & Pat did eventually get to Cherbourg. However we haven’t managed to see any other club members
on this side of the channel, apart from Paul & Michelin Vasselin & Bartley & Helen McNeela who are Jersey locals.
Andrew Care - Cruising Officer
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LYMINGTON RALLY
1-3 MAY 2015 by Kitty Moss
Our hosts for the pre-dinner drinks.
Fifty eight Nimboids gathered for our opening Rally of the sailing year; fifteen boats joined the five Lymington Yacht Haven
residents and eleven people travelled by car for this special event. We welcomed eight new members to the club. Unfortunately
our Chairman David Noyce and Vice- Chair Bill Wiltshire were unable to attend, but their role was ably filled by our Treasurer
John Adcock - thank you John.
Friday Evening: The weekend began under chilly grey skies on the balcony of “The Haven” restaurant, generously hosted by
Steve Lane, MD of Offshore Power Boats Ltd. Not even the short spell of drizzle dampened our enthusiasm for catching up on the
previous year’s experiences and marvelling at Steve’s gargantuan memory for old customers. Then we walked along the shore by
the marina to the Royal Lymington Yacht Club for a two course dinner.
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Coolish weather at the Haven drinks gathering.
Dinner at the ‘Royal Lym’.
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Saturday morning: Back at the Yacht Haven Steve opened up his new (one Nimbus 365) and second hand (ten, ranging from
the 27C to 365) boats for us to look over at our own leisure. It was a time to compare our own boats in detail with these new
versions, digging our noses into engines, and wondering whether a TV rising majestically from a panel at the navigator’s seat was
really on our list of desirable features.
Offshore Powerboats’ latest offering!.
Who’s been to Lymington Market?
Michael Pitts superb talk.
Our guest speaker and his wife being entertained to dinner.
Saturday Evening: After a delicious three course dinner with wine, subsidised by a larger than usual surplus in the funds
(tax rears its ugly head if we carry too much cash at the year-end), we plunged “In at the Deep End”, a stunning show of photos and
movies, with our guest speaker, the cameraman Michael Pitts. Mike specialises in filming underwater and is regarded as one of
Britain’s foremost practitioners of the art. He is equally happy shooting on the surface or from the air. Amongst his many awards he
has received Emmys for cinematography on two BBC landmark series: David Attenborough’s “Private Life of Plants” and “Blue Planet”.
We had been promised “blue movies”, and indeed saw plenty of blue – flocks of ghostly grey-blue hammerhead sharks, opaque in a
blue sea peppered with little blue-black fish; black rays looking like bats in a clear blue sky; ethereal images of jelly-fish floating in blue.
But Mike loves colour, pattern and detail. There were close-up shots of crowds of fish, in bright vermillion with white-stripes, and vivid
turquoise with golden yellow.
It was clear that a great deal of skill and experience is needed to become an underwater photographer. Before you even pick up
a camera you need to be so competent as a diver that controlling your own gas levels is second nature. You need to know the right
diving and filming equipment to allow sufficient speed and agility to capture a shot. You can’t keep up with the speed of spinner
turtles so you need to get into position and snap them as they dash past. Filming takes place in all kinds of aquatic conditions,
from the crystal clear waters of the Scilly Isles to the murky environs of a weed-encrusted wreck in the Solent, not an animal in sight.
You need to be patient enough to follow a turtle for three hours until it has led you to a cavern full of fifty turtles.
Sometimes it is necessary to cheat. A scattering of semolina in the water creates a passable impression of spawn. Sometimes
specimens are abducted by the observing aliens to get good close-ups; a fascinating film of a tiny orange shrimp feeding on wire
coral had been obtained by cutting out the strip of coral, taking it into a convenient tank, filming, then returning it to its natural position
where the coral grows back, the shrimp happily unaware through the whole process.
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We were shown some sad images of the consequences of human indifference to the marine environment. A struggling seal entangled
in more than a ton of netting and fishing equipment raised its head, mouth open as if crying to the indifferent sky for deliverance.
On this occasion it was lucky as the crew were able to release it.
Danger lurks in the deep and is sometimes actively sought. Mike introduced us to his least favourite animal, the crocodile, which eats
large mammals and kills hundreds of people in Africa every year. Sharks, notoriously feared, are in fact predictable, their behaviour
understood; the crocodile however is unpredictable, fast, and its behaviour not understood. To stop the killing it is necessary to
understand it, therefore film it, which is very dangerous work. In spite of all this Mike filmed for the TV series “Swimming with Crocodiles”.
Filming has to be done at low temperature when the animals are sluggish – “I’ll pull on her tail and she will come out and you can
get a shot” instructed the team Scientist! Mike was warned never to get above a crocodile. He told a terrifying story of finding himself
in that position, looking at the croc’s face, the croc looking back at him. Luckily it also looked at the two filming lights which spooked
it and it swam off. There were murmurs of agreement when Mike commented that this was “pushing the envelope” too much to get
onto a TV screen.
These few snippets from a brilliant talk with a multitude of stunning pictures are inadequate to convey our experience. Thanking Mike,
Andrew Care said “It’s the best talk we have ever had”. Hear hear.
View Mike’s work for yourself on his website www.michaelpitts.co.uk.
Linda does the ‘thanking’.
A very interactive AGM.
Sunday morning: The final event before the AGM was our annual Technical Forum facilitated by Pat Manley.
Pat first talked about exhaust systems, and cooling systems on the Volvo D4, with questions and comments from the floor.
Then he opened an “Any Questions” session, discussing annual maintenance tasks, fan belts, sources of bilge water, heaters, anodes,
grounding on soft mud, anti-freeze, and trim tabs.
This is a very useful session for those who look after engines, where anyone who has any experiences of particular problems joins
the discussion.
Any member can raise a question anytime through the Nimbus website by clicking on “forum” to which
a knowledgeable member will respond.
The Royal Lym produced some wonderful food over the weekend’.
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Fixed Glass Replacement on a Nimbus 320c
“You’re ‘avin a giraffe”
by David Tomlinson
We were just about to go away for a couple of weeks winter sun when I discovered the forward port
fixed glass on our Nimbus 320c was broken. There was no obvious cause and it appeared to be a
spontaneous implosion. I discovered later such things were not uncommon with toughened glass.
I contacted Offshore Power who
told me that the replacement
shaped glass could be had from
the original suppliers to Nimbus,
a Norwegian subsidiary of
Pilkingtons called Ertec. The price
would be £650 plus £150
delivery and it would take about
six weeks. It seemed an exorbitant
price for less than ½ sq m of
toughened glass but I have been
a boat owner for 15 years so I
have grown hardened to being
well charged !
I also asked Offshore Power to
enquire about the method of
fitting the replacement glass since
it looked like Nimbus had started
with the piece of glass and
then built the boat around it!
All four sides of the frame were Pic 1.
solid U type aluminium extrusions, no part of the frame was readily removable and the glass was held in place not by a rubber gasket
but by Sikkaflex or similar.
Offshore Powerboats were kind enough to use their Nimbus contacts to make enquiries on my behalf and eventually advised that the fitting
method required lifting the cabin roof. This seemed drastic since it would involve disturbing all the glass in the boat including the windscreen.
Since all the glass was held by Sikkaflex type sealant more expensive glass breakage, seemed inevitable. There would be extensive dismantling
of the internal fittings and disturbance to all the cabin roof routed wiring and rooftop mounted aerials, lights, horn, radar scanner etc. As the
glass panel that needed to be replaced was considerably wider at the bottom than the top it could not be slid into place from the top even with
the roof removed . I was sceptical.
Removing the roof might make sense if the windscreen needed replacing. Perhaps there had been some misunderstanding so I asked Offshore
Powerboats if I might speak to their Nimbus contact direct. Obliging as always Offshore Powerboats gave me an Email address in Sweden.
A prompt reply came from Nimbus reassuring me that all would be OK and Ertec would explain. I contacted Ertec using the Nimbus supplied
Email address. After a few days Ertec responded. The method was to send two technicians from Norway! They were busy and could not come
for a couple of months, but if I could give them a convenient date and details of the location they could let me have a quote for the trip.
I did my own sums.......
• Two men, a day each way travelling and two days for the remove and replace job. Eight man days labour.
• Two return flights from Norway to London, two return train tickets London to Totnes, Taxi transfers at both airports.
Taxi from Totnes to Brixham and return.
• Two night’s accommodation for two. Meals for two for four days. Incidental expenses.
• Glass at £650.
• This was going to cost somewhere north of £5000 and that was without VAT which may or not be chargeable on some or all!
Call me old fashioned but even if my insurance company was paying I just couldn't bring myself to contemplate such wasteful extravagance.
“I'll get back to you in a few days”.
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Getting to this point had taken several weeks and in the meantime I had also been making enquiries locally. Brixham is a great place if you
want some welding to your 30m beam-trawler but it is not as blessed as the Solent with leisure marine industries. There are some, but once you
discount the bodgers and the chancers there isn't an extensive choice, especially for a marine glazing job.
I invited all I could find who might contemplate a glazing job. Some were too busy or unavailable. Of those that came, they sucked their teeth,
they scratched their heads and they all promised quotes in a few days.
Not a single quote was ever received.
Blood, Sweat and Tears.
I don't blame them for not quoting for the work I did not fancy it myself. I had a plan which might work but the really daunting part was getting
the old Sikkaflexed glass out. Getting the bulk of the glass out was not a problem. Duct taped inside and out, safety glasses, stout gloves and
a rubber mallet. It bashed out in a few seconds more or less in one piece. What was left were the aluminium extrusions packed with Sikkaflex
and studded with a continuous row of toughened glass mosaic cubes. There was no easy way. It all had to be laboriously cut and scraped
clean. No solvent had any significant effect. I fashioned a variety of scrapers from old
screwdrivers and allan keys and tried several variants of Stanley knife and craft scalpels. In the end my most successful tool was an old wood
chisel, ground down to a width slightly less than 6mm and frequently re-sharpened.
To make the job worse only the front and back edge extrusions were actually U shaped. The top and bottom were more complicated
profiles and much wider than the 6mm glass to allow the extrusions to be slightly curved to follow the shape of the boat, whilst still taking a
flat piece of glass.
Because my fitting plan involved cutting out the bottom extrusion (pic2) I was able to take that home to clean it out on my workbench.
Pic2 (left) Note the curve , the width and shape of the channel .The back lip is 10mm, the front 15mm. The maximum channel width
is approximately 20mm despite being for 6mm glass. Pic3 (right) Note the curly corner shape of the rear edge of the original glass.
The Plan
The first part of the plan was to modify slightly the shape of the replacement glass to make a fit possible, without major dismantling. The original
pane was three straight edges with the fourth, the back edge, being shaped to fit the frame of the sliding hatch .(See Pic3)
The replacement glass would have four straight edges and be sized as follows:
With the bottom extrusion cut out, the pane of glass would be sized vertically such that when resting on the fibreglass where the bottom extrusion
had been, it was just short of the top extrusion. Horizontally, it would be sized so that when fully slotted into the front raked extrusion it would
be just short of the rear extrusion.
A pane this exact size could first be fully slid into the front raked extrusion. Then upwards into the top extrusion so that the removed bottom
extrusion could be pushed back under the glass. The action of sliding the glass upwards would also push it backwards into the rear extrusion
because of the rake. The glass would then be partially eased back down into the bottom extrusion.
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Cutting Out the Bottom Extrusion
I used a Fein MultiMaster / Bosch Multitool type saw to cut out the bottom extrusion. In fact mine is a cheap Lidl copy. Minor gelcoat damage
is almost unavoidable but easily made good later.
Pic4
Pic5
Pic6
Pic7
With both cuts made and the screws removed some judicious use of the hammer and chisel was required to prise the extrusion away from
the sealant and the boat. Be brave but cautious. The force required is likely to bend the extrusion out of shape but being aluminium it is not
too difficult to return to its original shape. Screwing it to a scrap flat piece of wood will take care of one dimension whilst the original curve
can also be coaxed back as it is screwed down flat.
From Pic4 you may be able to see that the outside edge of the cross section of this extrusion is taller than the inside edge. This is helpful
when rolling the extrusion back under the new glass and fitting the glass.
Measuring the Glass
I quickly admitted defeat in attempting the measurements to the required degree of precision. I opted instead for making a template. I started
with a substantial piece of 15mm ply cut to the same shape as the opening but 75 mm smaller all around and with holes for ease of handling.
I then screwed on straight edged pieces of 6mm ply to fit into the extrusion slots or just clear them as the plan required. See Pic6.
From this adjustable template I was able to trace the precise shape onto the final all 6mm template (Pic7), which would eventually go to the
glazier. Before it went to the glazier there were lots of trial fits, edge planing and sanding until I was confident it would be a perfect fit.
During the trial fittings I realised that cutting off the final centimetre of the sharp point at the bottom front of the pane (“dubbing”) made fitting
easier and safer without any loss of fit. I also realised during final adjustments that the template wasn’t an option it was essential, measuring
could never good enough. For instance none of the “square” corners were actually right angles. The red lines on the final template in Pic7 show
how much of the glass would eventually fit inside the extrusions. Note that the template also has holes to make handling easy.
The Glass
When I took my final template to the glazier I specified 6mm Pilkington BS toughened glass. I also specified that it be heat soaked after the
toughening process.
All float glass can contain minute invisible imperfections of Nickel Sulphide (NiS). Once glass is toughened by tempering it is the NiS
imperfections that can at any point in the lifetime of the glass cause it to spontaneously implode.
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Heat soaking is a process used to expose NiS inclusions in toughened glass before the glass reaches the customer. It involves placing already
toughened glass inside a chamber and raising the temperature to approximately 290°C to accelerate NiS expansion. This is intended to cause
any glass containing NiS inclusions to break in the heat soak chamber, thus reducing the risk of potential breakage later after fitting.
The Pilkington glass made to my template, polished edges, BS toughened and heat soaked cost £92 inclusive of VAT. The heat soaking had
added £25 to the cost !
As spontaneous implosion seemed the only explanation for my glass failure in the first place £25 seemed like a wise investment to avoid
repeating the blood sweat and tears.
The Missing Curly Corners
With the replacement glass being four straight edges it would not fully fit into the top and bottom rear corners. Pic4 shows how
the frame for the sliding hatch is mounted into the extrusion. I made small crude extension pieces from scrap aluminium. See Pic8. These
would be fitted at the same time as the glass and disappear when covered in the sealant. Pic9 shows one being trial fitted with the
ply template in place.
Preparation for fitting.
I bought a pair of suction cup handles for £10 on Ebay to make lifting the sliding the glass possible. I researched the options for an appropriate
sealant. This, it turns out, is a matter of some controversy on boating websites and forums. I'll let you make your own choices.
In addition to a squirty sealant I also used butyl tape. It’s like a modern putty. It’s ideal for bedding deck fixtures. As well as re-bedding
the bottom extrusion to the boat, I also used it as packing to hold the glass in place and also packing the larger voids before I used the
squirty sealant.
In fitting the glass it has to be pushed all the way into the top extrusion which is approx. 10mm deep. This gives sufficient room for the
bottom extrusion to be rolled/pushed back into place. The bottom extrusion has a 10mm deep slot (with a front lip that is an extra 5mm high).
With the bottom extrusion in place the glass can be eased back down, but if it is allowed to slide all the way down it will be free of the
top extrusion. To prevent this I pre-packed the bottom extrusion
slot with butyl tape to a depth of about 5mm before fitting. I used masking tape on the glass and all the extrusions before I started squirting
the sealant to ensure straight lines and a neat job.
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Pic8
Pic9
Pic10 A finished, previously curly corner
with the aluminium filler hidden by sealant.
Conclusion
Pic11 The finished job.
• The total cost was £153.
• Glass £92.
• Plywood for templates £15.
• Glass Lifting Suction Cups £10.
• Multitool saw blade £8.
• Sealant and butyl tape £28.
• As my insurance excess was £250, I saved myself £97.
• I saved the insurance company £5K+. I did not get an illuminated scroll saying thanks. Shocked!
Once I stared on the DIY route it took me three weeks. One week was waiting for the glass. Actual working time, 10 hours cleaning out
the old sealant, 2 hours cutting out the bottom extrusion, 4 hours making the templates, two hours fitting and sealing the glass, one hour gel
coat repair.
I am a very slow worker and by far the longest time, hours and hours, was spent gazing at the broken glass and thinking. I enjoyed it all
apart from scraping out the old sealant It saved six weeks of my season when I would have been waiting for Norwegians. No cabin roof lifting
was a bonus !
PS The two missing curly corners are not noticeable but if you wished, in the interests of symmetry, you could disappear the six remaining curly
corners with a little sealant and a wet finger.
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COWES LUNCH AT THE
ISLAND SAILING CLUB
By Paul Wavell
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Sundowner sees the
Netherlands.
- by Derek Gant
Markham
PART THREE of THREE Edam to Gosport
Saturday 26 July, we decided to ride our bikes round the village. Edam is a long thin village about 2 miles long and half a mile wide,
criss-crossed by canals. The houses are very picturesque each, in the style to which we have become accustomed, an individual design, surrounded
by beautiful gardens and bridges. The morning sun shone on us casting long shadows through the trees as if to amplify the beauty of this very
Dutch village.
It wouldn’t have been proper to come to Edam without a visit to the cheese shop and a small purchase of the local produce. Regrettably, we can’t
stay for the Wednesday cheese market since Edam is the zenith of our tour and now we must turn and head south.
First stop just 3 miles down across this vast fresh water lake to Monnikendam Hemmeland Yacht Haven where we will pause for a couple of nights.
Hemmeland is a very modern yacht haven where we berthed right at the very end on a long pontoon by the grass and trees.
On Sunday, John and Jean in Spritzer left to take their family off to Marken so, having decided that we would like to spend a further day here,
we said our farewells.
The day started overcast and so we decided we would take advantage of the long pontoon and the cool temperature to polish the boat. By noon,
the sun was back and the temperature was climbing so we decided that we should stop. Only thing is the port side now shines beautifully and
the starboard is a bit dull. A job for another day I think.
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Hemmeland lays adjacent to a beautiful nature reserve where we walked
through trees alongside rivers to the beaches with areas of water sectioned
off for safety. The sun shone casting shadows from the trees, families played
in the water and lads kicked footballs, Dads lit barbeques and the whole
area created an ambience of gentle relaxation.
For the sailor, this is a very attractive, clean yacht haven at €18 per night
all inclusive, toilets, showers and Wi-Fi except the electric which is metered.
Washing machines and dryers are available for a small charge. If I have a
gripe here it is that the electric meters were flaky and when I complained to
the haven meister he returned 4 x 50c coins. It didn’t solve the problem but
it did make it more palatable.
Monday we were planning to move on but overnight there were thunder
storms and the rain just lashed down. The rain carried on all through the day so we spent the time ploughing through charts and books deciding
what we were going to do with Bill and Margaret on their arrival.
Tuesday 29 July we left for Marken, just a couple of miles along the coast where we met up with Spritzer again. To say this place is quaint would
be an understatement. Formerly a fishing harbour on, what was then a salt water sea, the homes are built from wood, originally on long wooden
stilts, tiny one up and one down. Now the waters have been contained, many have built around the stilts to provide more accommodation downstairs.
The really quaint thing here is that many of the locals still wear conventional Dutch costume with long flowing dresses and clogs. The clog factory is
on this island and a visit is a must at no charge. If you wait until the tour boats arrive, you will get a demo of how they produce the clog.
The area around the small harbour has houses, shops, pubs and restaurants
After the flood in 1916, the dam across the Ijsselmeer was built and in 1936, the salt water drained to be replaced with fresh water forming a
vast lake. The fishing industry was lost and the working folks had to find alternative employment. In 2014 that alternative is most definitely tourism
with ferry boats packed with sightseers and tour guides ushering parties from the cruise ships berthed at Volendam.
The buildings surrounding the harbour are mainly tourist spots, restaurants, cafes, bistros, novelty and souvenir shops and even a rock shop, but
there is one which is an open house of how these people used to live. No charge to enter, the owner, a young lady who inherited the place from
an aged Aunt, was there to explain and talk us through the style of living.
For the sailor, Marken provides most facilities including electric, water and Wi-Fi but the heads and showers are a bit far to walk and take 50C
for a cubicle and €1 for a shower. A wee for the Gents is only 10C.
Thursday morning 31 July we depart Marken under a beautiful sun and out into the Ijsselmeer to face a force 4 on the nose. Although an inland
lake, the Ijsselmeer can be pretty ferocious in anything over a force 4 with short breaking waters, but our arrival 16 miles later at Muiden was
worth the effort.
As we entered the mouth of the river Vecht the wind seemed to drop away and we passed the Royal Yacht Club where Queen Beatrix berths her
boat which, translated means Green Dragon. We berthed in a Yacht Haven across the river just 50m from the Queen’s boat.
Right behind us was the Muiden castle, built in the 12th century restored in the 16th century and still intact. That was a must for the Friday but
right now, let’s take a stroll round the town. Very clearly, the centre piece
for amusement is the restaurant Ome Ko, adjoining and overlooking
the lock. The food here was excellent and the atmosphere was electric
as the river boats and barges came to and fro and, since we would
be passing through this lock, we took some tips on what to do and more
importantly, what to avoid. For the sailor, Muiden is a very attractive
yacht haven with all facilities except, perhaps, washing machines.
Our Gazebos.
Andrew Haines, who runs Greenham Regis at Lymington,
has been good enough to store the club gazebos for us,
at no cost – thanks Andrew. If you need any marine electronics,
check Greenham’s website at www.greenham-regis.com
It charges accordingly at €23 per night, perhaps something to do
with the proximity of the Queen’s yacht (200m). To me, the downside
is that it is quite literally surrounded by giant gin palaces which
completely obscure any sort of view of the river.
Saturday 2 August, we said farewell to our friends since they
were going to Weesp to meet some more family and we were off to
Gouda to meet our Australian friends who are planning to spend
a week on board.
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We set off down the beautiful river Vecht which meanders through the
suburban Amsterdam pastures through the flower adorned village of
Weesp where there are three bridges to be opened in very short distance.
This was a classic because throughout all our travels in The Netherlands,
we had not paid one penny of dues, but now, the bridge keeper hung a
clog on a fishing line for our contribution of €2. How Quaint.
We continued into the river Small Weesp until we came to the mighty
backbone of the Amsterdam Rjinkanaal. As we approached, a giant
tandem paniche was charging toward Amsterdam creating a mega wash
which shook the whole boat. We needed to cross this safely and enter
the Gaasp which would take us North West through to the Amstel River.
In doing this, we would temporarily move away from the gentle serene
backwaters to the rough and tumble of South East Amsterdam. Homes
were a little more down market lacking the pride and finish of the
Weesp and boats rushed about creating enormous wash over the bank.
An armada of boats of all sizes, most with blaring music passed us
going north. These boats were decorated with pink balloons and the
occupants were in fancy dress of some sort but we did think that we
saw a few drag queens. We later found out that this was the annual
Amsterdam Gay Parade.
Thankfully, after an hour, we were through this and onto the River
Amstel, moving south and away from Amsterdam.
Sundowner and Spritzer from Muiden Castle
The river became more peaceful, the trees and the pastures re-appeared and we were once again back to Netherlands which we love.
Not many yacht havens on the Amstel, so we will spend our first night in a village called Ouderkerk, moored on the town quay. No facilities,
unless you call 4 restaurants and ice cream shop and two pubs just as
you step off the boat, reasonable facilities. All of these restaurants have
free Wi-Fi so I can tune in to them for the price of a beer.
As we sit here in the peace of the river, watching the locals go about
their fun and the lads and girls courting on the boats, we were greeted
by an almighty din as the Gay Parade returned. Ten hours after we first
saw them moving up river, they were now returning only very much the
worse for wear.
One boat paused and tucked its bow between the stern of my boat and
the boat behind. A chap jumped off and held the bow line while a girl
hitched her skirt right up round her bra, dropped the bathing ladder
and climbed in the water, hanging on to the rail till she had relieved
herself. A great sigh of relief warmed over her face as I realised just
what she had been doing.
Sunday 3 August we move on down the Amstel. This was when we
found out that the cockpit fridge is run on 240V mains electric and,
without this last night, the fridge had defrosted and our precious ice was
lost. Hey Ho, I guess it’s warm G&Ts tonight and we better start looking
for sites with mains electric.
Just a short distance downriver, we arrive at Uithoorn. We were very
confused by the information in ANWB since the electronic charts
showed a yacht haven and the paper charts showed nothing. When I
telephoned the number given on the electronic chart, they told me that
the yacht haven was no longer there.
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Imagine our surprise when, between the bridges at Uithoorn, we see boats on pontoons stern too the town quay with electricity towers.
This was for us, with two restaurants and an ice cream shop visible, we subsequently found 2 supermarkets (1 very big), (a replenishment of the
ice) ladies clothes shops Greek, Italian, Chinese restaurants a Pizza delivery and a Phone Shop.
The atmosphere in these moorings is second to none, very friendly and all welcoming a British boat. On our second night, the neighbours brought
us a small gift, a token of their friendship, a small white bag with a piece of Lavender soap inside. For an hour in the evening, the Skipper Rob,
entertained the community by playing his accordion as the neighbouring boats sang along. Afterwards, his wife told us that this was the first time
he had played all year. We felt deeply honoured.
For the sailor, this is a must on the Amstel. At €13 per night, unmetered electricity, showers and toilets, no Wi-Fi and water provided only from a
push button tap on the quay. We got by on the water since we always carry a 10L water carrier so we kept it filled and topped up the kettle etc.
from that, minimising on the use of tank water.
Monday 4 August, we move on to Gouda where we hope to see the famous Cheese Market and of course, meet our 4 friends from Oz.
The Amstel wanders along through the meadows in this beautiful countryside until about 5 miles south of Uithoorn we come across a huge
container depot with giant paniches loading and unloading containers. These guys move very slowly and we were fortunate that there wasn’t
one about to depart.
Until, that is, we come to Booksop with a lifting bridge which hoists the road up on two giant towers on either side of the river. I radioed
the bridge controller and asked when the bridge would open and he said 10 minutes. We moored on the piles provided and 20 minutes later,
when the bridge still hadn’t opened, I looked behind only to find one of those giants laden with containers, slowly moving down the river.
As soon as the bridge started opening, for him, I was off keeping a good distance ahead.
When we arrived at the north side of Gouda everything became industrial with chemical factories, factories of all sorts and many large warehouses.
Rob, from Uithoorn, had recommended the moorings at the end of the river nearest to the town and station, so we accepted his suggestion and,
when leaving the Amstel went through the 3 lifting bridges and one lock to get there. When we arrived we found the electric towers but the
pontoon we were on had no water. Not having had the opportunity to top up for three days, I was a little concerned. The real bombshell hit us
when we enquired after the toilet facilities, a 10 minute walk and only open 9 till 5.
Panic set in since with just two of us on board, we can manage with the marine toilet and a quick scrub and shower in the heads. With six of us
on board, Ozies who like to shower twice a day we became panic stricken.
This certainly is an attractive spot whereas the others nearer the facilities were, not to put too fine a point on it, ghastly, surrounded by tall dirty
factories but only a moment’s walk to the toilets.
We both had a sleepless night worrying about what to do and then we decided that our best move would be to wait until the morning when
some of the boats had vacated and move 100m down to a pontoon which had water. Our plan then went on to collect the Ozies on Friday night
and rush off on Saturday morning to Alblasserdam before their bodily functions had an opportunity to arouse.
Gouda is a lovely town and as the days went by, our original angst at the disgusting conditions began to soften and we both began to enjoy this
city. They somehow manage to capture all the modern shopping requirements but in a very quaint 18th century environment.
The Thursday cheese market was pure theatre. Farmers, dressed in traditional clothing with berets, scarves, woggles and clogs, bring their cheeses
to this city and meet up with the buyers dressed, rather surprisingly in white coats. Girls dressed in traditional costume with milk maid hats, scarves
and woggles, striped blouses, three quarter length red skirts, woollen socks and clogs.
When we arrive, the 11Kg cheeses are laid out on boards in the market square. Two rows of three by two high. Each is a sample
A commentator announces the proceedings in Dutch, English, French and German and the negotiations begin, all in Dutch of course. They are
bidding on a price per kilo for 300 kilos. I asked him if he could arrange for one negotiation in English and he brought a Dutch farmer and buyer
together who went through the procedure on English.
Whilst the haggling is real, the drama and theatre around the edges is pure entertainment. The continual slapping of hands during the negotiation,
the display of bad temper when the other won’t yield, the asides for the benefit of the crowd and the final shaking of hands to seal the deal all
concluded by a note in the buyers book. No notes taken by the farmer.
A horse drawn cart is brought in by an old working hand, again dressed in traditional costume to lug the cheeses off. The lads, who lug the 11Kg
cheeses around, dressed in berets, red scarves and woggles, navy shirts and clogs form a three man chain and throw the cheeses from the
boards up to the cart which, when fully loaded are taken to the nearby weighing station.
Still considerable fretting about the toilet facilities here in Gouda with a 10 minute walk to the toilets and no guarantee of a place when you get
there, six of us on board, it could all be too much.
Finally, the Ozies arrive late Friday night lots of beer and no sign of a need for the facilities which, by now are closed at 5pm.
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Saturday morning 9 August, been torrential rain and howling winds during the night with the young Ozies sleeping in the cockpit, “No
Probs” they say on being awakened. We decide that with the promise of sunshine, despite the wind, we will head off to Alblasserdam. Only Bill
feels the need to take the walk whilst the rest of us decide to hang in until Alblasserdam.
Arriving at Alblasserdam before lunch, we decide to hire bikes for the Ozies to ride to Kinderdijke for them to see the famous windmills and a very
enjoyable afternoon. Dordrecht on Sunday in filthy weather only to find all shops shut so a quick lunch stop then back to the boat for shelter.
Monday 11 August, the two young Ozies take their leave. A ferry to Rotterdam, a train to Schiphol and a flight to Berlin so them back to their
temporary home. We move on to Willemstad, another place we had enjoyed on the way up also very much enjoyed by our Ozy friends.
Tuesday 12 August, it’s Helen’s (my daughter in UK) birthday. We spend some time trying to get in touch and finally manage to get her on
the phone, great speaking to her. We are now committed to getting our friends to Middelburg to catch their train for the return to Berlin. This
means a 45 Km journey through very large open waters with rain and winds gusting at 25 mph.
We arrived at Middelburg at 1345 in time to pay our haven dues and await the 1415 bridge opening. As the bridge opened, I started the engines
and cast off to make my way to a box mooring. Just as I was approaching the bridge at an angle of about 45 degrees, my starboard engine cut
out and the winds, still blowing at 25 mph straight down the haven caused the boat to veer to port. The starboard engine controls the hydraulic
system for the steering so no power steering. Quick as a flash, I used the bow thrusters to steer the boat but all hopes of box mooring were gone
so I moved toward a 12m motor boat for a controlled crash. The owner of this vessel made it abundantly clear that he didn’t want anyone rafting
alongside until Linda made it clear, in no uncertain terms, that we were having problems and, like it or not, we were coming alongside.
We berthed safely and got a marine engineer out to supply and replace the primary fuel filters. Somewhere along the way, we had picked
up contaminated fuel and we are just hoping that, by changing the filters and diluting the fuel even further, we would get back safely. We have
a good day showing Bill and Margaret around Middelburg enjoying the obligatory ice cream and hot chocolate with lashings of thick cream!
We also had a very enjoyable dinner in the YC.
Cheese Market at Gouda
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Weesp on the river Vecht
Wednesday 13 August, we say farewell to Bill and Margaret our Ozy friends and set off for Breskens, opposite Vlissingen on the
Westerschelde. As we came out of the lock, we had a distance of about 500m to the open sea. Lyn was on deck tidying warps after the lock as
we crossed the harbour entrance when we ran straight into a F5 wind on the beam sea with 1.5m waves.
Lyn was very nearly pitched off the deck as I shouted for her to come in now. This was probably the first time in our married life when she actually
did what I told her first time without question.
Unable to turn into the waves because of a ferry boat coming from that direction, I carried on with the beam sea. Lyn screamed that she
couldn’t make it to the cockpit door and was hanging on for fear of being pitched over as Sundowner rolled like an old barrel in a giant
washing machine.
I switched on the wheel pilot and ran to the port side of the boat and grabbed Lyn’s life jacket and pulled her through the open window. Unable
to complete the operation, I left her half in and half out of the boat while I made a fast course correction.
Imagine what the passengers on the ferry must have thought as they saw a pair of legs sticking out of the boat window and kicking like crazy.
I returned a second later and completed the operation, dragging Lyn’s body though the window and depositing her on the floor like a sack of
potatoes, where she remained for about 20 minutes in a state of shock.
Although I knew exactly where I was and where I was going from my chart display, sea water was pouring over the canopy and impaired my
visibility so I asked Lyn if she would help me find the next marker buoy, a North Cardinal at which point, we would turn south toward Breskens.
Reluctantly, after considerable moaning, she pulled herself up to the window and started studying the horizon. “There it is” she shouted “with a
red further to port”. Lyn was back, safe and spunky as ever.
Our 3 Km crossing to Breskens was a nightmare with Sundowner rolling all the way. Unable to increase power, we pressed on at 5 Knots until
the welcome tranquillity of Breskens yacht haven. Never again!!
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The following morning, I checked the forecasts again, no window today so as we sat in the cockpit eating our breakfast, imagine our surprise to
see Chris and Christine Trott, friends from POG, walking towards the boat. We had an enjoyable day with their company and, after consulting
the forecasts again in the evening, decided that another glass of wine would be appropriate since we weren’t going anywhere tomorrow.
Imagine my surprise on Saturday 16 August when, as I rose at the leisurely time of 0700, checked the forecasts and lo and behold, there was a
window of about 8 hours NOW. I stuck my head out and, sure enough, sunshine and no wind. I dived into the bedroom and raked Lyn out of
her scratcher as she groaned “Oh no” and set about a fast breakfast and cast off at 0800.
Our run from Breskens started well but got quite bumpy with lots of white tops as the sea state worsened particularly as we were driving into
the sea nearly all the way. Lyn slept contentedly on the cockpit couch with the occasional groan as Sundowner fell off a big wave with a crash,
(she subsequently told me she wasn’t sleeping but hiding her eyes from what was happening outside). So, as we approached Nieuwpoort,
I once again aroused her to search for the leading marks. She bounced up, bright eyed and bushy tailed and picked out all the relevant
marks pointing excitedly at where we must head. So, after 45 miles and 2 hours, we arrived in the tranquillity of Nieuwpoort, away from the
vicious and temperamental North Sea.
We sit in the cockpit watching the lightning flash across the sky followed immediately by the most enormous clap of thunder. The storm is right
above us now and the rain starts a torrential downpour. We can’t hear ourselves talking, the noise on the canopy and the cabin roof is just
deafening. The wind is screaming through the rigging of the boats around us and Sundowner is tugging and snatching at her mooring lines.
We have some feeling of what it is like to be in the midst of a force 8 gale, thankful that we are berthed safely in a secure harbour. We are now
waiting for a window to make our crossing to Dover and that looks unlikely to happen until Thursday next.
Wednesday 20 August we are up at 0500 ready to check the forecast. I checked the forecast for all weather stations from Nieuwpoort to
Portsmouth and find that today is holding good but the Thursday weather is closing with force 5s in the afternoon. This makes me all the more
determined to make Portsmouth in one hit but Lyn is apprehensive.
0700 we are off and the sea still has a few lumps which is hardly surprising after the recent days of heavy weather. We manage to get on top
of it at 20 knots with a few occasional slaps as Sundowner falls off a wave and crashes into the next one but we are making safe progress.
Just off Dunkerque, 0730 a lonely yacht with a tender strapped at a crazy angle on the transom running on motor head to wind and waves as
we are. I thought so, it’s Britespark, left Blankenberg at 0200 in her bid to get back to Blighty. Lyn is studying the paper chart and keeping a close
watch on the buoyage because there are some very shallow banks in this area. Lobster pots become apparent but at least, on this side of
the channel, the fishermen have the decency to mark them with a flag on a post. I feel comforted that Lyn is keeping a careful watch and her
superb eyesight will spot them.
The lumps continued and got a little worse when we turned at 90 degrees to the Traffic Separation Zone. Naturally, a beam sea and much more
exposed so I reduced speed to 15 knots. This is a very busy stretch of water and Lyn kept an eagle eye for traffic which may cause us any danger.
Meanwhile, Sundowner was content and took the agitated sea in her stride.
By 1000 we had crossed the channel and were approaching Dover for a fuel stop and by 1100 we were on our way out again heading
west.I had explained to Lyn that the weather was good and that I felt great and that we should go as far as we felt we could. After all,
plenty of bolt holes between Dover and Portsmouth if we found heavy weather. Much like the Bishop saying to the actress “if you let me put it in
just a little bit...”
We pressed on, and the sea between Dover and Dungeness was glass. I wound the speed up to 25 knots but as we passed Dungeness, the sea
grew more aggressive and I slowed to 20 knots and marched on for the next 40 miles to Beachy Head. Lyn busied herself making sandwiches
not an easy task in these seas before I started seeing British lobster pots, tiny buoys on the water capable of doing massive damage to a boats
propulsion system. Lyn immediately returned to lobster pot watch while I munched on my pork chop roll.
The wind was getting up and the coastguard was issuing warnings of force 5, not surprising really since the weather had been so unsettled
for the last two weeks and, as we rounded Beachy Head dark skies started to appear and the waves really started to gallop toward me.
I considered Newhaven and/or Brighton as bolt holes but, for the time being, Sundowner was doing well holding her own. I slowed to 15 knots
and reasoned that the tide would be turning toward me in about 1 hour giving a wind and tide together situation which would flatten the
sea somewhat.
Sure enough, after about 30 minutes, the seas were less agitated and by the time we rounded the Selsey Bill we had a gentle swell to see us back
into Portsmouth. The white caps had gone and our home port was rolling out the welcome home mat. I increased speed to 25 knots and we
romped home. I could see the stress on Lyn’s face being replaced by a big broad grin because I know that deep down she was very nervous.
With the Portsmouth Spinnaker tower and the Isle of Wight within reach, we were back home.
We made it back to Gosport at 1700 just 10 hours after our departure, thrilled that the uncertainty of recent days was now over and that we
were now, at last, back in the security of our home port.
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