15th June: “Ave Atque Vale” sculpture
On my first visit to the WWII exhibition at the Palais des Vaches I walked down through the field to view their new sculpture “Ave...
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23rd June: WWII at the Palais des Vaches
For the D-Day 80 Anniversary a new sculpture was unveiled at Lower Exbury and the Palais des Vaches art gallery mounted a WWII at Exbury...
2nd July: Cleaning Seatern
I had last careened Seatern in June 2021 and I managed to do some sailing that year. In March of 2022 I had started cleaning...
7th July: Foil Pumper
I had an incident at NCI Stone Point on 21st January involving Foil Pumpers. The problem is that a paddle boarder in rough water and...
16th July: British Classic Week
I thought that last week (6th to 12th July) was Cowes Classic Week but I did not see any of the racing. Looking at their...
Mariquita
Length on Deck: 38m/ 125ft Beam: 5.2m / 19ft Built: 1911 Designer: William Fife III Builder: William Fife & Son, Fairlie, Scotland Based: Brest, France...
Moonbeam IV
Length on Deck: 29m / 95.1ft Beam: 5.45m / 17.9ft Built: 1920 Designer: William Fife III Builder: William Fife & Son, Fairlie, Scotland Based: Brest,...
Moonbeam
Length on Deck: 24.86m / 81.5ft Beam: 4.72m / 15.5ft Built: 1903 Designer: William Fife III Builder: William Fife & Son, Fairlie, Scotland Based: Brest....
Viveka
Length on Deck: 22m / 72.75ft Beam: 4.2m / 14ft Built: 1929 Designer: Frank C. Paine Builder: Fred Lawley, Massachusetts, USA Based: Mediterranean Designed for...
Patna
Length on Deck: 16.7m / 54.8ft Beam: 3.6m / 11.7ft Built: 1920 Designer: Charles E. Nicholson Builder: Camper & Nicholsons, Gosport, England Based: Cornwall, England...