My sort of sailing in 2017

We have had some really strong winds recently but on Friday the Northerly finally let up and I was able to do some gentle sailing. It was still gusty so I just used the loose footed main and not the main gunter rig.

This is about Dylan Winter's Blog, Sailing around Britain.

14 Responses to “My sort of sailing in 2017”

  1. 30 April, 2017 at 6:50 amApplescruffs says:

    It’s great to see you back and playing with the mud again!

    And a poingent piece of music too,

    All the best,

    Richard

    PS: my kind of film, love Scotland etc. but I can relate more to this type of sailing

  2. 30 April, 2017 at 1:31 pmApplescruffs says:

    I forgot to mention the new logo…..

    Keep turning Ketch ???

  3. 30 April, 2017 at 1:56 pmRichard says:

    Looks like a Fisher 25 to me……..

  4. 30 April, 2017 at 4:12 pmdylan winter says:

    it is

    Fisher 25s are the last boat for many old men. They buy them, lavish money on them, then get ill and the boat stands for a year or two

    before they or their wives bite the bullet

    so there are lots of tatty ones with good engines around

    I would also consider one that was in good nick but needed a new engine

    D

    D

  5. 1 May, 2017 at 2:30 ampeter c says:

    Wonderful, the magic is back. The light on the mud and water, with classics in profile, is what does it for me.
    Reminds me of the early slug stuff in the same area.
    Thanks D

  6. 1 May, 2017 at 4:19 amPaul Mullings says:

    I do like a muddy creek…I will be passing your way mid June for a night at Woodbridge Marina, it would be good to see you?

  7. 1 May, 2017 at 7:03 amdylan winter says:

    I will be here all summer – not going anywhere

  8. 1 May, 2017 at 11:05 amRiley Morgan says:

    Love it, love it, love it. After reading through the last lot of “Chis makes some interesting points” I got a bit depressed. This latest film is KTL and its what its all about.

  9. 1 May, 2017 at 1:56 pmpeter c says:

    Well said Riley, keep this up D and we will be modestly tapping again.

  10. 3 May, 2017 at 3:06 amWarren says:

    While you dream of trips to come , maybe ,
    I just found another MOB to follow
    Barry Perrins, great guy , our age , bought a boat with money his dad left to him after he sold his Boat in 2009
    https://youtu.be/Cv64lASC4cQ
    Really enjoyable videos .some of the finest sailing video of real life sailing, very much in you vein , not quite the pro touch but the real thing.
    Catch if you can
    Cheers Warren

  11. 3 May, 2017 at 9:17 amdylan winter says:

    I have been watching that one ….. but it does not have inside steering so is no better than a Centaur – worse because it falls over when the tide goes out. The ideal wooud be a bilge keel fisher 25.

  12. 3 May, 2017 at 9:19 amdylan winter says:

    I am enjoying the Deben. The sailing changes with the geography. I think that the Solway Firth will be like suffolk to some degree. I expect that the 7th and 8th to last films will be of the firth of Forth,Moray Firth and the Tay in the Minstrel so those will include more shallow sailing.

    Dylan

  13. 3 May, 2017 at 9:19 amdylan winter says:

    so drop by …. you know where I live

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