OVERVIEW Really only suitable for centre board or lifting keel vessels and skippers with confidence in their tidal calculations and vessel, (Ideal for OVNI Yachts ) Strong tidal flows on both the ebb and the flood. On the flood tide…
Seraphim refit
Part 1
Serious seamanship
Garry Crothers of OVNI 435 ‘Kind of Blue’ is due to arrive in Derry, Northern Ireland on Saturday 4th July. Let’s have a big shout for Garry as he has sailed solo from St Martin and he is the ultimate…
Ovni spots – W France and CI
I have a large list of drying (and shallow water anchoring) spots I have used in Rosi, from the Channel Islands round Brittany as far south as Noirmoutier. I am happy to put them all up on the site, but…
Re-Painting the underside
Our antifouling is in need of scraping off as it is now very thick, the primer has started to flake of the aluminium in some spots. I have been touching it up for a couple of years but it is…
Advice on new sails for 365
Hi, We need to replace our Genoa and main sail on our 365 ( Mahi )after 11 years . Any advice appreciated on a good sail maker in UK or Norway and any advice on briefing sail maker to get…