And there is a Start.

Dominique's "Office" for a week. Chef/ shore support and logistics. Team Proteus.

Good reading. Chas from Tas.

 

It is snowy, it is cold. Time to read a good book about Charles Blundell; the ultimate B.N. Not politically correct and funny as hell. I laughed a lot devouring the sea salted narrative. 

There is even one page or two about one of my own designs and a few pictures including on the back cover.

2015 Belle Ile, Refit (Adele)

33' Steel M.B.C.C (Modern British Channel Cutter); built in Switzerland, owned by a German, and based in the Canaries.

I know, a steel boat is not the first choice for many owners, but when you want something solid, strong, and in this case, with character, this small boat is hard to ignore. The above video depicts a recent refit after 20 years. First with the exterior, then moving into the interior.

Junk Rig to ELIA.

What is it?

- JR stands for junk rig. Elia is my attempt to adopt a modern approach to this most ancient system of sails.

- But first, a little side story.
                                                

Hot Rum Series 2015

     San Diego Yacht Club.
The Hot Rum series consists of 3 races in November and December.   

140 boats entered the racing.

Good results for the Tanton 73.'

Sail number 22208. Name Velos. Owner Kjeld Hestehave. Class 1. Rating 1.049.

Race 1. Fleet 2/ Overall 20. Race 2. Fleet 4/ Overall 9. Race 3. Fleet 6/ Overall 44. Place 13 Overall.

Carter. Vendredi 13. Souvenir, souvenirs.

Carter Design #14.

Vendredi 13.

- A visionary boat by Jean-Yves Terlain, financed by Claude Lelouch of "A Man and a Woman" fame, designed by Carter Offshore and built by Tecimar at St. Nazaire, France.

- At 128', V13 was at the time the longest single-handed boat in the world. She is, in her original configuration, the lightest fiberglass pleasure boat ever built, at 30T. (66000lbs.) Pleasure boat ever built. One of the first large resin-infused vessels in the world. Also, the most bang for the buck in the history of sailing. Budget: $360,000.00 on a turnkey contract, and 6 months to design and build this one-of-a-kind vessel.

On the Drawing Board 2015

- A cruising shoal draft aluminum boat with a "twist", as for the sail configuration. The "Elia System" for mast, rigging, and sail plan. The renderings show an earlier version of the boat, before modifications were made to the deck, including the addition of a pilothouse, to provide more headroom for the tall owner.