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œ 'e - Fred , 1 do n't know lf He1 mut sends you news too .
Bes! wishes and success wlth next SaI Iorman . This is a
'' B LU EF IN '' 30 FOOT , FAST very otuer specdal in thls nhaqazl field ne. not to be compared with any
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tsee next issue - Ed.)
s. w. NEws
TEN SAl LS. f7.000
EMSW O RTH 3440 W EEKENDS
Dear E (1l to r
WI) , Ie hol St1 ng atld I owe? 1 nq the m al nsal Is on a cou pl e
of Polycals l have notlced that the qooseneck often sticks
and the boom then needs a f; reat amoun! of m uscl 0 t o
move ,! ; or 1 he hal ya rcI needs sl ack I n g of f lo rel ease I t .
Cono r 0/ Br Ien 1 n h is book ' ' Dee p Wa te r Y acht R 1çJ'
tu rns th e Standa rd Wha rram deS Iqn al ou l4d so th at i l1s tead
of a short tu be sl I dl rlg on a p t'lng I od a l onq rod sl I des
, n two spi gots on the m ast bands . A5 the lonq rod can no t
'f a l l ove r' as t he Sho rt t tabe ca n t h on the st Ick i rlg
problem Shou pd be overcome.
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Another polnt made ln this book wrlttel) I rl 1948
wou Id redu ce th e nu mber o f bl ocks a t the mast head a r1(1
h al yards ru bb k ntl and f r appr nj aqa I nst t he mast. To do
th Is you at tach the toppi nj I If t to the top of thc mast
leadl ng I t th rough a bl ock on t he e nd of the boom and
t Ie o ff t he rope to a cl eat anywh el e al ong t he boom you
fancy. The advantaqes of th is System are a shorler rope
and al I mov I ng pa rî 5 a t deck 1 eve 1 .
Hope th rs m ay be of u Se
You r q, Gu y Ba ron .
Court Barton, Newton S1. Cyres E xeti? r Devon E X5 5B U
Dear Ed Itor
Last vear I wrote you a Ietler dated 1 8 November
1 980, so I am i?a r I y th ls year . Recent I y I ta1 ked to
Helmut Wams the Dutch area secretary I Iv, nt) near by,
and dscused tbe f! nal da te f or newq f o r the ne xt
' 'Sa I I o r m an ' '
A$ f a r as I know t here 1 S an af tl cl e 1 1 stock by m y
son . 1 l3. I aw arld dauqhter Mar I j ke abou t t he1 r ex pe r lences
w , t h a wa t6? 4 .fjele ra tof al3(1 the S harp Se1 t.steel' I n(J. Th 1$
Is not pl aced so f a r so we d on't !1 eed to f eeI too m uch
wor r $ed abouî fp Iv ! nfl not man y news , tems fo r t he next
nu mber,
F ro m olne of 1 he owners we recel ved a veek ago an
art tcI e o r7 h ls ex per Ien ceS w hth h Is R ak a . ( F red Pot man ) .
H e aqreïltl t he te x t beI f3q t ra lsl a ted f o r th e Sa I l or man as
1 t ca 43 be o f u se f or ot he rs
I t wl 1 1 b() placi?d t n n ex l 13 u mbe , o f the CTC lpews too .
Tha! w1$ $ be number 7 5 (N ov , '31 ) numbel 7 4 ls i usl
i')l o ughl to post.of f 1ce t he l (? 1 s a I)e r pod between two
nu mbi?r s to be co rn Ilaretl wl t h a ;')f? rl o(I o f t Ight w 1 nds
betwetlrl gal es 1 4 me to (Io ol he r th I llf .ls amonfls! them 1 o
vv r ! t e t h , s I e t t e f
Y o u (1 o ve ry vvf l I 1 o f 1 I I t 8) i? ' /Sa , l o t l'la 13 ' ' w I t h q ood
r)h o't o $3 i cl t.l t (.! s. O !3e I ) I c ! u t t.' rno st O f t h e t 6 mf.?s (J 1 ve s
1 'i) t t e t 1 1) f ( ) ( m a! , ta tl t h a 1) d 1 84 () t l Sa 1 (1 wo rcl S a S t 1-1 i? C h 1 n i?se
sah/ ( D f( l t be'k I f? al I b' qay k '( 7 tloilody co !*1 trol s huch
rernarks 1 )
T h 1 s ye a l t h e r c w as (1 u 1 1 t? c.s # I o 1 1 i t a of V ha 1 r a m 1) oa t s
d 1) N o r wa y a t t h f? I ')t f? l rla 't 1 on a I n'l ee t I I)(j a 1 S 1 ave l rl . Y o tl
wl l 1 cer ta ,tl I y l3avf? htlartj allotl t 1 t . To ! t tlfla btve nt t h e' f' v da
t he West Coast hl a rtia rlqi? I f I ()r(I to t he Sot.l t 83 a !7(1 t.l p 1 n
t ht? (1 $ I ect lo n of O sl () ha I t way .
Ot hel ilclat t; pr esen t wef 6? a Talfla ! oa lrom Scot l afld
F a Io Ieaq ( Ttlny Pf l ! l dqe ) , a lot her Tarlqaroa f rom To l e
T tl rlhe 1 m va r 1 otI s . H 1 13 a H I Ilennoa a n()1 hi' I N a t a 1 Tane
f r on1 B I I iy Wf lght y K operl haqe tl ) . H I T 1 A f r om J. W.
Deslflns I n f ac1 mot t, 1 h)aI) 70 Eloal s o f v ar k ou S t y îles
wef i? pt ese I1t .
As you k,) ow I owf) a sma I 1 H av k at now 1 8 f eet k)y
1 1 i e6l t ca ') 1 t ) c t tl 1 Se ! F a S t a n(i ve r y tl Se f u 1 o n p ro t e cte d
wa te! s 1 lnoucjh (1 u I te flootl I n rouqh wea ther too . B ut I
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Dear Ed itor,
Th Is newsleter is bei ng typed by myself wl th two
fl nqers lnstead of by the 'seat cover' (qirlf riend to yotl
non C. B. f ansl with ten. No, boatbui Idi ng hasn/t broken
up anothe r romance it's just that the Ieter won't get
wrltten I f l don't do it here and now ! So please forgive
ly ping eïrofs and spesl in9 mi slakes
May I thank al I those who wrote In response to the
last Ietter. 1 was surprised to fi nd a couple of members
who own boats wh ich aren't polycats. David Mi I ner has a
26' Lock-crowkher trimaral whlch he sald he bought
instead of a Wharram because it was otfered at a prlce he
cou Idn't posslbly refuse. Personal Iy l th irlk il had more
to do wlth the fact lhat it's very Ilght and has more sail
area than a Naral and is tltod with a sœ edometer f rom a
Fel rarl , At the other end of thescale Norman Pety has
a Heave ly Twils for f am , Iy comf ort i n a smal boat.
Weymouth harbour is hIs home port and he has sent me
an artlcle on anchorin: ln thls area with the suggestion ( ! 1
that others may like to contri bute sim ilar pieces on their
home ports with particular reference to f acdl it ies for cats
. . . . . how about It you cal) always practice here before
wrltlnq that article for P 8.0. you always promlsed
yourself you would
' In an aqe wben mas society has rendered obsolete
the qual pties of ind ividual courage and independent
thought the oceans of the world sti I I remain va st and
uncluttered beaut ifud but unf orgivi ng , awaiting those
who w l not submlt. Their voyagesare not an escape but
f u lf i 1 Iment''.
So reads the Sntroduction to the Slocum Society whlch
is, and I quote again 'a non prof it mak inq organisation
encouraginq Iong dls:ance voyages on smal yachts and
keeping records of such passages. The society is a
reposltory of Inf ormation on Iong distance smal boal
passages. E nqui rtes on th i s subject a re resea rched f rom
it5 extenslve 1 ibrary and archives. Members may also cal I
orl the soclety for advice in planning crulses. Membershi p
i s ope n t o a I 1 . ' '
Dues are f 5 per annum for whlch you get a copy of
'The Spray' twlce a year. Deta iIs from M Ichael
Hardcaste.l-jsna - address in the membership list.
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( Poem by Horace Dobbs)
A memory after sai li nlj with Wade and Jan Doak
aboard thei r Wharram Catama ran ' ' l nlerlock ' ' of f
New Zealand in June 1 98 1 .
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Star Letter
Dear Pol 9 nes ian catamaran sa 1 I I 1-1(4 .)t1(1 (1 Iits
Just a f ew words about î he bu I l(1 l !)() of nl v 35t .
extended H i nemoa wh Ich I hole to havt) Ia LI rlchtltï by
th e t i me y ou re ad t h 1 s !
F Irsl of al I I am an e xpf?l lenced sa $ l of m aIl a $ l have
done t h ree voyages f rom the H ambltl R Ive I to a nothlr
part of the Ha mb le R lve, Il t 1', ree (1 I f t?, t?!l t M I l roI
d! nghies (or it rnight have been thf? same () I)t') a1)(l o nct?
sxaw a Drascombe L o nqboat . 1 1) f'nh/ co nsllcret. or): 1) lo rl
(and Ji m Whar ra m told me t hat ht) afpreesl PoI h/cat S a r '
basical Iy good boats Bt1 1 I (1 ec 1(lt?(l t lat t)(! to t'e t ili'y
woul d tack o r go t o wl ndwa l (1 t ht?y a , t) 1 tl Iltctl of qomt'
x) rl of modl f Ica î Sons al so I a m n()t t()() stlf e abotl î
ru nn ing ancl reachi n1 .q O 1) otht?l I3o I l1 s of sa 1 I ilq 1 hi'y
may weI l be u nsu rpassecl I
F Irst I eeway ! l am qu re tha t whel 1 6)(,1 to Sa 81 a Wha , l an3
(d id I mentiot, that l olce 5aw il t r 1 maf al) ? ) I 1 wl 1 I mak tl
far too mgch I eeway . The re torf.l I CI ,(I a f ew S1 m I)l ti
ca1 culatl ons des Igned lo asess t h () sl a t pc ( ()a(l , tlf)s o îl tj
Contesa 32 ma k i nfj 1we Iv() k r)()1s sl tleway s o tl a f a I 1 I nfl
tide doutlsets it ( as tlea! I'y a$ Po$ ycats hav t? lwo hu $ $s1 .
knocked a bs t of f the botl om ( N . B. tlot a k 1 !/Vh a l , tlt'n S
h ave ba I l ast keels al th ough a f t)! r t?a(l1 l)ç) th e , aq t # ',tA. '
edili ons of the 'Sa1 I orma n ' ' m osl ttlcl) 10 1 ()(1 Ical ly ! tl , I 't'( 1
on Po Iycrats have f I te (1 îhe m al (3$1() kvl t 1 a l'ack k p 1 )
ce n t r e p I a t e a n d 1 t? e. ') o a l tl s y s 't t , f'rai ) a 1) (. ( I p / ? bv a r t ' ! î t , k r x,s . '
ste rn o 1 t h e r) 1 a 1 S f o r r'r'l y f'l'l f3(f 1 f I (' ( l ' ' I (Jl1 t l ) t? t'1 1) h.'i c: t J ,
T h ese a re a s f o I I o vvs : .-
The truth can now be told about those masts from the
forestry commlssson. The real cost for two st icks for a
N ara i , 40' and 30', squared of to JW's sl zes. del ivered
and wlth aboul 400' of 6 x 1 planki ng was f 1 75 plus al I x
the orgaolsatholh. $ n retrospect we took a grea! risk in Dpvide by 2 (d lvlcltl by lvvoh ' -
buylnq logs larse and lonq enough to get square masts 3 ' Afr t-
out of betore aranuing delvery f rom the sawmil back lo
our h homes. I f we had had to have lhem del Ivered by
aul Iers the cost may we1 I have been another :200 splil
thr ee ways. B y :oo d Iuck Ralph Bradshaw In Southampton
managed to hlre a non h g.v. lorry with an extra 1 on9
bed whtch meant t he ove ( hand vka: Just teqat .
B y t hi? l 1 mtà he had 1 oaded 1he
t 4 mtlt?t at Hol ,1 on a 1361 (1tè1 lve r f)d t () PI y mou! h aI3(I E x ele 1
htl hatl tlecsdecl î ha1 i o! t hi? t 1 i) bac k t o Sotl t ham l)l () rp
vvdî h h Is Ta Ilq ap oa m as ts hi' wotl i( I havt) a 1 I t ht? ovt! , halcp
51 4ck 1 n(J ou l of t he f rol t wl3t>1 t: h t ' cltl l (1 sf.t' 1 l Ht? 1 (àf 1
E xelf?t wpth h is nlast wavl fêç) aloti l pI1 f 4 o'lt of 1 Inh (9' )
I k e aIl f! Ielhalt 1 4) silaqol ) b/vh 1 ch I (1 1(1 1*1 th p !1 k wds 1()()
sels! ble igt 1 ()'c1 (lck al 13 Iqlt l-ltlwihvil' hd' lAla(.l(. I 1
ho r'n e biv I t h ()tI t sf )ea r 8 t )fJ iI ,7 y t)()f l y f ) l h av 1 I l() lh ! $ I 'h ! ( ) I t !(: l I ( ) , )
s 1 a ;) f )t',( I o f T 1) e '*r EI t )(1a r ( ) tl I'tl as'r tg ' bv I '? 1 tl t 't a I '.'! 1 F t) l ' l 1 t i' I y
sI3à $1 l t) ! a fntlt i ! à! () f ()f f . qti l s , f:k J'5! f 1 30 G . B .
Wh ich proves my pol)t
rather 1) lcel y, I th lk
This ls of cou rse for stat'c loadlnq. Anyole bh/ho Caz'
work out the dynamlc Ioadl ng ls a betti?r matl thafl 1 ant
wi'th these conclusi ons in rd ind l dec led to l lt a
black anod ised al u m i n iu m toe.ra i l wh Ich I am bv c().
i ncidence produci ng as a cottage industry at the ver'/ Iow
( I th i nk) pri ce of f 235. 50 i nc. VAT & p&p, i 1) my I itt It!
f actory i n Ly mi ngton .
As I have sa id by t he time you read t h Is Ie ter , I hopt'
to have begtln construction Of my 19f1 . f I l.keeled sl n(1le.
huled Ari ki , wh ich l hope wi 1 be the fi rst mult ihut t to
Iegaly enter the Fastnet Race. Also could you tel me tht'
exact f reque ncy Of I I(J h t t h a t sh ou I d be e cn 1 t 'te (1 by
9e
I obu ve I i es ?
Y ou rs s i nce re1 y , B udd y B . W al k e I
CAM EO
Foam slides past
the h sing bow
and a wh Isperlng wl nd
captured by gently.bel I ied sa1 I
caries them over the sea.
The SI Iver notes of a f Iute
f il 1 the air and are gone
Ii ke raindrops on water.
Coton-wool clouds jumble !he 5ky '
In non.geometric conf uslon
above a jagged skyline.
P. S. 1 am of ferl ng my 1 2f t. Fof d Cort - H 1 na f or Fale f o r
f 3500 so that l can buy a boat or a bigger car. Arlyor'e
interested?
I do not know who this joker is - he may not even be
a member - Buddy Boy Wa1 ker is not on our current Iist
- however, despite the ponderous nature of his anempt
to take the piss tbere is a certain amount of truth in the
idea that some PCA members seem unable to resist
altering and modifying the standard plans when buildlng
'beir boals. In any case this is tbe only attempt al humou r
that anyone has sent in this time . ( Ed. )
A beautif ul woman
h a i r b I o w i n q i n th e w I nd ,
eases the tilker.
Her beared companlon
slts on the bows
contemplatl ng the scene
wondering If the dolphins wl 1$ come. V