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G --... Page2The Sea People.,w harram CatMagazineoft:e ) . - Brokeragepolynesian .g) ' PCA *Catam ârân E)Association . : 1997SC O TT BRO W NContentsSouthdownMarinaM ilbrook TorpointRuth's Diary 3 Cornwa lPLIO 1HGNativeBuilding 6 Tel/fax +44 (O)1752 823824catcorner 7e-mailscotb@ multihuls.uk.comIN TER N ET N EW ITIKI21--Tiny 3 8C atCorner- Croatia IQ m o awfzp ct,v ,PAHI42 -Serenite 12cnzazwel su'aarcuvremrkm & JefaazvefbtyaryTIKI38 -*Build 14 Wo .Multihuls,uk.com /TangaroaMkIV -'IgaKhalee 16 aavtïzjpcz aau?v tfo.r.t+At,/.)et'c.zTIKI21- Cooking Fat 18TipsHints & Gadgets 21www.Multihuls.uk.com /x AEditorial 21HITIA 17-Modifications 22I ITiki26 -wFreyia 23Tangaroa ->Rongatai 24 Ezster'97sees a oneweekrefitofManniniPahi,Chris Dunn's45'ORO.NewsFrom Sea People 26 Y OU can work forthe week on theboatandinreturnhave aweeksailingon heraround Cornwalin M id-Sum merwith ScottBrownSkippering.EditorialTeamA:Adrian,Steve,Scottssisted By:Annabelsome skilsarerequired, butthe per-sonw jththe abilitytohandle apaintbrushisasimpodantas thepersonbringing wordworkingskils.EditorialAddress: FrontCoverPhoto Thism ay bethe lastchancetosailPCAthisClassicasshegoesonthem ar-Southdow n MarinaM illbrook,Tom ointHelen ForresteronTanenui'Kahoa Nui'ketafterthe '97 Sum merMeeṭCornwallPLIO 1HG in the Bay ofNaplesR E F IT

Paqe 3R U T H 'S D IA R YThe FijiIslandsRuth Y arram continuesherreporlofthe advenftlres ofSpfritofGaia in theFfj/an and Melanesian IslandsEpiIsland,Vanuatu,16 8 96AfterIsentmy Iast newsletter.about6weeks ago,we finaly visited one ofthe Fijian outer island groups,theYasawas, and had so far our bestswim m ing amongstcoralsand shoalsoffish,withan am azing swathe oftinyfish swim m ing along the beach offanuninhabited island.Then we had to Ieave as anotherfriend wasawaitingforus in Vanuatu,the form er New Hebrides anotherMelaneslan island group.Though wehad to sailbefore the tradewinds hadset in again,w hen they cam e.weenjoyed them at Iastforthree daysand arrived in Vila , the capitalofVanuatu,after5days,Like the Fijian yachtclubs atSuva,MusketCoveand Lautoka in Fiji,theCruising YachtClub ofPortVila ontheisland ofEfate,is the centre of theyachting fraternity with m ailcolectionpossibility,fax,telephone,shower,baretc butitwas notwhatwe had com efor.nam ely,to sailwith ourfriend upth e is Ia n d s .However, one delay folowed theother.W ehad arrivedjustbeforetheIndependence celebrations,which wecouldn'tm isswith the dancing groupsfrom the various Islands Though atthe boatparade and race,which theyachtclub had organised,we missedthe localoutriggercanoes The dinnerdance pady atthe yachtclub in theevening sponsored by a Iocalfirm witha deliciousbu#etwaswonderful.Stom ach upsets caused fudher delays.Then,avisitto the new m useum ,which was betterthan the Suva one,Ilghter,better laid outand with interestingvideo shows.There waseven aconference justgoing on,'TheW esternPacific,5000to2000B? (beforepresent!)Colonisation'sandTransformationsd', dealing mainly with thespread of the 'Lapita'culture,thatspread from the Bism arck Archipelagothrough the Melanesian islands intoPolynesia asfaras TongaThis is whatourfriend , Bob Hobm an ,who had also been a speakerattheW aka M oana Sym posium in Auck-Iand,is trying to trace.This is wlth anew 13 5m long outrigger canoe'ANAK TAGAROA' , as used by theancient race, know n either as'Austronesians'. 'protopolynesians'or,as he caled them 'Tagaroans'Bob Hobman had already m ade ahlstoric voyage onanoutriggercanoe ,the SARIMANO K,which he had sailedfrom Bali to M adagascar 11 yearsago, to follow another expansionroute,used by IndonesiansW ith his new canoe he intends to sail6,500 km from Sangir,Indonesia , toFijiAs we,too , were interested in thesetradlng routes,Jam es and Hannekeattended som e ofthe Iectures attheabove m entioned conferenceThere was stillone fudherdelay theengine. A water intake pipe wasblocked up,and Inspite ofHanneke'sJames with ChiefNo2 from Tikopia

greatesteffods,she could notfind it,and the engine had to be takenashore.Itdid costanotherE55,butatleast the mechanic knew aI aboutwhere to find outriggercanoes AtIastJam es and Hanneke were able tocarry on theirwork ofrecording andphotographing existing outrigger canoeson the islands,fornotonly wasthe Auckland Maritim e M useum interestedinit,theSuva(Fiji)andtheVila(Vanuatu) Museums also wantedcopies oftheirrecords,as welas theViking M useum in Denm ark.Before leaving Vila we went to oneisland,w here a canoe which had apparentlywon the races a few yearsago,was hauled out So its m easurementswere taken,draw ings and photographsm ade.Thenwe were fina ly offto HavannahHarbour,where im mediately a coupleofsailing canoes cam e overto greetus.They were sailing very wel,fastand quite close to the wind. Itwaswonderfulto see them and not IonguntilHanneke was sailing one herself.Afterhearing that Bily,the fatherofone ofthe sailors,wasthe Iocalcanoebuilder we invited a group ofthem .including Bily, for a sail with us.around theirisland,Lelepa,the folowing d a yFirstwe visited the island and walkedto the cave,w hich had rock paintingsfrom 9O0 AD,Iooked atthe vilage andBily's 'workshop'with anothercanoebeing made, and after m ore canoevisitors on GAIA,we finally setoffonourtrip Nodh,which we had intendedto startover2 weeksago!Stil,betterto getto see a Iot and m eet m anypeople ofone islandthan to see m anyislands,butonly superficialy.for , w efound aI the islands beautiful andtheirinhabitantsveryfriendly.The island ofEpiwas ournextstop.You m ay rem em ber,thatlfinishedm ylast newsletter with Jam es'recoveryfrom his coral poisoning. I shouldhave known betterand be m ore careful,fornowaIIIcan do isto siton m ybunk and look outforthe dugongs ,which are supposed to be here in thebay -one ofthem evenverytame andswim m ing w ith people - as Iam notalowed to swim with a bad skin infectiononmyIeg(Erysipelas).However,eventhe others finaly only swam withsom e tudles, and one dugong wasjustseeninthedistance.stream of visitors. whether fromyachtsm en.holiday m akers orthe Iocals,representatives of aI the'dignitaries'ofthe couple of islandsaround usThe Iocal restaurant owner. Tasso ,m ade a buKetm ealforanyone interested,whichwasveryenjoyable andtoday they had a bazaaron one oftheislands in aid ofschoolfunds ForEpihas a prim ary and a high school ahospital Iibrary etc.,realy a wonderfuIcomm unity One can only hopethat it wil remain so peaceful andhappy withoutthe young people havingtheurge to go to the big townsJamesand Jamiein traditional(oinc10th.On the M askellyn Islands ofMalakula,the others visited one ofthevilages,which has a boat buildingschool.Very nice and interesting peopIeThey had justhad a committeem eeting,talking abouttheirdifficultiesofgetting enough Iogs to build morecanoes and had discussed the possibilityofbuilding in plywood.Ourarrivalcame justintime.Jamesgave a talk to the school 1a group of18 visited GAIA,and we prom ised tosend them some drawings of theMAUIand HINA designs with generalbuilding instruction fortheirfuture canoesln Epia sm al yachting com m unity SO.tim e goesby,butwe had anotherwas gathering - am ongst them a pleasantweek on this island before So we wanderedfrom island to island,canadian doctor,a greatblessing for heading for M alakula, the second getting our fruit and vegetables fromme - but there was now a constant largestisland ofvanuatu the natives who passed by,whentheyPage 4

Page 5sailed from the m ainland w here theirgardens are,to theirownislandsW e haven'tgotfaryet,and here , inSandwich harbour, where even theothers can'tgo swim m ing because ofsharks.we are waiting with a group ofotheryachtsforthe wind to change totheSouthagainJamesand Hanneke have gone shopping,andlhope they are safe becauseit is only about25 years ago,thatthe natives stilate each otherorwhoeverwas handy!Onourreturnto Vila,11 .9.96Another3 weeks have gone by wlthm ore highlightsofourvoyage AtchinIsland,fulof'Canoe people' W e inviteda group ofthe oId people,canoebuilders,rope m akers.m odelmakersetc.on GAIA,discussed theirand ourdesigns and meta couple of peoplewho had sailed in 1980 (the yearoftheir lndependence) a 12m canoefrom there,6OO m ilesln two weeks toMalaita in the Solomon Islands andthen from there in anothertwoweeks ,800 m iles to Pod Moresby, PapuaNew G uinea.In the evening a fam ilyof3 m en.w ho had been on thattripcam e overfrom the big island with alarge bunch of bananas to discusstheirepic voyage The canoe was Ieftfn Papua New Guinea Theircaptain ,apparently had been a Mike BainesW e think it was the sam e M ikeBaines,we had m etperhaps40 yearsago,on ourTANGAROAButthen itwas realy tlme to head forEspirlto Santo,where Francis Hickeyanotherspeakeratthe Auckland symposiumand who has a TANGAROAMK.IV there -was awaiting us with ab4g heap of Ietters,a very welcom eandonly too rare pleasure'W e had intended to visitotherislandsofVanuatuEthe Bank lslands,PentecostandAm brym withitsvolcano.butwe,especia ly Hanneke since seeingtwo Tikopian canoes in the Aucklandm useums,had always been thinkingofthe m ost im portant island ofthisyear's cruise and research projectTikopia , a Polynesian outlier,pad ofthe Santa Cruz Islandsnow belongingto th e So Io m o ns,a lo n e Iy lsIa nd a n dover100 m ilesfrom itsnearestneighbo u rTim e was getting shod,the weatherbad agaln, it was 2OO m iles fromLuganvile,Espirito Santo,to Tlkopiaand 300 m iles back to Vila withoutvisitlng anyofthe otherIslands Thereiso n Iy a no p ena n cho ra ge offT lko p ia ,and lt would be without perm lssionand clearance from the Solomons anIllegalvisltAfterm any arguments , a 'slgn'ln thefo rm ofa n Am e rlcan co u p Ie ,dec id edfor us They had just come fromTikopia,had spent2 wonderfulweeksthere and urged us to vlsitthese genuinepeople,to ask the Chlef No 2 ,wh o is res po n sib Ie fo r th e vis ItIn gyachts,forperm ission and show themourSPIRIT OF GAIA as we las thephotos and drawlngs of the oIdTikopian canoes 'Itis a m ust' theysaid W ith this co-lncldence , w ethought.yes,we m ustgo''Itwas a hard voyage there -and twohard sailing days to windward Inwindsofforce 5-6, occasionaly 7 . on thereturn voyage.though on the Iastdaywe had a beautifulsallalong the is-IandsofVanuatu.averaging 6 kn onth is 327m triplthad been a rathernerve wracklnganch o ra g e o f'f T iko p Ia T h o u gh th eanchorwaswelburied Inthe sand butln deep water,ltWaS Shallowing veryquickly Unfodunately,the wlnd wasvery gusty and com ing around thelsland,sothatwe always Iaywlth thestern towards the beach - and oftenonly a few feet away from the coral

heads!!Still.we survived ita l,and to answerthe question now: 'W as itworth it?','Yes itwas'The 'Tikopian Experience',probably wewilneverbe able to repeat.W e werevisited bythe ChiefNo.2's grandson,towhom we explained our reasons forcoming to Tikopia:the discovery ofthetwo Tikopian Canoes in New Zealand -the Iarge 11 m.canoe 1which had beenin the m ain m useum for60 years andits rem arkable resem blance in crosssection and keelIines to that of theSPIRIT O F GAIA,plusthe sm allcanoe,seen in the NationalMaritim e M useum ,which,in 1972,had beenfound floatingin the sea.Also ourown work for43years indesigning,building,sailing andspreading the idea ofthe Double Canoeetc.W e were accepted and invited tothe oId chief(Daddyl's house in theafternoonO n the beach a group of childrengreeted us and, holding our hands,guided us to the Chief s house.lt,Sikealthe others,was covered with Ieavesrightto the ground You have to crawlin through a smalopening (and mustcraw loutbackwards,as itIs conslderedrude to turn the back on som e-one).ltwasdarkinside,butcoolandwithoutthe fliesswarm lngoutside W edrank coconuts and were offered am eal,fish and a m ixture of bananaand coconut m ilk cooked in bananaleaves in an eadh oven in the cookhouse.Eatenwith yourhands,whichare rinsed in water there was nowashing up to do!Then we showed again our photosdrawings etc to the oId Chiefand hisson,Edward,who is now handling a Ithe vilage affairs and presented themaIwith a SPIRIT OF GAIA Tee-shirt(we musthaveIeftadozenofthem onthe island),which they are wearingnow only on specialoccasions, likegoing to church ortraveling overseas!Nextday,they aIIvisited GAIA presentingus with a beautifulm at Thenfolowed som e trading,As the supplyship had been delayed fora couple ofm onths.they were very shod ofparaffin,sugar,teaand rice,butalso Iikedto exchange other item s.Spare flippersand m asks,batteries,fish hooksand Iine to repairtheirnets wereverywelcom e Hanneke Freya and Jam iejoinedthem foranightdiveforcrayfishand fish,which provided ourmeals thefolowing day.The nextday we looked atthecanoes ,m any of them not being used anym ore But,again,we found the sam eshapes as those in Auckland and onew ith a rem arkable resem blance tosome ofourearlierCatam aransThe Iastday,the Supply Ship arrivedThe Chief had told us that he woulddealwith any officialenquiry regardingourstay on the island,and we had notroubleAfterwards,the others walked to LakeTe Rotoonthe otherside ofthe islandltis a shalow fresh waterIake aroundthe drowned cratercentre where itis80m etres deep.There are also the villagesofthe three otherChiefswho alIwelcom ed us, especially one whosegrandfatherhad owned the Iarge canoeinAuckland and who had given itto them issionaries in 1916 for the NewZealand Museum as he objected totheircanoesbeing used any longerItwastim e tosay goodbyeN A T IV EB U ILD IN GPatrick Ormelynch carne across thearlofc'anoe building on a recenttripto lndia.'*2J'. :7:The tim eless G oan canoe beingcom -E' ' 'pleted by fishermen on The Malabar s .. t!'7 ... ;Coasṭ'.j.Buiftup from a holowedouttreetrunkthesideplanksarebutended1 '$q? ..and Iashedwithtwine.A coatofta r 1'vï lilt'â'yEE#i.i;J$ry, .replacing the use ofexpensive resin : . .k)sheathingorantifouland the boughjE( .)''' ) g *!Lofatree grown into a gracefulcurvef's1!it!t:,. :? tk.o'ICIE.L$,,;0)' ' '.. .:..:. r(.:.:.. 'r.;..prov id ing the outriggerbeam switha'2!(*': 4,. . .8t).rj: ,Eneatlystyleddownwardsthrust. xuy ï7'7).è.:. .o .è: ,ï '' r-auq ' .E , ṙ-10 .. o. .' ,yjx #!Eï:z. ,. s.jy;'- ty. ' )yklyj(2,j( ',(.':.-.j-kjlï. . 7l!(':7 .j.u.tL. ,Page 6';:E' y, .,: ' ,.: .?' $y lr(

C A T C O R N E R - C H A N N E L IS LE SShellBeach,H ermSimon Tytherleigh rem rfs on thisl'dea?Iocation for Channellzlesvisitots.Located on the East side of Herm ,wel-protected in W NW to SW winds,driesfor6 hoursonflatsand.Lim itedfacilitiesAfterthe hurly-burly ofSt.PeterPod,the solitude here is a tonic to the soul.ShelBeach itselfis a Iovely spotandperfect for cats, far superior to theRosaire Steps anchorage. The pilotbooksrecommendBelvoirBay,justtothe S,formonos.Itis poorlyprotectedfrom sweland drying out is dangerousandforbiddenon the steep beach.ButShelBeach is more Iike the Scil-Iies,protected byrocks Ioadsofrooma n d f1atsa n d .Enter the anchorage either fromBelvoir Bay or from the Noire Putebeacon to the East.A Iine from theNoire Pute to the She l Beach hutgives clearance of a rocky outcropthatcoversabout1m atHW .You cango right in on this Iine,then turn tostarboard paralelto the beach.insidethe row ofrocks (tops stilvisible atHW springs). Drop the hook abouthalfway between the rocks and thebeach,butnotatthe beach hutend,where there are a few sm albouldersThe bestspotis indicated by the transitson the sketch chart Ifnervous,waituntilabout 1% hrs afterIow water,whenaIIthe majorrockswilbeshowing Don'tbe tem pted to anchor> .:.wwa.>J (awul:o fw .ruh kezw 21.uwewltkk..,Lk.tztivv tk EeltAaœ TC6.P.tltX # * *lXA.'t...z .4.k -'.-. < .lm 2. ntç& vti, 2.'-'*ri .v.wJe ;,;.,.7 uly ft-.Aeekerwle-lio.ṭ!X k1f'1* .t- thkE:K 2'$*Q .t û ': (o ,.ḳ Law . tu'â1 Y a' Q ie roA 'kzter:ivu' *' 'W l.l./ k 'ju W Il1.if>.w. a1 g f / lyuzax, . .. m* f t :2i & ,' ;$4 'A lqb.i l Y1J'- ltb-*ft Jl .> .f - k .' vwo peu f.tj-&.m ke7 !. h zô -;4k.:..uha. .# //O - sovw ou.y < c ,s%. -NBvtvoirQ * w. = guk,..m . (-.woo a-uox t)NN.# co c vorowrtclose to the beach athigh water,becauseitis composed ofcoarse shelsand slopes steeply.There is plenty ofroom on the flatsand,and you wildryoutfor6 hours each tide.The beachitselfis a delight.There is plenty ofoppodunity to paddle Ice-creams canbe hadfrom the hut,and the grocklesa Igo home at5 o'clock and you geta good view of the monos rollingaround in BelvoirBay.Icannotrecom -mend itm ore highly!* a a A l aM anufacturersofSails,Dodgers,CoversRepairServiceSails forTIKIrangeSpray dodgers forTIKI& ClassicExportworldwideTrevolBusiness ParkTorpointPlymouth PLII2TB> Phone:+44 (0)1752@ajaajz orfax 815465Page 7

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C AT C O R N E R - C R O AT IA'C resMike d Jenny G ynn repodson theirfavourite Croal/an haunts.C roatia is fulofcat corners butthisadicle isabouta clusterofthem attheSouthern end of the m ost Nodherlyisland, Cres, w hich is pronouncedsom ethingIike Tress.Croatia is easy to getto by car.Munichfirst,skirtaround Salzburg andSouth through the Tauern tunnels(aboutE15 with a trailer)to Vilach.From here the Karavanken tunnel(anotherE1O )leadsovertoSlovenia.A m ixture of m otorways and othersleadsdowntoRijeka.Thenearestandeasiestplace to Iaunch,though possib1ynotthe cheapest,is atPunatMarinaontheislandofKrk(pronouncedasinW eeFrees),about2hoursfromRijeka.Youwilneeda sailingpermitat about E60 and insurance If youdon'thave insurance you can buy itIocaly foraboutE20 Itseem s wodhsaying thatyou wilhave NO TRO U-BLE from whateverwars are going onin the oId Yugoslavia.The road thatcom espastPunta Kriza(see the map )comes 15 km fromOsorPunta Kriza isa tiny vilage witha good shop and atap ifyou can findit.Itis IOOm south ofthe shop atthefirstfork on the Ieft.AtPogana there isafishrestaurantwithajetty andsomeholiday hom es.The m ain activity is am assive butvery agreeable cam psite,m ainly naturist, 1 km south ofPogana.Here be restaurants,shop,showersand Ioos aIin pristine conditionandreasonably welstockedTHE ANCHO RAGESA. Sveti Andrija or Jadriscica.This is a long inlet with the busyPogana restaurantatthe South.Catsgo fudherN.and can find quietspots.The road runs paralelto the shoreand there are dinghy Ianding spots.The bottom is m ud,good holding andthe Iocalpilot says it is safe in aIw inds. Even in a Southerly only aslightswelcom es in.This is a goodplace forprovisioning in Punta Kriza.The photo shows the sod ofcountry toexpect.B. Uvala Baldarin.This is a veryquietanchorage.The holding isexcel-Ient and the shelter good though lhave neverbeenthere ina southwind .There is a tiny walled hole to thenodheast.which Iwould use asafunkhole ifwaves came in . To the southwestis the cam psite which can bereached by dinghy,along the shore orif you can find it, a donkey trackthrough the woods To the north arem ore donkey tracks and wondedulwalking through woods Ieading to theruined house ofLusare . Cats can goinfurtherthan halfboats to getpeaceand quiet and it is one of the fewplaceswe know where a boatcan bebeached form aintenance,as Jenny'sdrawingopposite showshlt /9*r 9.'Er SG m loxl'ïh1;N.,$I%p 66 -.- .-.e-.-t ,ud*- 47 - a # pjza > Xh -hx = tp' L,. ) w x .m.. .- w F xN hw/A 1.. .ee'.J';*N$saq yv' ua...w#l 1!9J :#3X 4. .- eC>. N dx4 C .l e ,o' *-?! r $ e.a % i *- 'h. eo.' . :.a $CX y c ., -.Nsà. -.1 l* 1 KPage 10

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PA H I42 - S E R E N IT EB risto lFestivalofthe Sea 196John Clarke repört&on the latlnc.h ofhis PAHI42 B erenite'afthe BristolFeasw/fva/ofSea #96 and the failure ofa shackle?W e had m ade the Festivalthe focalpointto launch ourPahi42 SereniteOtherwise,asI'm sure aIbuilders w lagree,the project willtend to driftalong forseveralm onths Iongerthanitneed to By m id Mayconstructlon &som e of the fit out was com pletedsufficientlyto arrange transpod ofthecom ponents from Chepstow to BristolM arlna,where we could carry outthefinalassem bly Altogether,foursem i-traler Ioads wentovertwo days Bythe end ofthe firstday we had bothhuls In position with the two nettingbeam s Instaled and bolted The nextday was Fridayand bylunch-tim e wehad the m ain beam s in place and thedoghouse/cockpitassem bly installed.The IastIoad broughtthe m ast,motor'sledges', rigging, accom m odationla d d er a n d a Il the othe r bits andpieces Fridaynightwasourfirstnighton board.albeitwithonly candles andcans offresh watertowash wlth.ButatIeastitwashom e!That night we celebrated the eventwith a sm aldinnerpady ltcould havebeena differentsod ofcelebration,forwhilstclim bing down from the cockpitto ground Ievel I m anaged to kickaway the step Iadder and prom ptlyfollowed itdown to the very hard concreteslipway!Muchbruisingand grazing,onlysaved from broken bones byhaving indulged in too m uch scotchbeforehand.No doubtthis was a majorcontributiontotheincidentinthefirstplace!Felow W harram Pahi31owner Eric Dugdale found us on theslip and welcom ed us to Bristoḷ Healso found us the essentialm issingcom ponent that sam e evening - acorkscrewBy the middle ofthe nextweekwe hadaIthe Iashings in place and the deckslats and gearfitted.My good friend,who had beenalsoourIandlord forthelast5 years,broughta!the gearaiongto Iaunch the com plete vesseldownthe slipway Stepping the m ast wasquite aJob.Themarinacranehad onlya shod jib so we hadto move to acornerofthe m arina with a 10-12 ftdrop to water levelfrom a not verywide footpath By walking the cranealong thefootpath withthe m astslungabove the crosstree instailation . theSerenite onstationattheFestival.alooksIike mytype ofpady(Ed.)Page 12

o pe ratIo n w ent v ery sm o othIy a n dm ostprofessionalySerenite wasChrlstened onthe Saturday.andon Monday we m otored am ile up the riverto ourposition in thefestivalsite By this tim e,vessels werearriving by the score Som e big,through the Iock gates, and somesm aler ones by road. There wassome confuslon inthe adm inistration,butnevertheless we had a bedh andwhat a Iocation!Just astern of thegreat Eric Tabarly in his Pen Dulckand ahead ofNuclearElectric and thecentre pieceofthe eventthe replica ofthe Matthew Cabots ship W e wereIndeed in exalted com pany Thecrowds ofspectators cam e thick andfast.Am ongstthe crowds were m anyP C A m em bers, including SteveTurnerand fam ily and Simon Tyther-Ieigh who was m oored further upstream.Bythe3rd.day both m ywifeand lwere exhausted.Som e 10O peopIecam e onboard and many morespoken to on the quayside The entertainment in the nearby centre stagewas attimes to me,horrendous.Buta I in aIlwelworth the ad m issioncharges alone The 60O vessels ondisplay were fabulous and the publcresponse,notwithstanding attimes,theatrocious weather,was welaboveexpectationsand itis to be hoped thatBristolwilbenefitfrom the eventandwe shalsee anothereventIlke itin 4years tim e The folow ing weekswerespent in completing the fitting ouțw ater. Iighting. instrum ents etcSlowly depadure Iooked nearer Infact we set off on Friday 5th Julyclearing Bristoldocks by 9-30 pm andIeaving Avonm outh by 11-3O pm ,bound forFalm outh Now Im ustconfess,lnretrospect,thatitwas notverycleverto setouton a m aiden voyageatthattime ofthe day Butthe windforecastwas NNW force 3-4 Actualwind nearerforce 2/3 and m ore westerlythan NNW However our w ingm astand Technique sails perform edvery wel-gknots routine speed with awellIaden hul-about5 % tons displacement,including the 4 personsaboardBy the tlde turn,we were weldownthe N Devoncoastand then ofcourseM urphy's Iaw sets in and the windgoes westeriy and picks up to force4-5,Ourtwo crew ,Hilton and Carol,had to be back atworkon MondaysoFailed forestay shacklethere wasno room fora Iong passagetacking to windward.This being so.we headed for M ilford Haven as agood alternative to Falm outh Stilonthe wind however, but we shouldm ake ourtim e.By now the wind wasup to an indicated 3oknots at them asthead and we were welreefedStilm aklng 10 -11 knotsthrough thewaterby Saturday afternoon we werea11very tired W e had notsleptm uchoffwatch so a universaldecision wasm ade to bear aw ay and head forSwansea O n com ing off the windaftersome 18 hoursbeating,thejoywas shod lived ! The boom stadedhitting the dog house roof and thewing m astwas ata very strange angIeHilton wentto the m astheelandsaw thatthe forestay shackle atthemasthead had failed and we weresaling wlth only the genoa halyardholding the m ast upright and slowlyslippng throughthe Spinlock undertheexcessive Ioad W hi1st I,regrettably,dlthered Hilton grabbed the unusedspinnake r ha lya rd a n d ra n up to th eforward netting beam and secured thefree end JustIn time , forIthink themastwould have reached the pointofno return in another 5 seconds W em anaged to lim p into Swansea undera jury rigged forestay On Sundaymorning Hilton wentup to the m astheadand m ade a tem porary repairTwo weeksIaterwe replaced the brokenshackle and thatpad ofthe incidentwasclosed However,you m aybe interested inthe subsequentInvestlgationThe sketch shows the m astheadarrangement The photo showsthe failed shackle on the leftand thereplacem ent on the right But bewarned , the replacem ent shacklefailed before itwentto the m asthead!W hIIststanding on deckdoing up thepin by hand,itjam med some 3-4turns in and couldn'tbe moved eitherway Eventua ly we putitin a vice andusedanadjustableSpannerto undoIta nd fo u nd the Ia st 3 th rea d s d e-stroyed The suppliers reckonthe falureofthe 'new 'shackle was due toIack ofany Iubrication As regard theoriginal failure, that was sent toSoutham pton University forexam lnationAtthe tim e ofwriting lonly havethe verbal report from the supplierwho sentthe shackle.and they saythatthe evidence points to the shacklecom ing undone. Now a word ofcaution-the shackles atthe m astheadwere done up w ith a 10 inch adjustablespanner Also they were aIseized with monelw ire before besnginspected by a friend as welas thetwo experienced yard hands, beforesteppingthe mast Rem em ber,thls isa I6m m dia pin we are talking about.The nom inal breaking load of theforestay is7 4 tons,thatofthe shackleis 10tons So asthe forestayis intact,the m aximum toad was welinside theIim itofthe shackle.The only explanationthat l can think of is that theshackle worked itselfIoose and pulledout the pin from the body As theseizing wire was stilintactwhen theshackle was replaced,Iam ata IossforanyotherexplanationPage 13

T IK I38 - B U ILDNew ZealandJohn Schwarlfep- repods on hisTKI38 build (firstSeeflin mag29).Jamesand Hanneke weret/lere fo see the progress.welthoughtout and Iooks very slimand sleek However,a designercanootdesign something that will suiteverypersondueto everyonehavingtheirow n Iittle idiosyncrosies.Letm estress though theTIKI38designHannekehas done wilprobably suitm ostpeople and incorporates m any yearsofeyperience both in designing andtropics thatthese designs appeartobebasedaround.(NZ andUK are verysim ilar,only here we are now havingsubzerotemperatures!-Ed.)Myonlyexperience ofcatam aran sailing isona bridge deck style which w ilmakem e biasedto apod ofsom e sodsI hope that these com ments are ofThe starboard hulbefore modifications tothe cabintops refered to in the text,lhave extendedthecabin roofs padlybecause Iwas trying to achieve asim ilarIine to the TîKI36 which lhadseen in a m agazine but m ore pertinantlybecause Ihave a neck injurywhich stooping m akes very painful Idecided for m y situation standingheadroom was m ore im podant thanadistic looks and the extended cabinroof line gives fu l standing headheight in both the single bunk/headsareadepennding onwhichhulyou arein Along with thls there is also fulhead height through the saloon aswel.In m aking the alterations,Im ustgive credltto Hanneke,as Ithink herdesign ofthe TIKI38 is exceptiona lypracticalsailing,howeverm ypersonalsituationcalsforchangesAs faras the deck pod is concernedHanneke and Ihave had some discussionson this and once again m y requirements m ay necessitate a fewchanges in this area Hanneke hasdesigneda pod forthe TIKI38,whichuntilthe huls are joined up and adum my pod to herdesign is sitting inplace Ican't realy say how m uch ifany changes Iwilm ake.One ofthemost comm on changes that peopleout here seem to do is to puton adeck pod (dog house)of some descriptionas our weather is verychangeable and not like the warmhelp Ifanyone would Iike to contactme, em ail provides the fastestmethod in view ofthe time and distanceMy email address istimestwo@xtra.co.nzPage 14

F-/àl .')$'-k (kot'lf .-c.) J/n -' %t'it;.kz.t/'/i--,'c?' /Hulturning,usingwebbing strops to slide the hulover,fore and aft.(Othermethodshavebeen shownin pastissues.any more ??Ed.)The view Iooking forward.JamesW haram looks athome in theforward cabin.Page 15

TA N G A R O A M K IV - IG A K HA LE EC ruising from U Kto South A frica.VolkerRuge telsthe sfory,Part1Helo to the Sea-peoplein M ilbrook!A Iin al,everything is fine 1have rea lystaded Iiving,It's the greatestthing I'veeverdone in my Iife and it's stilgoing onTo make it shod, it's a bloody goodfeelingto be free!The nextdays Ihad wind from W toSW than S and backforce between 1and 4 Slowly lcam e closer into theBiscay where the nextweatherdepreslnthe beginning itwentanotherway thanplanned butIwasn'tsurprised Ialwaysjump head firstinto the cold water.Butwith a W harram or even bettersay theW harram Scott found for m e, I don'tworry ata I!the boat The port-side was heavilyoverloadedO n th e 25 of Septem ber, l went toFalmouth to finlsh the Iastthings,gettingm entaly ready and fina!check outChecking outin Falm outh is the bestone can do The Customs didn't evenbotherto come down the YachtHavento have a Iook IIeftto the greatadventkSeptemberat12ture on the 27.55pmW ind was force 5 NW , I decided toperm anentnightm are In the m orningwhata greatsunrise.So red'Lovely!And atO2O0pm Ihad aIsails downand thedrags out ltwas a good force7 and lwas heading forthe ScilliesIsles 1 was pum ped up w ithadrenaline andscared to death!Before Istad w riting the repod,Ihave tothank aIofyou down in Southdown foryoursupportand help you gave to me.And finaly som e things addressed:To STpvp+ Yes!The handbrake rubberfromthe rudderconnection broke. Leftthe Pod aftcom partm entfloodedYes!A hydraulic pipe in the steeringsystem broke+ Yes!The engine is too heavy It'ssoldnow!* Yes'Epoxy is the greatest stuffeverbeen invented Fixed the hydraulicpipe with it!To Sco'rT* Yes!The auto-pilotbroke down% Yesl The two G PS broke atthesam e time.A sextantisa m ust!ToMA/TIN(GRot?T)+ Yes! She tells when it'sreef* Yes!An Anem om eteronly scaresyou, but a barom eter is good tohave.lttels you when it'sover .Yes' La Coruna is a nice townand the red wine cheap. . .IT A . ,.A' .w. . :' , .r . + . . . 4. .y .. ... . * .. < F% wi. $W #. '..ïk. .2y);.. wx.. ke. ;Now Ietm e stad withthe repod.Plvm odth to Durban -Non-stop -Part1W hen 1left M ilbrook 1was a bitexcitednotto say spaced out.Firsttime,singlehanded,firsttim e on m y own boaț firsttime on abigcatand the firsttim e sailingon a W harram !Butluckily notto Durbanbut Falm outh Halfthe way to HelfordRiver,Iwentm otorsailing and the troubIestaded.Onedieselpipe broke and thealternatorcam e Ioose,Ieftthe fan beltinstrings.So Ispend a couple of days inHelford fixing the engine and balancingpassthe trafficzones straightaway Sol was clear offwhen the first nightcame I've neverrealised before thatanightcan be so Iong.Neytday,the winddied during the afternoon and the secondnightlwentdrifting AtO7OOpm 1wentto bed and woke up at0700am ldidn't sleep too good lt was Iike asion was waiting for me O n the 3rdOctober,0145,the forecastwas 7-8SW Irealy had som efun in the firstweek!In the nightfrom the 4 th to the 5 th ofOctober,Iwentdrifting again In them orning,Idiscovered thatlhada IeakPage 16

inthe aftsection pod-side.Itwashalfflooded because ofthe rubberwhichseals the hullw here the steering connectionwasbroken.Afterthatand theheavy weather the Iast days I wasrealy depressed and Iwas consideringcom ing backand telScottto takeIga Khalee and selher!Then IIistenedto BBC and they saidsomethingIike gales aI1overexceptin the SW ofthe Biscay and the decisionwas madeeasy.Let'sgo to La Coruna and havea break,O ne week Iater after twosleepless nights and being chased bySpanish fisherm an twice, I had aneight hours trip through dense fogapproachingLa Coruna with no m ap!12/10/96 0445 Iwas m oored atRealClub Nautica La Coruna,had a coupleofGuinnessand slept14 hours.Ispent4 weeks in La Coruna havingsome fun with three Danish guys whowere stuckthere on their15m ferrocementboat They had been in afiercestorm and the boatwas in such badcondition that I doubt if they wentbefore Spring 1996, heading forBrazil.Afterstocking uponfood and water,IIeftLa Coruna form y second attem ptto go straightto Durban. Forthe firsttwo days Iwas heading W estbutthewind was very Iightand Im ade only120 nauticalm iles Ofcourse itwasgoing tochange -on day five the windpicked up again from the Nodh and inthe night reached force seven,whichwasn't too bad aI sails down andrunning off,with a day run of1O0 n m .Nextnightitwentdown to force siy,justto come back again intheafternoonreaching eightto nine and Iastinganotherday! The wind directionhad changed and Iwas going SEEitherthere were two depressions oneafteranother ora giantone becausethe bad weatherlasted untilthe 15thofNovem ber,finaly saying good-byewith a 7-8 which died to nothing in thenight.Afterten days ofheavy weatherandjust550 nm.made good Iwas360m iles offGibraltar,inthe middleofthetrafficzones The nextday ItriedtheGenoa which Iasted abouttwo hoursinaforce 2-3 the eye atthe head rippedoutand the halyard was Ieftatthe m asthead!Nothing else to decide thanto goto Las Palm as in the Canary lslands,(Againwithoutachartl)Iknew thatl-asPalm aswasnota difficultIand fa lNaturaly forthe rem aining 470 n m Ihad Iight winds, som etim es from theSouth but the weatherwas warm andsunny and finaly onthe 25thofNovem -ber l dropped anchor in Las Palm aswhere Iwas to spend the next twomonths doing repairs, restocking theboatand waiting forthe wind to changeTo be continued in m ag 32Page 17

T IK I21 - C O O K IN G FA Ttfc ookie 'is offagaln. * !Rœy M cDougalcontinues hisexploitsin his m odined TKI21.Aory hasa/ready sailed frozn UK to New Zealandin X ookfev.His m ileage motznfs upwith more adventurez to Alzafra/a andbeyond.The /as'/repod kom N0/y wa&in 'Sêa People 24,Auqust1994.G reetings from Bali and to Iet youknow thatthe odyssey aboard Cookiecontinues. Three and a halfyears ofshore Iife,the working world,relation-ships.paying the bilsetc in beautifulNew Zealand were enough and Ifinallyheard the cries ofCookie to beset free from her m ooring Livingaboard again fora yearbefore IeavingNew Zealand I put som e time andenergy towards Cookie in the nam e ofpersonalcomfort A water catchingharbourtent,solarpanelstereo.VHF 1 Ielectric Iights inside and a clean burninggas cookerhas turned me into abig Softy!After 5 years,the only m aintenancerequiredwasto sheath and paintrudderblades, paint deck hatches , improvethe hatch dodgers and replacethe PVC trampoline witha mesh materialthat drains water, giving aslightly drier tim e for your bum . Iboughta trysailstorm jib and a 2ndhand driftergenoa thatm easures 16feetalong the foot. Itsheets way pastthe aftbeam and pulls Cookie Iike ateam ofhorses Itisa nice feeling notjusthaving2sailstorelyonnow.New Zealand disappeared behind thesterns m id May this yearafterspendinga m onthbeing a Iive exhibitattheAuckland M aritime Museum . A psychiatristIady friend, Chris, joinedCookie for the Tasm an , crossing toG ladstone,which proved eventfulwithavariety ofweather W e spenta nighttam ing the hom e made conicaldrogue,a nighton the new sea anchorand a nighthove to.Al1very fascinatingwith a claustrophobic psychiatristaboard !Australia treated us very wel TheQueensland coastgiving hundreds ofm iles of secluded reef and islands.bathed in hottropicalsun and steadybreezes during the dry season lspent a very valuable 3 m onths inTainsvile visiting m y Iong IostAussierelatives and a monthsboatbuilding tokeep the cruising fundfrom dwindling.Cookie sailed out of Darwin harbourm id Octoberwith a new crew aboard -Toto,an ltalian guy Im etfirstin NewZealand who has m any an interestingtale aftertwentyyearsofbackpackingaround the world. Ihave m ade thedecision to sailwith crew throughthebusy shipping routes ofthe M alaccaStraits and the Red Sea to have anextra setofeyes to keeping ourdistancefrom the bloody big ships.Cruising Indonesia forthe Iastthreeweeks from Tim or to Bali,we haveentered a world oftowering volcanoeswith fertile rice,banana and coconutcovered slopes. Fishing vilages remoteenough so thattim e appears tohave stoodstil,Everywhere along thecoasts are double outriggercanoesofaIshapes and sizes,som e poweredby sail, paddle and som e m otorCookie and hercrew relate welto thepeople they m eet because we arriveontheirdoorstep in a very basic craftwith sim ple w ays, not too m anyworlds apad from the fishing com m u-nities. Itis a privilege to be a guestofthe vilages where few white travellersare ever seen. Speaking som e Indonesianrealy helps to bridge theworlds too.Page 18

Bali,in contrast seem s Ioud.touristyand com m ercial butthere is such awealth ofcolourfulculture up on thehilsthatwe wilspend afew daysoffCookie to explore W e have m etwithColin Flynn here.who is building avery fine stretched Tananuiand so theworldwide network of the W harramclan continuesNow a few words aboutthe ways ofCookie. Cookie's spirit and energyaffects aI around her wherever shegoes Iand aIthe crew that havesailed aboard are eased through atransform ation by voyaging a littlecloser to our Polynesian seafarersthan m ost. The Tiki21 em bodies thepurity ofsailing itselfw ith a Iifestyleaboard thatputsyou in touch w ith thehead ofthe elements. Let's face ittheancientPolynesianswould regardCookie as a Iuxurycraft,so ofcourseaIIourhum an needs forcom fod areaI1 relative to what we are fam iliarw ith The hum an body can endure anyextrem eswhen the m ind and spiritinsidethatbody have passion,determ i-nation and the understanding of thereafreasonswhy m anyofusgo voyagingon the sea Im ustsay here howm uch l adm ire James to have keptfocus and purity to his principles overthe years. In m y hum ble experience ,as a voyager,1truly believe the W harramphilosophy and principles createthese double huled canoes that arePURELY AND SIM PLY designed toventure outonto the mighty,majesticseas They are designed to be in HAR-MONY w ith the waves and the powerstherein and itis,in m yhum ble opinion .the responsibility ofthe owners,navigatorsto ADAPT their personalways tothe way ofthe W harram double canoeatseaAgain in humility (as I have madechangestomyTiki21)lseeaworldofm odern sailing wherebym ostyachtsofalform s thatgo to sea are becom ingprim arily concerned w ith HUMANCOM FORT? Boats with high freeboard,huge cabin tops, tota ly enclosedwheelhouses.a1the electronicsand toys a kid could ever want. lcannothelp butfeelweare Iosingtouchtotaly with the essence ofaIlelem ents1personaly would feelscared sitting ina cockpitwhere Icould notfeelwindProducing drinkingwaterwitha solarstil.alowed 'Cookie'tomake Iong voyages.Page 19

ain or spray or my face. Likewise,about pushing buttons on electronicgadgets Both ofthese woutd detractfrom the bestsenses a navigator hasEyes,ears,touch and smellthatwhenputa Itogether,give the navigatorIN-TU ITIO N and m ore ofaharm ony intheenvlronm entthey are in People m aysay 'But the world we live in or theworld of sailing has changes' In m yhumble experience,this is quite sim plyu ntru e As fa r a s sa i1in g g oes , theoceans.the waves,the wind clouds,SUR?m OO R 1StZrs,PtC 3rP t6p SZrF1P ZSthousands ofyears ago' No, itis ofcourse,hum ans thathave changes , itis us who have Iost the a liance orharm ony wlth the naturalworld that isaround us and as 1said 1take my hatoffto Jam es, Hanneka and Ruth forhavlng the foresightand courage in theface of a changing world to hold truetheir experiënce and principles of theseaMany mightfeelmy outlook musthavebeen swayed by rough,violenthandlingofthe elem ents Sure I've had galeswith Cookie and have experienceddoubt,fear,trepidationand awe Ihavebroke down and cried wondering ifwewilsurwive som etlmes However ,justas tough, ifnot more are the calm s,You have the responsibility ofyourowndestiny being in the Iap of the Godswhen you voyage withouta m otor. lhave beencutdownto size many a timebycalm s,suchapowerfulforce whenyou are atits m ercy In Indonesialately there have been many calm swhich slowly (I'm a bit ofa slowlearner attimes!) have served todissolve aI6 m y programm es to apointwhere Ican voyage witha clearuncluttered m ind again. Gone arethe schedulesof'lm ustbe in Baliintwo weeks'or'Im ustgetto Thailandby Christm as'etc, Cookie is atthewhim ofthe weatherGods and Ihavehad to take responsibility and puttotalfaith in them once more . Ifwekeep ourcourage to harnessthe giftsofm ind thatcom e then there is theeventualitywe wilarrive atourIandfalThejourneyofathousandmilesstarts with one step - it has beensa idIn one such calm that Iasted 36hours,we drifted backwards10 m ilesand found ourselves caught in themelting pot of sw irling currents betweentwo tides. The powerofthetwo waters coliding was amazing,setting up Iittle whirlpools.spinningCookie this way and that A11aroundus were seaweed, bam boo coconuts,rubbish and feeding birdsThe m essage 1readwasthatofbeingputinourplaceasbeingjustanotherpiece offlotsam on thesea and iftheweatherdictates then this is aIlweare forthatm om ent.Right! Enough rantings and ravingsSuffice to say you can see that theCookieOdysseyisnotjustajourneyaroundthephysicalworld, Itisajourneyofspiritualgrowthforme and whatbetterteacherthan the Motherofthe aIl- the seaA Ithe bestwishes to W harram enthusiastseverywhere, whether afloat orstickywith epoxy.Ed Part2 ln mag 32D itty BagFO R SALEDECK TENT FOR PAHI26.FULL W IDTH TYPE AS PERPLANS.ONLY USEDONCE.DELIVERY POSSIBLE.CONTACT TERRY ADAMS0121449 4763Page 20

T IPS H IN TS & G A D G E TSA nchor R olleran aid to kedgingSteve Turner adda detailto an îeaseen in an Am erîcan magazine.The diagram below shows the overa lconcept of the stern hung anchorroler.An idealway ofenabling yourkedge anchorto be deployed and setwithouttaking gouges outofyourtenderduetothe chain paying out.The cheeks and bracing ofthe rolerassem bly are m ade out of ply. Thethicker,the better.The roleritselfcanbe made out of anything to handRubber,plastic orwood are aIacceptable.EnsurethatalIscrewsand boltsare stainless steel.The slotto seatthe assem bly is tai-Ioredto yoursterndim ensions(A R a/thought.,anotherroler assemblycan also be used on the bow,with sultable moditication to the slotarrangem ent,to ensure the bow areaisalsounscathed Adrian)'t'M. AN wNkN.y k' W

H IT IA 17 - M O D IFIC A T IO N S'llodi''is given anew enginem ountingAlex M ilne explains.A few photos ofthe outboard m otorinsta lation on m y HITIA 17 'Jodi'Itisa 2hp Suzukiwith a standard shaft,and pushes us very wel, althoughwhen choppy itdoes cavitate quite aIot.(Try Ioweringthe enginemountorusing a Iong shaflon the outboard -Ed)Itisthereforeusedonlyincalmsand when poking in& outofharbourTo m ountiton the boatIused 2'x 2'X1/8' aluminium angle (5Omm x50mm x3mm),andsomeother3mmalum inium forhe brackets and som ebracing No actual m odifying wasneeded on the boat itself Both theIongltudinaland lateralm em bers arecantilevered and bolted togetherwitha gussetwhere they meet The bracketswhere they attached to the hulare m ade atthe sam e angle as thedeck edge in plan view The wholeassem bly can then slid on fromastern and can be rem oved easily atany tim e A hole driled through thelateralm em beralows a string to beknotted and taken forward to thecrossbeam .to ensure thatthe wholeIotcan'tbecom e loose and fallto theocean bed The picturesshould showenough detail.The main pointto watch is thatwhenthe m otorisin the up position . itfoulswiththe mainsheettraveler.Thishappenswhen the traveleris puled rightacross.Thisis only a sma lthing as ito nIy h a pp en s fo ra s m a Ip a d ofmysa iIing tim ePage 22

Hatch CoverM odificationsexp/albed by Rtlpe?fSm ithThe hatch as designed, w hle admirably practicalin m any characteristics,is not water tight when a seawashes up the hulwith any forceThis is an occurrence that m ust beanticipatedwhen going to w indward inwinds at 1754 or above The water isforced underthe hatch lid which lifts,because itisIightand its fittingsallowIt to move,and then runs over thecoaming into the hullM y first m easure was to fit a sealbetween 1id and coam ing lfound thetubular neoprene door seal from acrashed Citroen BX saloon, with itsem bedded m eta!strip rem oved,m etthe requirement.Stripsofwood (5/8'y 1/4')wereexpoxied ontotheinsideofthe hatchtop againstthe sidesandthe old doorseals were glued to thewood The forward side ofthe hatchwastreated differently because oftheIargegap between itand the coam ingA woodstrip(5/8',x1/2')wasexpoxiedonto the inside ofthe forward sideof the cover and the sealthen attachedas before.Freyia has sailedwiththis modificationfortwo seasonsand,provided the hatches were shutand held in place,they were watertightW ith sliding the hatch back andfodh Ifin d the sea Iha s a tendencytoIiftand tear Ihave found recently ajt.x > .7.Ek:. :p 'r:; . :.) '. ..k.',;4,3646ç , :s=' .T IK I26 - FR AY IAplastic strip oftriangularsection usedby the 'plastic framed double-glazedwindow trade'to hold the glass in theframes,w hich Iintend to fitinstead ofthe old car door sealthis winter,itshould be more durable and appearsto be suitable to be gluedand screwedinto placeln bad weatherIwas stilonthe outsideSo m y nextm odification was tofita hood overthe hatch on one hul(Port),which alowed meto sailtheboatfrom inside a hul ItIetthe Ieastra in into the h u Ilwhen the hatch was -.,w .- -open.and drivingupthecabintop reduced theforce ofwater ' . - . k;.gtg.jr.yt)yt u )j,. The hood has )a ., .r i'r'ltJk'an external frame w hich is held inplace by the tension in thefabricwhenitisattachedto the (acing eyes on theca b in to p . T h e fra m e ha s a n a Iuminium rod running beneaththe horizontalmemberto suppod the hood.Freyia undersailSix Iacing eyes are fixed to the cabintopone ateach cornerofthe hoodand ture shows the hood with the sidesone Justaftofeachofthetwo sleeves and top rolled up and secured Thethat hold the vedicalm em ber ofthe centre inboard Iacing eye can be seenfram e This m aintains tension when a on the forward side ofthe com panionsideisrolledaway Inthiswaymanu- wayandjustaftoftheframesvedicalfacture ofthe hood is sim ple;no fit- m em bertingsare required to secure the fram e, The hood worked welon a two weekitis easily rem oved orIowered,and it cruise this year In use itwas foundcan be used asa supportwhen clim b- bestto fold the hatch Iid fofw ard anding in and outofthe hatch The hood todraw the folded hatchfirm ly up ontoitself extends forward of the hatch itsseals . Thisgave anadded bonusofcoam ing by the Iength ofthe folded a most convenient tray under thehatch Iid.The aftpartofthe hood can hood A bungee from the frame to thehave its sides and top roled up or outeraftIacing eye tensioned the arextendedin any com bination to suit rangem entwhenthe sides werero ledthe circumstances',the edges are vel- up It was possible to sailthe boatcroed together and the corners securedto the aftIacing eyes.The pic-. ' -. :.'! . t.!':.:A. E'E':from the shelterofthe huland keepthe inside ofthe huldry beating in aF5-6 Visibility on either tack wasadequateand providedthejibsheetswere knotted togetheritwas possibleto use the pod sheetwinch on bothtacks.Inevitably,when itwas rainlng,waterentered through the openhatchThis could be reduced to a m inim umt ; , jàtir:;:%,k,:so, yy. . :.4: .Once inthe huI.by opening onIy a'v . w'qt;u q y s').'kltFC , 6 . '. S id P fIa P.Ata nCh o rthe , d eSig n alIowsîl . - -- ,.-.'# ,. . .the hood to be dropped easily when..! . tL;. '-:c; .4n,'4GL *G.. x . ' .... ..,Ė(.k'r5', .s .t'oGiq th e d ec kte ntiS e red ed .Iha ue fo u n d. .q. ': , . that when single handed j t.e usual'Ej ,.. . .condition, the hood gives sufficientt.) : ' '(4j.: .protection and head room SO thatthew.. tent is only required in the w orst, -* .. weatherhJp . :.'' '.;-)fè . ..$.jkq.,).g: . . . . '' ' AXZIN) aj:'' .2j. . *2.1$4., ..;. . jljà ., ỵz,.'r:.; '. .E. ....y6. .:p .vk' ':î..E(L'bzï?brjlpktjkṭ . d';tJ-#k1'ri;:.jë. .t.qktylyj).. :.ë:!.Ej.-.E.E.k. ..'.:, .j;r(,krpë;.,. . . sh,;,.i'-r.k'kṫ... ,:-(.'-,t!).,ṭ. )tj-.j(g,)t,.ṛkë-!y .$ ,.,, . .,.ṛ . . .,, . , ..(': $;:. .EtJE.l; 4 .j: j . k, ,y'.tE:!)(:'1),jLjytjljléd? , jl)!j':)(li.;.:.):kr., , r.: :.!.. . ... , . ..1.!:E'i. :(:j;f. t?LJL.ï.L.L. .''1659t1)41k)i)E'ḳ;ijiE' j.k,j'3:,('J'.k,y;.à . k#r!q.1.:.:.: .r. . . ... .h.E2:ë(. .:E. ġE:Ey(.;jPod main-hatch hoodPage 23

Tow ed - U K toNetherlands!t/do Tegethottakeshis newpurchase back hom e.W e hope you had a fine sum mer,anice meeting ofPcA-m em bers andaIIyour activities are going wel.Here is some news from Germany .Tangaroa - R o ngataiFirstofa1l:we sold Snails(see mag26)Iastweek.A man from Munichboughtherand he is going to takeherto Thailand by aeroplane,wherehe has a house som ewhere close tothebeach.(Puthim in touchwithusUdo,this sounds Iike an interestingman?)Here is a reportaboutourjourneywith 'Rongotai'from Hulto Vierlingsbeek,Netherlands. If You Iike tO,You can printitin the nextissue ofSeapeople.Iam surethetextneedssom eimprovements which Iask Youto do so.OnAugust,13th (Tuesday)wetookthe ferry atEuropod,Rotterdam directlyto Hull.W e arrived there onBehind 'ALBATROSS'Between Humber& W els nextthe Sea , ColinenjoyingthejourneyW ednesday morning and metDennisatthe m arina ofSouth Ferriby .He helped usaIIthe daytodo somefinalworks on Rongotai.OnThursdaym orning we wentthrough theIock about 7 o'clock and saileddown RiverHumberwith the tide ,butvery Iow wind.Nearly 40 milesIaterwe arrived atthe mouth OfR .Humberthe afternoon,when floodbegan..W e tried to go againstthestream undermotorand sails,butmade only litle progress. So weanchored for the night in shalowwater(5m deep)andhad a beautifuInightonthesea.WaterwaSverycalm ,tem perature was pleasant,windF 2 -3.The starswere shiningand the sea was phosphorescing,caused by plankton organisms,IikeNoctiluca m iliaris.W e really enjoyedthe atmosphere On the sea!David (12)was sleeping aInightIong,butElgin,ourfriend ColinandIchangedwithsleeping.On the nextday the wind broughtusa pleasantam ountto the east . butwith the tide going north and thisweakwindfrom thedirectionwherewe wanted to sailt0,there was noprogress to the Southeast.W henthe tide changed in the early afternoon,wedecided togosoutherly toW ells NextThe Sea.The sun wasshining,the sea was calm ,streamand wind letus m ade about5 to 6knots, the boat went through thewatervery easily.W e Iaid on deckand enjoyedit.W earrived atsunsetafterone of0urm ostpleasantsailswe everhad.Early enough to havesome lightIeftas a little help in afailed Ianding.W hatis bestknownintheory Ihad to testin practice:itis noteasy to Iand with the stream !Thanksto the hacbour-m aster,whogaveusa push withhisraftjustatthe rightmomentand rescued thesituation!lt was Friday evening and wewanted to be atRotterdam onSundayevening.Butthe forecastannounceda stable high and sameconditions forthe nextdays as well.W hat to do? lm possible to reachRotterdam undersails.Atthattimewe had not enough trust in theengine to take the risk Ofm otoring36 hours(now we have).ButIeavingRongotai there, going backhome and coming again meanttoIook fora new crew as David andElgin would have to stay athome:end ofschool-holidays.Italsowouldbecom e very expensive.So Iknewwhattodo whentheharbour-m astertold us about 'Albatross',the Iastsailing freighter.She was ready toPage 24

Pod HulSternCabin read for Iankin .tality with Dutch sailors. Even intheir absence forexam ple:we arrivedatsunsetata yacht-harbouron a Iake connected with riverMaas.Itwas Sunday evening andalready everybody was at hom e.Butthe doorofthe officewasopen,a batery-chargerwas ready to use(we also had need for it)and inexchange for a few coins ltooksome beer-tins out of the fridge.N0w she Iies atVierlingsbeek in ahallclose to riverM aas , about40km northerly ofVenlo . Since m id ofSeptem ber Ihave been there oneightweekends.W estaded tobuildcabins on the sterns . O ne is for8year oId Hendrik,its bunk is 1 , 7meters long.W e raised the deck ,oriented uson Tangaroa MkVỊ O nstarboard a toiletis raising convenience.Duringthe nextmonth alsothe deck ofthe bows willbe raised ,and a cockpit round the m izzenm ast will be added. lf there isenough tim e,we wilbuild a lowmddlecabin,justhighenoughto sitand sleep in.W e wantto seltheDucatiDiesel-Engine which issituatedjustthere,where the middlecabin has to Stay.W e already gottwo Yamaha 9.9 hp outboards instead.-Work is in good progress,butthere isIitle time forwriting.W eare veryhappywiththe boatandweare Iookingforward tosailing hertoDenm arkand perhapsSweden nextSum mer.Also the English coastisa fascinating destination.W e hopeto presentaltered Rongotaiin 1998atthe PCA sum merm eeting.Starboard hulasssembled & sheathed before rindinleave forRoterdam the nextm orning.Ton Brouwerand his crew are veryfriendly people and they reallyhelped us a Iot! For comparableIittlem oney theygave usatow.Onthe whole itwas an easy ride.OnlySaturday afternoon wind went tofourand waves were aboutthreefeethigh and we had just to goagainstthem .The boatmoved a Iotin the seas and itwas a bitunpleasantand we were glad about it'sstrong construction and the strongclamp nextto the footofthe mast:no problem forthe boat! Later itturned smoother again.The radiowasofgreathelp tous.So we couldtalk with Ton wheneveritwas necessary.W e reached Maasluis on Sundayabout9 p.m ,and Ton helped ustofind a place in the harbour andarranged everything with theharbour-masterthe nextday,as wehad to hurfy home thatnight.By theway:Ton is ready to give anybody atow;he alsotakespassengerswhilesailing with his beautifulship.Cal0031-6531-48276, on board of'Albatross'.Duringthe nextweeksaIoursparetime was used to find a place forRongotaiforthewinterand bringingherthere.W e noticed a lotofhospi-D itty BagFOR SALEDucatiDieselengine.22hp,two cylinders,air-cooled.From TangaroaM K 1,readywith shaftand a fram e to fixbetween beam s.750 E(1800.-DM).ContactUdoTegethof,Germany 0049-2245-4534.Page 25

N EW S FR O M S EA P EO P LEA U ST RA LIA BA R BA D O S EIR EAlex M ilne writes:Ah,Spring! AtIastwinteris over,the clim ate has warmed up a Iitle,and Idon't have to freeze whengetting waterblasted at 15 knotson ourHitia 17,'Jodi'.Unfortunately, my wife Lynnehasn'tbeen outwith m e m uch,aslworkshiftwork,and ourdays offwhen she is working too,don'toften coincide. However, everyweek forthe last6 weeks orso,has seen m e spending a day onour little boat,flitting hither andthitheroverourglorious harbour,sometim es ghosting gently along,or attim es becalmed,at others,flying from wave t0p to wave top,and oh,woe!som etim esploughingthemudbanksjustunderthesurface,andIastweekend scrapingoversome rocks. l'm beginningtothink ofaddingwheels andbecominganam phibian.lfthisspring is anything to go by,it's going to be a greatsum mer,and a wonderfulyearahead.Thusfar,the winds have died down toan average of 10 to 15 knots onm y days off, and the sailing issuperb. Balmy breezes,gentlebrightblue seas,dolphins playing,and Iogger head turtles feedingand eyeing us overbefore sinkingout of sight.And the adrenalinerush as we surfon 2 m etre waves,com ing in through the gap betweenRat and Facing lslands, ldon'tthinkI've gonesofastbefore,and then spearing into the backofthe wave in front,W hoops!W ewon'tdo thatagain!Then puling 'Jodi' up on thebeach atThe Oaks,orW odhingtonIsland,and a Ieisurely Iunchwhile basking in the warm sun andIisteningtothe waves.Iapping theshore,before a pleasantsailbackto the boat ram p and hom e.Justanother average sol't of day inparadise,Iguess.W ishing everyone a pleasantsailingyear,Alex.Dave Hender,Jane and 'Big Tiddlese'arenow in Barbados.DearSteve and everyone at Southdown,HappyChristm as!W e managedaIIthe CanaryIslands exceptLa Palm a and twO of the CapeVerdes,before crossing to Barbadosin twentyone days in time forChristmas!'Big Tiddles'is living welup toexpectations- thanks again!(Exceptforthe bloody outboardwel!YesIKnow !1'1cutitoffoneday) Barbados is great,Iife isgood,have an excellent1997,wewil write again soon , honest!Love Dave and Jane (The out-'board welis the only bitof 'BigTiddles' Dave built unsupervised!SfevelIa m in regularcontactwith BrianCunningham iki26),butunfortunatelya planned sailincompany$, .jq.. .;sj4y.!.(:'Jdt E.4.r.:;,.ëtt.jëgJ:;@.tk),.g;rq.rj:.:.:. .:.l' .:.h.( .:,(k;2jr.1.;:j,;. .4:tqEjptr.$k:'isit91;T' .yjE:. . j;)j .y:jk.y ,ï)j)k3 ').'' . . :r .'k .,. ' . .L . .': .' ' . .. . .' . ,..,,. .trjl.:.!)4j: ṫ:E ;jy.yt1t's.$:t:. EjEtj':q#7k;'.:.' .:.:T.:F,t':r)':.'jtjj 2.,y. ...k$1kHy:y(2.jyj,.t,!(,%.,ji,:j$.j:yoyjiEjyjy.V'.'y.., . y. y.Eg)Lj)q1Ḷ . . , j..ïq . . : .':J:j)kj.y:(,y4y ; .;

Pane 27and Glandore were ourovernightstops.In Schulwe saw Andre G ietl's Tiki26,what a beautifulboat! It isapparently available forday charterinSchul/RoaringWaterBay.Finaly a strong N/W wind setInand gave usa ratherrough ride toSt.Mary's (in the Scilies). W ewere underbare polesforsome ofthenight.W e anchored close to a nice yel-Iow Pahi26 (Actualy Pahi,31'Dignity')andthe nextday had theowner,PeterKyne.on board. PeterhasaTikirigand isverypleased withit. He apparentlydidquite welin the Round the lsland(St.Ma@'slRace in July.W e lostsome m ore time as yetanother N/W gale went through,butatIastthe weathersettled andwehad agloriousweek'ssunshineam ong the islands. W e managedto visit alIouroId haunts and toinclude Green Bay (Bryer) andEastern St.Martin's thatwere newto us.By now (three weeks),we hadtoreturn to work,and had anotherrough crossing in a 6 to 8 southwesterly.Onourreturn passage asevere squallflipped open thestarboard hatch coverand tore itclean offits hinges. Reluctantly Imade the decision my crew hadbeenhinting atforsom ehours andabandoned the non-stop passagehome to shelterin Glandore.The finalIeg to Galway bay wastaken overseveralweekends,finishingwith my firstsolo passage:Valentia to Galway,a marvelousexperience.Thiswas sailing atit'sbest. From m id July til m idSeptemberwe were neveralong-Side,we were either at sea Orswinging toOur0wn anchor.W e(Mywife Olive,son Brianand1)were ofcourse sailing 'FirstofMay'ourPahi31. we could nothave had a betterboat-exceptofcourse a Pahi42!N ETH ER LA N D SG.F.Dekker writes from Arnhem :'Nex1 yearIam planning to constructaWharam Cat(MostprobabIyaNarai)inIndia. AsthePCAhas m em bers aIoverthe world Iwas wondering if you cangivem ea contact,be itpeople,a boatyardoranything which can help me tom ake a stad.Ispentoverthe Iastfifteen yars,m uch tim e in India and Iike to bethere more permanent,forwhichacatam aranwould be perfectto Iiveon.(From experience Iknow hOwunpracticala monohulis in tropicaIcircumstances)Send repliesvia PCA ofsce.UKDavid Thomas writes from Hampshireto telusthathe has boughta Heavenly Twins catam aran, 'enclosed are the drawings for adevice designedtom akethe Iiftingofthe Yamaha 9.9 very easy indeed.ltisspecificalyforthe H.T.buttheprinciple may beadaptableforW harram types,anyone interestedcan see it in operation onboard'StarShadow'atThornhamMarina nearEm swodh.A vedicalIiftclearofthe wateralows easyflushing with fresh water,theseenginesare particularlyvulnerabletodamagefrom internalcorrosion.Lifting clear gives one a betterchance of guarding against theproblem . Ihave also developed am ethod ofreconditioning 9.9 enginesiftheyhavesuffered bearingfailure. It circumvents the am bitionsofspare pads dealers whowould have you buy a newcrankshaft,bearings and conrodsatgreatcost!There is a great deal m ore toVrebuilding theseunitsthanjustfol-Iowing the m anual.Ifeefsorry forthose who may attem ptitwithoutfirst being aware ofthe potentialpitfals.Ihad intended to depad via theFrenchcanalsIastspring.the boatthrew somuchrefitworkatme thatIwas forced to putitoff fora year.W ith my padner M ichelle Igotaway for six weeks this year. Ihave sailed monohuls up to nowand 1have to say lcan now see allthe advantages Of cats! Iwillhowever adm it that I find them andatory Heavenly Twin stooptoo easily acquired !'Those interestedcan contactthe PCA off/ceforcopies ofDave's drawingsandnotes ofhis Iifting device.D itty B agCR EW AV A ILA BL EExperienced beach catsailorIookingforWharram experience,available any areaUK wilsharecosts.Phone Andy 01952 813466FOR SALEFulyreconditioned LongshaftYAMAHA 9.9FourstrokeE1000ONO Very carefuly runin sincerebuildDavid Thom as 01252 516532M ID LA N D S U K SO C IA LM E ETAny Iandlocked M idlands M em bers interestedin m eeting fora pintand achatCa lAndy W hite on01952 813466

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