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Getting there…… slowly
Submitted by George Isted on Wed, 02/06/2010 - 11:47Despite doing something every time I head down to the boat the “To Do” list doesn’t seem to be getting much smaller. Going out for a two-handed night sail a couple of weeks back was very enjoyable and threw up a couple of additional things to work through before we head off for our qualifier in July.
Last weekend I spent an hour at the masthead replacing the old navigation light with a new LED unit. Not the most comfortable hour I have had afloat but worth it as power consumption has gone from 2A to .02A so that will certainly help with the power budget.
That’s all for now…
G
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Getting there
Submitted by Roger Kynaston on Tue, 04/05/2010 - 18:59Well, we are now in the water and fully in commission. Getting ready took a bit longer than I would have chosen but we had a great weekend and got the boat to Dartmouth. This coming weekend we will be taking her round to her permanent home at Torpoint. After a very protracted wait, we now have the AIS transponder which I will install once I have my hands on a bosuns chair to get up the mast. We have also located a trysail which was an unwelcome requirement of the ISAF rules.
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Glad to see this site fully up
Submitted by Roger Kynaston on Mon, 22/03/2010 - 18:49Thanks for all the hard work Marco.
As the others, we are concentrating on getting Sarah Giddings ready for this season and, in particular, the qualifying passages - two in our case for both Audrey and Matthew.
So far though we have been concentrating on getting the coppercoat applied for an Easter launch. At least this looks like being a reality now as it was very doubtful at one point.
As ever, there are more details at my regular blog:
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Hi...
Submitted by Rod Halling on Thu, 11/03/2010 - 21:57Hi all AZAB followers! We are currently on the waiting list for an entry, but are hoping that we will be able to compete. I (Rod Halling) have done a fair bit of cruising, including the Med and crossing the Atlantic, but have never raced even a duck in the bath. My co-skipper, (daughter Lizzie) however, has been racing dinghies (Cadet National Squad & now 420s) since she was 8. Lizzie might possibly be the youngest in the race (currently 14 - 15 for the race) but will certainly be the toughest competitor on our boat.
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Aries Vane Thoughts
Submitted by Roger Kynaston on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 00:05When we bought Sarah G one of the attractions was that she was listed as having an Aries windvane included though it did not appear in any of the publicity photos. Thankfully she does come with one but the previous owner had never fitted it. We are now in the process of restoring it to full working order.
They are a fascinating piece of equipment. According to the drawings on the website, they have only 80 odd moving parts. This is more or less true and definitely puts it firmly into the KISS principle piece of equipment.
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First Entry in this blog
Submitted by Roger Kynaston on Tue, 05/01/2010 - 19:17This is my first entry in this blog. I had previously modified another one to chart our entry in the 2011 AZAB. It can be viewed here:
Watch this space for further postings!
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Great looking site and nice
Great looking site and nice to be able to get so much content up. I will continue to test with different browsers - using Safari at the moment :-)
HAPPY NEWYEAR
Submitted by Maarten Russchen on Mon, 04/01/2010 - 21:10
Happy New Year !
Very first visit to this website. Thanks Marco, great work. Home of Jazz is now being prepared for the Round Britain and Ireland 2010. Nice training for the AZAB.
Last time I was in the Azores goes back to 1991 when I sailed with my Brother Jaap to Horta in Lightning. This time I will go solo and I am really looking forward to the race.
Cheers, Maarten
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Happy new year!
Submitted by administrator on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 16:24A happy new year to all AZAB entrants from the Jamorph web team!
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Website near launch
Submitted by administrator on Mon, 28/12/2009 - 12:11Work has not stopped for the Christmas break for the new website, introducing a French translation for our fellow racers across the Channel... A few test users will soon be selected to start using the system and iron out any bugs before the official launch to the whole list of AZAB entries which has reached an amazing 85 boats.
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I purchased an Aries for my
I purchased an Aries for my Contessa32. Easy to fit - by the builder and simple to operate. Mine came direct from the maker in Denmark but I saw one at the boat show so I wonder if there is a UK distributor.
Having said that, I also carry a Raymarine Tiller Pilot which is also great but for a very limited rage of tasks and conditions. For instance, bringing Anarchy into wind to raise the main, picking up moorings etc..
Having had a lift-up Aries on
Having had a lift-up Aries on Tamr Swallow and her predecessor I would not be without it. It is wonderful piece of kit that works without electricity, food, sleep and never argues. The best crew one can have. It is easy to maintain and providing it is looked after will give fantastic service. For back up Helen Franklin is always very helpful and knowledgable