Francis H

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Francis H

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Francis H

Stillwater to the BOI only, Sailed 126 miles – 6 days. Best daily run 38nms in 9 hours, average 4.2 knots Dear Friends, I have not written for a while, but you’ve been on my mind all along. Here is the next chapter, well overdue, which I feel I owe to Francis and you. Hope […]

Francis H

At the end of November 2016, I packed my bags and cast off from my London houseboat where I’d lived for the past 30 years. Instead of having a leaving party, I sent an email to friends and business associates, despite the fact that for some, this might have been too personal. I hoped that […]

BOAT BUILDINGFrancis H

Rig Selection The most difficult part was designing the rig to fit the boat. There are some controversies around how much lead junk rig needs on a monohull. With a multihull it is easy as they don’t heel and therefore a Centre of Effort (CE) of the rig can be placed over the Centre of […]

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