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Somehow my Beschuits-toren regatta attendance wasn’t with the MS Meson after all.There was a Barnegat boat my mate found local, available and ready to sail.So I traveled light without trailer or roof-racked boat to the event. The Barnegat dingy is … Continue reading
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Went to the Den Helder Dutch Wooden boat Festival -the first edition- and was overwhelmed by woodenboat goodness . I saw a wooden boat workshop available for all, found books I really wanted for a long time, talked to people … Continue reading
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Look: A Citroën towing a Lama trailer with a Tabut 320 on it. A very French day it was. More so that day an X4 and a Lanavere 470 came in to join the party. Whilst stacking and restacking hulls … Continue reading
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On Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 June 2019 the host of the event Watersportvereniging Wormer (Holland) welcomed us to join in as participants of the annual open club race called the “Beschuitstoren regatta”. “Us” are the usual pair of Belgians … Continue reading
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At the 2019 Nationals five Minisails were present and two local guest Fireballs. The idea to have British nationals 2019 in Ostend was launched last year in Bowmoor during the Nationals 2018. As this exotic move to mainland Europe was … Continue reading
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Went to Wormer (North of Amsterdam) to see / sail / pick up the sailing scow and it was a 80% succes. Discovering it was a sturdy hull with nothing but some cosmetic work to be done on it was a … Continue reading
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In May 2017 we participated in the French bi-annual Semaine du Golfe event (article here) And we are going back: We’ll bet at the 2019 edition. As newbies in 2017 we did some learning; Being at and sailing the edition … Continue reading
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At the 2018 CVRDA Bowmoor event nine Minisails were present and nine sailors. (Only for the record there where: 3 wooden Sprites, 1 Wooden Meson, 3 MS Sprint M2 and 2 MS Monaco. On Saturday morning eight were out on … Continue reading
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Never seen that many classic wooden dinghies at the time. And along with these come the fine lot of folk that sail, built and or own them. A great boating festival and a joy it was to have been there. … Continue reading
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Early December last year a new sail was ordered at Morgan sails. White, window, foot 70mm shorter as standard. Last week the parcel was delivered. The Meson hull came with no number so 2287 from a wrecked Minisail I once … Continue reading
Building a wooden Minisail 