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A154 The stern cabin was relatively dry
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A154 The engine hatches appeared intact. Until stood upon …..
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A154 Official registry standing proud
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A154 The varnish on the hull still visible where the covers had been.
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A154 She had around 30cm water in her from the torn covers. The removed blister offers an interesting insight too construction.
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A166 Cockpit floor and engine covers
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A166 Keel steelwork
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A166 Blister mast step and hatch
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A166 Aft hatch and stern deck
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A166 2020 A166 Neglected – 3 of 7
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A166 2020 A166 Neglected – 2 of 7
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A166 2020 A166 Neglected – 1 of 7
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A183 Starting placing an additional lamination on the coachroof.
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A183 The foredeck laminations are now complete.
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A115 A115 varnished blister
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A115 A115 Starboard side – trailer and hull
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A115 A115 Portside hull and trailer
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A115 A115 Bronze window frame polished with new perspex
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A5 A5 peaks out from her restoration tent
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F03 Original Owner Sales-sheet
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The Maid of Orwell was still operating. Not sure I would have fancied a cream tea aboard that afternoon.
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Blowing up against the tide with a tiny headsail.
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Sheltering from the wind above Shotley
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Harwich Harbour – deserted!
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The walk down the Orwell is sometimes in woodland, sometimes open marshland. Highly recommended.
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Suffolk Yacht Harbour from across the river.
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Oyser Catchers sheltering from the wind.
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Pin Mill from the footpath to Woolverstone.
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Sunset in Woolverstone. Its lucky photos don’t include the smell! A very strong sewage smell for a while.
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A1, A124 We were running against the full ebb tide. Over 5 knots by GPS over the ground.
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A1 Everything drawing
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A124 We ran out of the Backwaters and into The Orwell as the wind strengthened.
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A1 has crossed The Wade and is now entering The Twizzle and deeper water
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More wind on the second day
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A1, A124 It was a beautiful day and The Red Sea was living up to expectations
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A1 We had come up the channel on the extreme right and were heading to the left.
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A1 The Commodore surveys the scene
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A124 Waiting for the tide.
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That;s the stern of A1 on the left and the bow on the right!
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A124 The channels were well defined at half tide and there was a surprising amount of water until we neared The Wade ….
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There was a lot of mud before the low lying Horsey Island
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Half tide, so as to see as much of the mud banks as possible whilst still floating.
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Half tide, so as to see as much of the mud banks as possible whilst still floating.
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Amazing red colour
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One or two seals did leave the bank and swam around us making sure we didn’t stop!
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Nick was ‘seen off’ by this pack of seals in the dinghy the day before, but they seemed lesss bothered today.
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A124 An off we go.
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A1 Clearing the decks
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A124 …. and on A124 too!
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A1 You can almost see the excitement on A1 as we prepare top cross ‘The Red Sea’ ……
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The natives’ boat is deserted.
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A1 Looking past A124 up Kirby Creek towards next day’s adventure – crossing the ‘Red Sea’
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A1 Passing the time counting clouds
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Motors on in Hamford water to enter Kirby Creek. The rain set the tone for a damp afternoon at anchor.
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A1, A124 After a tack out to sea it was all the way into Kirby Creek in a single close reach.
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Sunrise over ‘Touchstone’ (Mike Peyton fame) at Felixstowe Ferry. In fact it was a leisurely exit just before 10
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Sunset on the Deben
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Sunset on the Deben
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The visitors moorings really were very well placed for a quick getaway the next morning.
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Treated to a golden sunset
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Looking at Bawdsey Manor from the entrance
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River Deben entrance panorama
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River Deben Entrance buoys – that cliff-lump was very close to the channel
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A1 A1 arrives at Woodbridge for supplies.
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Sunset across the Deben from A1
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A124 last in to Waldringfield
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The beach and moorings at Waldringfield
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A124 The Rocks anchorage delightfully protected in southerly winds
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The Rocks anchorage from the Saltings
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Waldringfield from the saltings near The Rocks
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Sculpture found on footpath near The Rocks
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Sculpture found on footpath near The Rocks
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A124 stopped off at The Rocks for a walk and swim. Waldringfield from the woods, The Rocks
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A1, A124, A89 Three of a kind – and a Pub!
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A1, A124, A89 Three of a kind
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A1, A124, A89 A selection of mast heights and details. Freeboards also seem to very widely!
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A1 Towards Ramsholt
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A1 Towards Ramsholt
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Towards Ramsholt
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A124 On the Deben, Felixstowe Ferry in the background.
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Broad reaching up the Deben to Ramsholt
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A89 A89 showing her full spread of canvas
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A1 Skipper and crew
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A Happy Skipper
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A89 A89 with Richard and Simon enjoying the sail
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A1 A1 looking great the in the morning sunshine
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A124 At least the fenders are in!
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A124 And then the wind came in and the sun shone. A89 and A124 from A1
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A124 There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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A1 There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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A89 There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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And then it cleared up
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And then this loomed out of the mist preceded by a VERY loud foghorn.
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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A124 Letting the side down – forgotten fenders – BOTH SIDES!
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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A1 Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Spectators
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A1 It rained! For hours. Thank heavens for A1’s cockpit tent
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A89 Richard, Hannah and Hamish blowing slowly up the Stour over the tide.
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A89 Passing the containership berths
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A124 Passing the containership berths
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A1, A124 Breakfast on Sunday Morning
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AOA_Events A seal sees us off under the Orwell Bridge.
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A183 Water had been getting into the deck and causing the whole side to delaminate. Port side is OK.
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A183 These were in poor shape, so I have inserted a solid bit of wood under the deck edges.
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T4 2020 07 21 A sad day – T4 being towed to Gosport for scrapping
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T4 2020 07 20 T4 en route from Wicor to scrapyard
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Getting to know each other in Ipswich
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A124 Batteries
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A124 Keel steelwork is in good condition – the stuff you can’t see too!
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A124 The main cabin port
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A124 The main cabin starboard
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A124 The galley
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A124 New distribution panel in 2017
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A124 The navigation area
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A124 The main cabin and forepeak
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A124 The decks
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A124 The decks
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A124 The decks
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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A124 The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A183 A replacement outer lamination for the forehatch opening, cut and ready to glue in place
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The blister is beginning to look like a patchwork quilt, but most of the rot and delamination is now repaired.
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A183 Making a template for the lowest lamination on the starboard side deck.
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A183 Replacement of the frame end on the main bulkhead and the addition of an additional deck stringer forward of this.
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A183 Port side deck now repaired apart from top laminate. Starboard side deck reinforcement in place and laminations beginning to go back.
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