I've just discovered Michael Perham who completed his solo crossing of the Atlantic yesterday is a second cousin of mine - well done Michael! Amazing that Radio 2 are discussing it right now and people are moaning that he should have been in school!!!! I wonder where he would learn more to equip him for life?

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http://www.sailmike.com/ 

http://www.tide28.com/ 

It's a lift Keeler...with modification

Rather him than me..

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Stephen

Well you could go part way to impressing us if you sailed your new 235 to the Isle of Mull rather than training it[;)]

Don

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Well Don of course I wouldsail my new boat back to Mull but, oh dear, how would I get the trailer here....what a shame! I suppose I'll have to trail it after all (which might actually be more eventful!).[;)]

Paul: I briefly considered the Tide 28 but it is much in the MacGregor mould - takes a huge engine and is thus trying to be all things to all people. Tho' it appears to have acquited itself well here!

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A thing in the RYA mag just come says the boat did 17 knots at one point. But it must have run out of petrol 'cos Gib to Antigua in 6 weeks is 2.9 knots average!