Our craziest job yet!
Our last video was all about our sexy new bowsprit installation so we could enjoy flying our 6 giant gennakers once more
In the last video we explained the setup for the new installation, but the installation itself wasn’t so straight forward as it involved accessing areas of the very front of our very skinny bow. So Timo had to come up with some novel solutions... the first of which was how to tighten the nuts and bolts attaching the anchor bowsprit to the deck.
Next it was time to attach the gennaker bowsprit, there was less access to this side of the bow, which was full of foam - so first Timo had to cut out this foam…
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Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts. We're refitting an ex Vendée Globe Open 60 race boat originally designed & built & raced by famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa. He competed in her in the 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as “the Everest of the seas”), finishing 5th, becoming the first non-frenchman to finish.
We are currently in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser, which we'll need to make both dog and baby proof! We’re planning to set sail again in Oct 2022, so with limited time&money we have plenty of challenges ahead to turn our dreams into reality&get back on the water!
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18 май 2023
