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Peter Ormrod spotted
'Victoria Rose' in Gelves Marina, Seville recently and sent a
photograph.
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posted 05/03/2010 |
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posted 04/03/2010 |
The South Coast Social
was held at Sarisbury on Sunday, 28th February 2010 with Dennis
Skillicorn as the guest speaker.
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The East Coast Social
will be held at Wivenhoe on Saturday, 6th March. Don't miss it.
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posted 23/02/2010 |
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posted 18/02/2010 |
Simon Fraser is giving
a lecture at Cruising Association house called Atlantic Saga on
Wednesday, 10th March 2010.
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posted 16/02/2010 |
The South Coast Social
at Sarisbury is fast approaching. Check all the details here.
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Graham Hughes spent a
good portion of last summer sailing around Great Britain and took
several pictures of Victoria 30's.
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posted 12/02/2010 |
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January is a quiet time
for most sailors. The season hasn't really started but here comes Shikara nevertheless.
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posted 31/01/2010 |
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Please welcome Norbert
Schmit and Michèle Sales, the owners of Morris Yachts Frances 26,
'Puffin', to the association.
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posted 26/01/2010 |
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posted 26/01/2010 |
Please welcome Beverley
Dewath and Robert Vincent, the new owners of 'Victoria', to the
association.
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Peter Ormrod has raised
a question about boarding ladder fittings, which he hopes one of our
members can answer.
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posted 22/01/2010 |
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Norbert, owner of
'Puffin', has pictures of his boat on a website dedicated to the
Frances 26. A lot of the content you are unlikely to have seen before.
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posted 16/01/2010 |
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posted 16/01/2010 |
The first event of 2010
was the London Boat Show Dinner at the Tai Pan Chinese Restaurant in
Wapping.
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posted 03/01/2010 |
New Year's Greetings
from Le Croisic! Follow the link and take a close look at the
photograph of 'Falkor'.
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posted 01/01/2010 |
Two of our boats are
over-wintering in unlikely places:
David and Sue Macgregor
tell me that their Victoria 30, 'Victoria Rose' is wintering ashore at
Gelves Marina just outside Seville in Spain, having done the Costa del
Sol and been to Morocco!
Ian Johnston has been
preparing his Victoria 26, 'Jumblie', wintering in Milford Haven
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posted 17/12/2009 |
New member, John Frake,
is looking for a Victoria 30 to buy. Follow the link to discover his
requirements and contact details.
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Joint Shadow
Motor-cruisers and Victoria Yachts Rally to Limehouse Marina in East
London.
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posted 05/12/2009 |
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posted 24/11/2009 |
Tui's voyage to the
Azores and back this summer was an entry in our Cruising Log
Competition. Read the full account here.
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The Annual Luncheon and
General Meeting was held on Sunday, 22nd November 2009. Follow the
link to discover what happened.
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posted 22/11/2009 |
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Simon Fayers is selling
his Frances 26, 'Bluegrass'. Follow the link to get all the details.
Now with full specification and photographs
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posted 11/11/2009 |
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posted 10/11/2009 |
Jonathan Hopper has
sent a photograph and details of the autohelm installation on his
Frances 26, 'Francesca'.
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Barrie Marson has
bought himself a small inboard launch, called 'Raven', for pottering
about Chichester Harbour.
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posted 09/11/2009 |
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posted 03/11/2009 |
Welcome Ian Johnston to
the association as the new owner of Victoria 26, 'Jumblie'.
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posted 30/10/09 |
'Caladh' has now
reached Cagliari in Sardinia, where she will remain for the winter.
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posted 28/10/09 |
'Simoon IV' has now
reached Chatham, where she will be based for the winter before a
cruise in 2010 to the Baltic.
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posted 26/10/09 |
Simon and Janet aboard
'Simoon IV' have now reached Enkhuizen in the Netherlands.
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Chris Harrap has put
his Gaff Rigged Frances 26, 'Elbe Lady' up FOR SALE at Eastbourne.
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posted 07/10/09 |
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Anne Grubb has provided
an account of the Rally to Burnham-on-Crouch and photographs have been
supplied by David McClellan and Anne Grubb.
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posted 07/10/09 |
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posted 05/10/09 |
Eight boats attended
the rally to the South Coast Rally to the Folly Inn on the River
Medina. Read the account and look at the photographs.
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posted 03/10/09 |
The Shadow Rally to the
River Kennet organised by Peter and Kate Hunt was a great success.
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Simon Fraser and Janet
have now reached Cuxhaven in Germany aboard their new yacht, 'Simoon
IV'.
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posted 16/09/09 |
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posted 14/09/09 |
Welcome Peter Ormrod
and his Frances 26 to the association. Peter moors 'Filia' at Angera
at the southern end of Lago Maggiore in Italy!
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posted 10/09/09 |
Jerry Croft has
responded to my 'fitting an autohelm' page and has supplied
photographs and an explanation of his installation aboard 'Friska'.
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posted 10/09/09 |
Ronald Schenkel has
sent us a link to a short film showing 'Blue Alligator' sailing during
Summer 2009 that includes glimpses of her crew.
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posted 09/09/09 |
The association has
just learnt of the death of James Boulton, who was the Sales Director
of Victoria Yachts Ltd. Most of the yachts and motor-cruisers we now
own would have originally been sold by James. Bob Hathaway tells us he
died unexpectedly in August 2009 but has no further details. |
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Simon and Jo Bound have
now reached Sardinia and have tales to tell of their time in the
Balearics.
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posted 08/09/09 |
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posted 03/09/09 |
Simon Fraser has taken
delivery of his new yacht and is sailing it home along the Swedish
Coast.
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Full specification and
many extra photographs from Gordon and Doreen
Fraser who are selling their Victoria 34 cutter, 'Anitra'.
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posted 31/08/09 |
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Several recent
enquiries have prompted an article about fitting Autohelms to a
Frances 26 or Victoria 26.
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posted 28/08/09 |
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Leon Ferguson sails his
Victoria 800 cutter, Thalia of Hamble, to the Rivers Roach and Crouch
via Havengore.
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posted 24/08/09 |
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posted 16/08/09 |
'Copper Cream' was
spotted at the Tidemill Yacht Harbour in Woodbridge, where I was able
to meet her present owner, Richard Pannell.
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posted 15/08/09 |
Dingeman Boogert, a
member since the association was founded, now has a web page for
'Clara', his Frances 26.
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Dany Chapuis has sent
us some photographs of 'Falkor' under sail including some taken at Le
Croisic regatta.
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posted 12/08/09 |
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Eric Karas has had 'Cathexis
II' extensively refitted by an East Coast boat builder and she is
looking absolutely splendid.
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posted 08/08/09 |
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Urgent request for
advice |
Has anyone fitted a
holding tank to a Victoria 34 recently? Simon and Jo Bound would like
you to get in touch by e-mail if you can give any advice.
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posted 18/07/09 |
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posted 17/07/09 |
Simon and Jo Bound
aboard 'Caladh' have now reached the Balearic Islands. Read the latest
account of their travels.
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posted 12/07/09 |
The final account of
the voyage of 'Simoon III of London' from Horta in the Azores to the
River Hamble is now available.
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posted 11/07/09 |
Two new photographs,
taken by Jerry Croft, have just been added to the account of the
Brightlingsea rally.
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John and Gillian Walker
invited us aboard their Shadow 26, 'Heavenly Daze' to visit Henley on
Thames during the famous regatta.
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posted 09/07/09 |
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David Cunnion spotted a
Victoria 30 in Loch Dochfour and was kind enough to take a photograph
and send it to us.
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posted 30/06/09 |
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posted 30/06/09 |
The East Coast Rally to
Brightlingsea and the Colne Yacht Club was well attended with seven
boats present.
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posted 14/06/09 |
Rui Ágoas and his crew
have been sailing 'Boreas' on the River Guadiana to Alcoutim.
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While sailing on
Southampton Water recently, 'Jenter' was overhauled by another Frances
26, 'Erica'.
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posted 13/06/09 |
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'Just So', a Victoria
34 that we advertised on our website in January 2009 has now been sold
solely by using an Internet website.
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posted 12/06/09 |
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Simon Fraser and his
crew have now left Horta in the Azores and are on their way to
England. Check their progress and log.
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posted 08/06/09 |
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Simon and Jo Bound have
returned to 'Caladh' to continue their voyage and have now reached
Gibraltar.
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posted 07/06/09 |
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posted 26/05/09 |
The South Coast Rally
to Gins Club took place in perfect sunshine and was enjoyed by all
present.
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posted 15/05/09 |
The Thames Rally to
Cookham was well supported with six boats present and an enjoyable
time was had by all.
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posted 13/05/09 |
'Symphony' paid an
unexpected visit to Burnham on Crouch recently and your website editor
was pleased to see Mark and Sheesh Bloomfield again.
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'Simoon III of
London' left the British Virgin Islands on Thursday, the 7th May and
is sending regular position reports at noon each day. Check her
progress.
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posted 11/05/09 |
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posted 10/05/09 |
Angelo and Rita
Minnella now have a web page for their Victoria 26, 'White Knuckles',
where they describe their future plans.
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posted 06/05/09 |
Sue Doyle has sent us some information
about a nearly new Victoria 34 sail that is FOR SALE.
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posted 05/05/09 |
Simon Fraser and Janet Gayler are back in
the British Virgin Islands and preparing for the voyage home.
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Ralph Aldwinckle's
Frances 26, 'Frantasy' now has a web page. 'Frantasy' was built in
1981 and that must make her one of the earliest Frances 26 yachts.
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posted 27/04/09 |
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Victoria Specialist |
Stephen Constable is
back at Stone Pier boatyard in Warsash and in his old office. He
specialises in Victoria Yachts - Yacht Repairs and Sales.
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posted 17/04/09 |
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Philip Kempster was kind enough to report
two sightings of Victoria Yachts in March but a technical error caused
the report to be lost!
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posted 13/04/09 |
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Simon Fraser and Janet
Gayler have sent another report from Culebra in the Spanish Virgin
Islands.
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posted 11/04/09 |
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Mark Bloomfield is
asking for advice after converting his Victoria 34, 'Symphony' from
tiller to wheel steering.
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posted 09/04/09 |
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Victoria 34 spinnaker wanted |
Max Strempel is the new
owner of a Victoria 34 and is asking if any Victoria 34 owner has a
second-hand spinnaker to sell.
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posted 07/04/09 |
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posted 06/04/09 |
Welcome new members Rui
Ágoas and João Linhan to the Association. Rui has bought the Frances
26, 'Boreas' and moors her on the Algarve.
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Simon Fraser and Janet Gayler have sent a
second report from the British Virgin Islands.
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posted 25/03/09 |
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'Kaya' is a
sloop-rigged Victoria 34 that has been owned and sailed by Alastair
and Fiona Fleming since 2007.
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posted 24/03/08 |
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The East Coast Social
was held at Wivenhoe with a talk in the Nottage Maritime Institute by
Louise Busby on the Netherlands.
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posted 22/03/09 |
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posted 22/03/09 |
Please welcome John
Raine to the Association. John is the new owner of 'Louise', the
Frances 26 that all our East Coast members will recognise.
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Chuck Paine has retired
from yacht designing and sold the nearly 200 designs of C. W. Paine
Yacht Design Inc. to his former employees Mark Fitzgerald and Ed Joy.
Through Mark and Ed you can still gain access to the drawings and
design rights for these excellent designs. Thank you to Robert Barratt
for bringing this to our attention. The Association is writing to
Chuck to wish him a long and happy retirement.
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posted 17/03/09 |
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posted 17/03/09 |
Welcome, rather
belatedly, Graham Hughes and his Victoria 30, 'Violet Anne' to our
Association. Graham doesn't want a web page just yet but you will find
his cruising area interesting. Take a virtual cruise!
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