Hi All. Just to let you know Shantyman my Junk rigged Mk11 Corribee is up for sale,if you know anyone after such a boat. for info.. she is a 1981 model with...
Always sad when you sell, an end of a era or the start of a new one? I must admit, these boats do get under your skin, I am not a softy really, seeing the 20...
Derek, Have to admit to being a little sad reading your forsale message, are you retiring entirely or buying something else? You key rings came in very handy...
Hi Mike, I am just pre-empting the strong possibility of redundancy along with the threat of my final salary pension being robbed...not so uncommon nowadays. I...
I've added some more information on the Jester pages, thanks to some excellent contributions from Jake and Roger. It includes photos of some interesting...
Hi All, Just wondering if the Corribee was ever built with the assymetric keels of the Coromandel and if so what the performance was like? As usual, most will...
Hi Mark, I will confess to having little practical experience, but I have read a fair bit on the subject. What rig do you have? It would seem a lot of Coros...
Hi Len, If it was only so easy, it is the Hasler/McLeod type of rig, all is well off the wind, touching 5 knots in about 12-14 downwind. I shall keep...
Hi Mark, oh well we can but keep on trying to find the anwser. I have looked at a number Corribees and a Coromandel, and now regret letting my Coromandel go....
Hi Len, Yes, the Coro has a lot going for it, lack of cabin space isn't a problem for me, most of my sailing is local coastal work. Ultimately the Coro is so...
... Often you change one ... I've just run a tape over the Kingfisher 20 and the Coromandels I have here, and the keels figures are almost identical. On both...
Hi Jack - welcome to the forum. Looks like some hard work went into Padiwak before you launched. Whereabouts are you based? As well as this forum (which is...
Hi I am based in Kent in the Swale and next year am completeing a singlehanded circumnavigation of the Uk for charity. The charity being Sailability helping...
Hi Colin, Thanks for that, I had expected the toe in figure to be slightly more. I have even checked if the keels were 'firmly in place', no signs of...
... more. I have even checked if ... Hi Mark your comment has just caused me to rush out into the rain and plonk a magnet between the keels. For anyone who...
Hi Colin, I would love to see how they did put the boats together. Do you know (getting off track here) if there are any fixings other than GRP in the...
We have had a bit of rubbish posted on the site, which I have now removed. In an effort to stop this happening in future I have changed the membership system...
Hi Jack and welcome to the forum. You will not be on your own next year, Jonny Moore will be setting off from Llanberog in North Wales after he finishes his...
Latest news on Jonny Moore's preparations, with some super photos of Casulen II showing off a smart respray, and Mike Auton's 'Tern Tu' showing off a...
Wow, I am doing the same thing, as soon as i finsih my GCSEs in June i am leaving as i will have ten weeks off school. I will be setting off from the south...
... Hi Mark - me too. For anyone who may have recently joined here, I have 2 Coro's - one was factory finished, and gives the appearance of being built in one ...
With increasing numbers of people undertaking their own "Around UK" challenges, I was just wondering what exactly constitutes a trip "around the UK" ? Should...
Hi Mike, Just reading the post and clicked onto the photos, did you put any strengthing on the batten ends to stop them splaying out or going bell shaped from...
I think you'll find that the route you mention is 'around the UK and REPUBLIC OF IRELAND' NOT around the UK. The Republic of Ireland is NOT part of the UK -...
... To be pedantic, if one were to sail "around the UK and the Republic of Ireland", then it would be necessary to sail a figure-of eight course to include the...
I've just stuck some photos and text on the www.corribee.org site on replacing the original shroud U-bolts with some much stronger 8mm A-bolts, along with a...
... we were clocking about ... 4.5-4.9 knots, half ... Hello Mark - have just been re-reading your post, and it occurred to me to ask you - with what equipment...
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