'PORTUGUESE' DINGHY

'PORTUGUESE' DINGHY
My first build (2007) - designed by Hannu Vartiaala (Hannu's Boatyard)

Saturday 11 April 2015

Sea Trials

After a winter of waiting, we conducted sea trials of Blue Streak (as the Moonfish has been named) on Easter Day.

After suitable christening with beer:





she was launched onto the River Cleddau.

She floated (level !) and the test pilot reported that, when there was wind, she sailed well:



Unfortunately, there wasn't much wind and he was really unimpressed at having to paddle back the last quarter of a mile to the slip against the incoming tide !