Derek sails his Westerly Fulmar singlehanded and circumnavigated Britain in 2021
Thalmia launched safely from Topsham Quay on Tuesday 30th March with Aidan as crew! A short trip out to sea to check all systems were working well. No problems, and the new winches and windlass were making life easier on the back! When restrictions on overnight stays are relaxed a more extended shakedown trip will allow final checks and stocking up and then wait for a weather window later in April. Nearly there!
A Beautiful Day for it!
Having started sailing later in life I have migrated from a 14ft dinghy via a Sadler 26 to a 32ft Westerly Fulmar. I sail mostly single handed in the South West from the Solent to the Scillies or across to the Channel Islands and ajacent French coast. In 2020 I planned to sail mostly single handed around Britain. Due to Covid-19 this was unfortunately not possible. I finally completed that challenge starting in April 2021: finishing in early July. You can check out my journey and experiences, good and not so good in the blog posts below or my YouTube channel - search for “voyages of Thalmia” - https://youtube.com/channel/UCb4WnIlleSAbN6oNFmSTAOQ View more posts
Voyages of Thalmia
Excellent. Everything comes to him who waits 🤗
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Congratulations Derek. Wish I could volunteer to crew for you but I’d be no use! Only one eye working at present and added to my general decrepitude . . .
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