© Peter Clutterbuck 2005

Peter Clutterbuck

UKWA March 2015

© Peter Clutterbuck 2005

We had to get all this stowed …

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…… including supplies and curry for two months …

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Overwhelmed beating into a half gale

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George Greenwood and 15 foot seas in the Channel

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Surfing at 20 knots in the Channel

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Rudder breakage: Peter Clutterbuck steering with oar

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Rough approach to Dartmouth at night

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Beating towards the Needles at night

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Off watch “down below” © Yachting World

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The tent and tender: anchored in St Peter Port

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Approaching France at night © Yachting World

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A dangerous night landfall in big seas with trysail

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Peter Clutterbuck and Peter Jesson: navigating across Biscay

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Passage through 153 locks

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Barry Hunt-Taylor about to launch off the beach at Deal

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Overnight at Wangeroog

Barry cooking

curry under way

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Knotmeter pitot tube

Radio Direction finder

Navigating

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Tom Moore steering with oar in rowlock in heavy weather

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Soviet liner at dawn

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Pumping out Deck log

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Tom, reefing while hove-to

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Using the sextant for distance off while reefed in fresh conditions

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Anchorage at Ussholmen, an uninhabited Swedish island

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Looking for islands in heavy seas west of Sweden

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© Peter Clutterbuck 2005

Tom off watch as we head

north

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Getting back to UK:

Calypso in the cargo hold in the “Kari K”

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Mull

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Fingal’s Cave, Staffa: high enough for Wayfarer mast

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Inside Fingal’s Cave

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PRC & Mike aged 5 months Bonnie & Mike at Baltimore

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Julian Clutterbuck at Fastnet Rock on a nice day

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PRC, returning to Roaringwater Bay with GPS

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Mike and Rich – see trapeze and slab reef controls

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© Peter Clutterbuck 2005

© Peter Clutterbuck 2005

GPS, compass, pump, oars, bucket

© Peter Clutterbuck 2005

The Sea takes no Prisoners

Tips in book appendices on:

Modifications for offshore

Heavy weather: reefing, sea anchors, capsize

Safety, emergencies, repairs

Navigation

Sailing at night

Living aboard: cooking and sleeping

Equipment lists / stowage

Sailing with children