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The Last Entry

This will be My last entry for this blog , it has been fun making it and something to have out there for posterity. More videos will be posted of Grace and My other yachts which can be viewed on My YouTube channel HERE

Grace in the sunset.

A beautiful early Autumn sunset sail.

On board grace.

Footage from Grace's deck.

It takes two!

Helen and Aislinn having a dance on the pond.

Aislinn

Aislinn's first sail in 2 1/2 years, conditions were perfect however the weed in the pond is quite bad.

Aislinn 6 Metre Dolphin design.

New 6 Metre

I have been looking for a modern 6 Metre class yacht for a while and finally got My hands on one.
Aislinn is a Dolphin MK 1, a Tony Able build with an RMG sail winch fitted. Cant wait to get her sailing, videos to follow!

Arthur's Tony Able 6 Metre

I was happy to help my pal Arthur get his 6 Metre Tony Able design " Helen" in the water. She sails like a dream but can't wait to try her in a stronger breeze!.

                                         Arthur giving his speech.

                                         Helen ghosting on the pond.

Sailing My 30 inch Dundee Class Yacht.

Yachting in a by-gone-era.

Steering quadrants aren't exactly tiller arms and don't perform well with an RC setup, so a slight adjustment was made which still looks vintage.

Braine Quadrant.

Typical to a vintage yacht and fitted to "Grace" in the thirties was a Braine Steering setup part of which would have a Braine Quadrant. "Grace" was fitted with a simple tiller arm on the rudder post but I wanted a more vintage look and so decided to fit a Braine Quadrant. Unfortunately they are like hens teeth and "Graces vanished years ago. I did inquire to having one made but the cost was silly.
I did find a suitable one supplied by Graham Bantock's Sails Etc. but they only make it in stainless steel which isn't very vintage. I bought their quadrant then set about making it more appealing and brassy by soldering on brass sheet then cutting to size. I re-drilled the holes and tidied it up. The finished article looks great and only cost £19.00.

The first tiller I fitted to "Grace"

Braine setup with quadrant.

 The brassed-up Quadrant

How they used to do it.

Grace in the water!

After 75 years in dry dock "Grace" is let loose on Swannie Pond, Dundee, skippered by club President Forbes so I could hold the camera!!

Without edit.

Latest addition to the yacht fleet.

Testing in the garden.

 

The Strathclyde Wee Nip, Yin Yang.

She was in a sorry state after 75 years of neglect.

"Grace" 

a 6 Metre class pond yacht

built by James Melville , circa 1935.

Restored by Neil Booth , grandson of James Melville.

 

After two months of restoration.

Finlay sailing with grace.