Sadly I haven't got any pictures of her sailing, as I was always on board when she was under way, but we did take some pictures from the shore while she was still moored.
She was a lovely traditional boat and had maintained her looks well, even though she was quite a venerable lady, compared to me. On the morning of the photo, we could put the sails up, with her still moored at the stern, as the wind was very light. On windy days it was not quite so straightforward.
While our first picture shows Leander with the cabin roof down, ready for sailing, with the roof up, and her night-time cover on, she looked quite different ...
Of course we were very lucky to have such beautiful moorings and surrounds for her to pose in.
Back soon with more sailing talk,
Lots of love Eddie & crew xxx
P.S. To the kind enquirer (Aunty G?) I am also very excited about my new acquisition of Tarka who is waiting at Blakeney for her first sail. It could even be tomorrow!
2 comments:
So glad you showed us Leander with her nightdress on; we had not quite got the arrangement right in our imagination. Now we understand.
Midlands Branch were all quite excited to see the Bear flag again. It seems to fly very well.
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