Velux 5 Oceans - Bath time on Spartan



12:10 PM Sat 6 Nov 2010 GMT
'Chris Stanmore-Major on Spartan' Velux 5 Oceans &copy Click Here to view large photo
Velux 5 Oceans - It was time for a bath this morning on Spartan - I was moving equipment around inside the boat taking heavier tool bags and kit forward and to windward to help trim the boat into a slightly faster angle of attack and? increase my speed when I heard an ominous 'swishing' sound coming from the other side of the bulkhead here in the cabin.? Forward of the nav and living area is the forepeak, a wide, low space that contains the forward water ballast tanks set into the floor and the sails that are not in ...


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