The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
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RACING Mark Chew RACING Mark Chew

No SOLUTION

It was an easy but painful decision to abandon SOLUTION. She was clearly sinking. I estimated  that the water was rising an inch every ten minutes and it was now completely covering the  floorboards, with 8 inches to go before it covered the main batteries located beneath the lower  bunks in the main cabin.

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TOM'S ADVENTURE Mark Chew TOM'S ADVENTURE Mark Chew

Greetings From Papua New Guinea

Today’s big news is that a vessel heading east has agreed to take myself and Jon out to Panawina on their way to a nearby island on a cargo run. We leave tomorrow afternoon and will be sleeping on the laid decks under the stars as she steams through the night under the watchful eye of her owner, Samuel.

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FLOTSAM Mark Chew FLOTSAM Mark Chew

Big Wood Saves a little plastic

We repeatedly emphasized that we were aboard a small 8-meter sailboat, but the response was the same each time: "We are a 50-meter three-masted sailboat, and we offer our assistance in towing you to Paimpol."

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