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Forum: Marine Electronics 09-09-2021, 01:00
Replies: 121
Views: 11,654
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Wind Instrument

Do A and T have any useful advice/products?
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-05-2021, 01:29
Replies: 72
Views: 16,051
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: What is the oyster marine of the catamarans? It's personal

Hi - Discovery Shipyard is doing fine - the BlueWater 50 is being updated to MkIII right now so only renders on the site:

https://discoveryshipyard.com/our-yachts/50-discovery-bw-mkiii/

As for...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 15-05-2021, 16:42
Replies: 72
Views: 16,051
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: What is the oyster marine of the catamarans? It's personal

BlueWater 50 from Discovery
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-05-2020, 23:43
Replies: 99
Views: 17,238
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: New manufactured "big" little cruisers?

Cornish crabbers? very traditional..
Forum: Navigation 19-04-2020, 06:46
Replies: 82
Views: 17,237
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Course to steer software

I have used pcplotter and Neptune's to uk. Pc plotter can use navionics charts and Neptune uses admiralty. Both give cuts, and can give a range of results based on different start times. Interesting...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-04-2020, 11:33
Replies: 432
Views: 195,558
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Amel 50 - Build Thread

Just a quick note about the list.

All Discovery's have teak as standard, however many are now built with synthetic or in one case cork decking. Its up to the client.

Engine rooms are fitted to...
Forum: Navigation 14-01-2020, 00:00
Replies: 54
Views: 13,260
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: French Canals UK to the Med

Lots of info here - Believe Grehan spent quite a lot of time in the canals.

https://www.french-waterways.com/practicalities/canal-depths/
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-10-2019, 10:25
Replies: 28
Views: 8,910
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly boats

The 49 was a stretched version of the 46 designed to be a fast hull, she shows that in the accommodation I think. The 47/480 that replaced this model certainly helps improve the space. The 535/540...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-10-2019, 17:27
Replies: 28
Views: 8,910
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly boats

And Distant Shores

https://distantshores.ca
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-07-2019, 13:40
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

A while ago I got an email asking what the Revelation/lowered saloon version of my boat would look like - They've just posted a couple of renders of the saloon:
...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-07-2019, 13:30
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Glad you've enjoyed the thread - and I hope one day you become a Southerly owner!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-07-2019, 13:57
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Well since the weather was so nice, we didn't go back to Chichester, and instead went on to Salcombe, for a perfect week, watching the Merlin Rockets shoot past us on our mooring, eventually we left...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 06-07-2019, 02:27
Replies: 32
Views: 3,365
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: I wanted to start a build thread but all I got was this t-shirt and a delivered b

Looks fantastic, congratulations - have a great deal of fun with her!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-06-2019, 07:49
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Well we set of from Portland, and as the weather was nice and calm we headed west instead of east - Portland Bill looked to be in a benign state so we went through the inshore(ish) passage
...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-06-2019, 10:16
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Well we're well behind schedule, but never mind! The boat is now pretty much set the way we want her, and looking more like home - Instruments are configured to my simple tastes (there are so many...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-06-2019, 14:36
Replies: 69
Views: 16,452
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Swing keel on a 42-50 footer

Southerly yachts will sail with the keel in any position. Leeway will increase as the keel is raised.
Inside space is affected more on smaller versions of Southerly but the layout usualy works well
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-05-2019, 09:02
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

So this weekend Julie and I spent some time on the boat to give the systems a bit of a dry run before we do a shake down cruise in a couple of weeks time. The idea was to cycle the batteries from...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-05-2019, 21:56
Replies: 32
Views: 3,365
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: I wanted to start a build thread but all I got was this t-shirt and a delivered b

Looks great. Location looks nice too. Factory vist as well so you had a brilliant day....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-04-2019, 13:01
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

It's amazing how much stuff we have from the last boat, that I'm not sure we need to load on the new one, but for sure we will fill her over time anyhow!
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-04-2019, 06:53
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Well since its been a while since I posted an interesting photo of our boat here's one of someone else's hull just emerging from the mould. Its a good time to see the hull moulding before any of the...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 22-04-2019, 05:53
Replies: 48
Views: 28,432
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Hydranet triradial vs. 3Di Nordac/Endurance

Thanks for posting that Dockhead - - Just decided on a similar spec for a friends boat, so good to hear your experience. This will also be an inmast sail.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 21-04-2019, 02:31
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Sitting here at home looking at the weather and contemplating the fact that planning sometimes leaves me in the wrong place at the right time, and then out of the blue somebody sends me a lovely...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-04-2019, 06:55
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Well the handover is now largely complete and as you would expect the boat is now looking and working as it should. We have just to complete the final sea trial. This period has taken a little longer...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-04-2019, 05:55
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

Well the boat is finally ready for handover which will start on Friday with a review of the mechanical and electrical systems. I had hoped to post some details of the commissioning process but it...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-03-2019, 01:34
Replies: 127
Views: 65,868
Posted By Adrian Chen
Re: Southerly 480 - Build Thread?

First time sailing the boat! Tony Bertram the Discovery commissioning manager invited me aboard to trial sail the new sails, he explained this event was for the commissioning team to test the running...
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