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I've been in Madagascar about 20 years ago. We made a 3 weeks cruise on private boat (Grand Bank 36) starting from Hellville (Nosy Be) and 3 weeks more inland.

We encountered several of these...

Seems some wood is still visible...

Well I dont think it's that easy to make a calculation based on the max RPM. The power produced isn't proportional to rpm. And yes, the consuption depends on many other parameters, hull type ans...

Bonjour Stéphane,

Toplicht is selling Geniol burners again, a bit cheaper than the Taylor's ones:
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The left design is the current state. And yes it allows only athwartship mouvements.
That´why I though using s/s chain. With the two chains option, the first bolted links will endure lateral...

Anthea has this sort of faked dead eyes, with turnbuckles inside.
These are real dead-eyes, able to hold the rig.
But I don't like them and don't want the maintenance they impose.
I want to keep...

Le Castellet, a beautiful middle age Village 10 miles far from Sanary.
Yes, worths the detour:
http://www.visitvar.fr/en/le-castellet-en.aspx

And make a stop in SANARY ... The most beautiful Harbor on the french Med :-)
Just where Anthea stays... Usually some cold beer aboard!
http://www.sanarysurmer.com/Decouvrir-la-ville/Tourisme
The...

Fantastic and very instructive to see this metal work.
Just a question about the chainplates: why riveting after welding?
Mecanicaly speaking, welding should be strong enough I gess.

According to a friend of mine, it´s a Dixme rule.
Used in combination with a compass (the two pins type) to do a scale transfer from a design without any calculation.

Obviously the transom can't wait for gold leafed letters ;)

Thanks again for sharing your beautiful work.

She's now registered in Marseille ?

More pics sent by Jean Jacques.
Some showing the Alden schooner Lelantina:

http://www.goelette-anthea.fr/medias/album/photo-2.jpg?fx=r_550_550
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Beautiful boat and a lot of canvas in this rig.
Can we learn more about the schooner herself?

I just saw this boat has been built in Erol Agan shipyard.
Twenty years ago I asked them à quotation for building an Anthea sistership.
They had indeed a good réputation at that time.

The Tirhandils are, to my eyes, the only buyable boats in Turkey.
They are the Caïques descendants, and might be good sail boats.
Be aware these boats must stay in "theirs" waters. I mean the...

The STX France Shipyard, in St Nazaire, just signed a one billion + euros contract with the Royal Caribbean International US Company to build a huge passenger ship.
Nice news for French economy,...

Boatomaniac ?

a sweet mental disease :rolleyes:

Yes they do, your guess is right.
Here is a video showing that (yes it's ragata lateen boats with skilled crew).
Around 2mn 30:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TtcZjAuF4A

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She's a Trimaran !!!!! Y>
Should be a fast boat ! :d

Can't wait to see her in the med ...

Just for fun...
I took these pics in Corfou where Anthea drove us this summer:

http://www.goelette-anthea.fr/medias/album/horreur-3.jpg?fx=r_550_550
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A video about the "Voiles de St Tropez":


http://youtu.be/C4BGkewphNI


Just to feel the atmosphere and look at fantastic boats ...

As a Nutella adicted, I want to try your own Zatara !:d

Nice pics of the building process in the Jones family web site.

Stand by to board !

http://www.goelette-anthea.fr/medias/album/a-l-abordage.jpg?fx=r_550_550

The two Captains :
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In spring 2011 I was at a classic boats meeting in Marseille, when a gentleman and his wife, Thérèse and Jean Jacques, came and asked me to have a look at Anthéa.
Some days before, he saw on my blog...

PM me when you are here! I always have some beer in the fridge!
Btw My spinnaker looks ugly on this pic, i had a problem with the sock line , not allowing to full hoist it.

Last WE was organised the first "Voiles Classiques de Sanary" in Anthéa's home port.
Just a friendly event this time but who knows ? May be next year it'll be a bigger event.

Among the well...

Trichlorethylene dissolves wax.
And won't leave any stain.

This one showing a part of the accompanying fleet, and where our friend Yves (in charge of the maintenance of our gigs) is interviewed (the one with the tan cap).


http://youtu.be/165WPa_7OIk

This one more professionally done, showing the very exit out of the dry dock:


http://youtu.be/HseaTfxMdsI

And one more to show the atmosphere:


http://youtu.be/ZNlQH9MSPrg

Finally these Iphones are not that bad :D :


http://youtu.be/d2syYt5Pzwc

Here is a video :


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwINtDB2Zxc&sns=em

I'll post mine soon.

Tom: I had only my iPhone but I'll send you good ones from a friend of mine asap.

Yes I met Hugh...

It was! Thousands enthousiastic poeple there yesterday.
We were 7 Bantry gigs and a lot of local classics boats to welcome Hermione on the Charente.
I could meet Hugh and Mike today.
I'll post a...

The APPLE version in now available.
And a lot of improvements have been added.

http://opencpn.org/ocpn/download

Eventually we (and I) will be there with one of our Bantry gig for the celebration.
The gig having to go further north later for Brest's event.
I hope it will be the opportunity to meet some...

got mine this morning.
I read in one shot the article about Ardelle!
Beautifull text and pics about a fantastic boat.

Yes Steven! for sure!
But I had to delay my trip since my professional re-organization takes more time than I thought.

According to my double activities in France (mainland) and French Guiana I won't be able to be neither in Brest nor in Rochefort this year.
But those who are coming in France are welcome for ans EBS...

Here are beautifull pics of the Hermione ready to be lauched soon.
Impressive.
Even if the pods look odd...
Pics link

For latest news about the project:

Hermione

We are already running two Bantry gigs (we built one of them) +one Ness gig in our association, "JemVar".
The aim being giving access to sea to people, in cooperation with other associations taking...

We can't have a better news ! :D
God bless her !

After inspection it appears that she has bronze fastening!
Good for her!
We misunderstood each-other with the Italian owner, he talked about chain-plates. They are now replaced by stainless steel...

Might be time to change the US regulations about cattle growing/feeding
Best wishes for this little baby.

I previously used ascenders, they are simple tu use and safe.
The system described by Ian, dividing the effort by 2 is so clever.
But this came with Anthea:
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The excellent Coelan has now a competitor in the same category: Uroxsis
http://www.uroxsys.co.nz/marine.htm
Don't know anything about the price, but might be cheaper since coming from NZ instead...

I eventually found them back:


http://www.goelette-anthea.fr/medias/album/edson-adapter-3.jpg?fx=r_550_550

Each time I see this pic of "Susan" I'm stuck !!!
This boat is too beautifull !!!!

Ok i'll check that :)