Crossing oneself

John Nixon recalls ‘a triumph of hope over experience’ when he single-handed his newly-purchased, second-hand motor-sailer across the Channel

After retirement, I decided I needed a yacht to keep me busy. I wanted a motorsailer, the 4x4s of the sailing world, and saw a Fisher 25 advertised for sale in the Channel Islands. It was just what I wanted and very reasonably priced. The photos on the internet showed a tired but sound boat so I bought it sight unseen, accepting that I would have to do a lot of work on the hull to restore it to good condition. I subsequently visited Guernsey’s Beaucette Marina to see the boat, which I renamed Daisy Duck, and arranged for a surveyor to inspect it. After a couple of weeks I returned to Guernsey with the intention of sailing the boat back across the Channel to the River Hamble, where I…

You're reading a preview of

Practical Boat Owner (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2015

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.