ENDURANCE 40 VOYAGER 38
CLASSIC WAVE TRINCULO
Yachts with Power Style & Grace
After I retired at the end of 1999, I completed Classic Wave , then I spent most of the spring/summer away sailing. Occasionally I am joined by my Wife, Barbara, but more frequently, other friends. I never relish time on my own.
Now we have TRINCULO in joint ownership, Barrie is a frequent companion.
‘Voyages’ was not the best description of the movements of Classic Wave. More like gentle cruises. We rarely made long trips. Our intention was to visit the area we were in. Therefore our aim was to be in port before nightfall, in fact well before the pub closed, and to always go ashore. I see no sense in arriving at a harbour or anchorage late and to set off at the crack of dawn. There are of course exceptions!
Harbours and villages can usually be explored in an evening and two nights allows a good exploration of most of the smaller towns. A longer stay permits a foray into the hinterland, by foot, folding bike or hire car. Indeed when Barbara visited, the boat was a floating caravan giving a base for a few weeks holiday.
Classic Wave was a floating home. A house on the water, and for that reason carried all the comforts one expects in this modern age. This added considerably to her weight, by a ton plus of extra equipment, lowering her waterline, which had some effect on speed. Hence sailing was somewhat incidental. However she could still achieve 7+ knots in a reach, and I am too much of a miser to use the engine if we had wind.
Kevan is regular crew, and below is a summary of stories written by him, which we have now had to archive. He has carried on writing about TRINCULO. .
The first story was of a trip in the Irish Sea in the year 2000, then follow tales of Scotland and Ireland over the next five years up to the final voyage. The stories of Classic Wave, apart from the final voyage have been archived due to space on the site.
There were then the two stories of the crew chartering in the West Indies, which have also been archived for the present time, while we were looking for a replacement for Classic Wave
We now have found that replacement, Trinculo, and further voyages (see Voyages with TRINCULO) for you to read about
Irish Sea 2000
CRUISING from ‘HOME PORT’ to the I.O.M. & IRELAND
Scotland 2000 to 2002
A DELIVERY to SCOTLAND
SCOTTISH CRUISE and return to ‘Home Port’
EXPLORING the FIRTH of CLYDE
Ireland 2002 to 2005
MAYDAY ( No Pun Intended ) Weekend.
DUE SOUTH A Delivery to Ireland
CRUISING COUNTY CORK Summer Cruise
ROLLING ALONG Kinsale to Kilrush
THE IRON SAIL Galway Bay and the Shannon
‘CIRCUMNAVIGATION’, THE FINAL STINT.
Scotland 2005
SUMMARY of Cruises 2005
FIND US THE FISHERMEN Summer Cruise
HOMEWARD BOUND The Final Voyage
Voyages post CLASSIC WAVE
The Caribbean
2005 The LEEWARD ISLANDS with LETO, SUN ODYSSEY 43 DS
2006 The WINDWARD ISLANDS with CREVETTE, SUN ODYSSEY 43 DS
‘ The HIP (H)OP Caribbean Tour’
Above is the CLASSIC WAVE cruising area.
It covered the whole of the Irish Sea, around Ireland and the full extent of the North West Isles of Scotland.
Voyages with CLASSIC WAVE
