There came a point in Luke Powell’s long lifetime in boats when he realised that the wooden ones, and the skills to build them, were disappearing. He decided to do something about it the only way he knew - hands-on. Since moving to Cornwall from Kent in the 1990s, the result of this labour of love is a fleet of beautifully, traditionally built pilot cutters: EVE, LIZZIE MAY, AGNES, HESPER, EZIRA, TALLULAH, AMELIE ROSE, FREYA, and the largest yet, the remarkable PELLEW, in which Luke had the time and the task to pass-on his accumulated knowledge to a future generation. https://www.sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk/yacht/747/PELLEW In preserving skills in this way, the wonderful by-product has been to create a desire for experiencing and owning these vessels. As Luke says: “There’s something quite profound about being on something that is not of our time... When you sail on a boat like this, it’s a time machine; it takes you back to another place; it’s not just an object of conveyance. Whereas a modern boat is like a car - just a factory made object that does no more than take you from A to B - PELLEW takes you through time and space.” PELLEW is a faithful recreation of one of the longest surviving and best documented of Falmouth’s Pilot cutters, VINCENT. The original boat was built in 1852 for the Vincent family of St Mawes. She worked for 70 years until she was retired in 1922, ending her days on the Percuil River as a house-boat. After four years in conception and build, on Saturday 29th February 2020 PELLEW joined a select group of leap year launched vessels when she was gently craned into the Truro River. One of the largest and fastest Pilot Cutters to be built in modern times, PELLEW has subsequently enjoyed the busy life of a successful charter boat. There is nothing like her.

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⛵ The Salty Podcast returns in 3 days! 🎉 Get ready for the 1st episode of 2025! Episode #47 Teaser 🎙️ Sailing Antigua: Tips & Tricks from the Experts, Hayden & Radeen, of S/V Island Spirit 🕕 When: Wed, Jan 15 @ 6 PM Central 🌴 Live from the Caribbean – don’t miss it! 📌 Catch past episodes: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/SaltyPodcastPlaylist ⚓ #SaltyPodcast #SailingAntigua #IslandSpirit #CaribbeanAdventures #CapnTinsley #SailingLife ⛵ SALTY ABANDON: Cap'n Tinsley, Orange Beach, AL Oct 2020 to Present: 1998 Island Packet 320 Nov 2015 - Oct 2020: 1988 Island Packet 27 Feb - Nov 2015: 1982 Catalina 25 SALTY PODCAST is LIVE every Wed at 6pm Central and is all about the love of sailing! YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: https://tinyurl.com/SaltyPodcastPlaylist LISTEN TO THE PODCAST (Audio only): Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/salty-podcast-sailing/id1732800578 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1qUHKGBDJSiwEZUFiF6CwO Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/87d4d45b-f013-4222-8927-2efc21ac48cc/salty-podcast-sailing And anywhere you get your podcasts! SUPPORT THE PODCAST: http://patreon.com/SaltyAbandon.

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Giorno 18 - SICILIA (Milazzo) Franco (nome dato in onore di colui che l’ha donato a questa barca) è un #minchiallegro. Ama viaggiare e da un paio d’anni scopre il mondo dall’oblò di Julia. Franco oggi è stato a Milazzo. Ha noleggiato un’auto e ha visitato la città. Ha mangiato una pizza (poverino, così piccolo non è riuscito a finirla) e ha goduto dell’atmosfera di una città turistica al tramonto della stagione. Franco non ama i temporali. Ecco perché è andato in un porto moooolto ben ridossato rispetto al maltempo che dilaga in mediterraneo. Da qui Franco senza appena la risacca di onde che hanno interrotto la loro sfrenata corsa parecchi metri più in là. Domani tornerà al suo posto, vicino al vhf, per continuare a scoprire, passo dopo passo, i dettagli del viaggio che stiamo facendo. E tu, ci hai capito qualcosa? Scrivicelo! A domani ❤️ C. ——————-

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