Colin Palmer compares sailing a traditional 1914 yawl in the 1970's with sailing a modern boat.

Cooya's Circumnavigation by Colin Palmer. 'In 1972 two young men hatched a plan to sail around the world. They bought Cooya, a 13m Linton Hope yawl built of teak in 1914. Their plans did not work out as they hoped, but they both learnt a great deal along the way. I was one of those young men. My talk will recall the highs and lows of our time with Cooya, and compare those times to sailing today on my 10m aluminium Ovni 32. How did we manage without AIS, DSC, GPS, LEDs and most importantly of all, watertight decks?..' Please note: The views, opinions and recommendations expressed on this website and the documents referenced herein are those of the persons expressing them alone. The OCC and its officers and directors have not verified, and accept no responsibility for any such views, opinions and recommendations.