Sagitta sailing Oct 2022

Many people say "I have just bought a new boat" and then clarify it by saying "well, new to me". So... "I have just bought a new boat, well new to me" - only that's not quite true either! For I have just bought back the 30ft Sagitta catamaran we built in 1990-91 in our back garden (fortunately it was by the water so to launch we just pushed it over the edge) and then sold in 1993 to a German who kept it first in the Balearics and then later in Trieste, Italy. It was sold again and sailed back to the UK about 12 years ago. I still think it is about the best boat we ever had, so I was pleased to be able to buy it back, and that the owners had kept it in good condition. So Sagitta has sailed thousands of miles over the last 30 years. But - although sadly no longer with yellow topsides - the interior is much as it was when first built. Not only does it still has the blue table and yellow cushions, but also the saloon lighting is original! Of course it is all looking tired now, so a major project for next year will be to replace the cushions and redo the sidelining. But for now I have been busy just removing old wiring and plumbing hose. Many years ago one of the top singlehanded sailors was Pete Philipps sailing a succession of trimarans called Livery Dole. I remember him saying that before one OSTAR he removed over 300kgs of wiring from his boat. At the time we were sailing our 25ft Gwahir, each hull of which weighed 120kgs (3 of us could carry a hull). In other words, he had been sailing around with the equivalent of a Gwahir on his deck! Obviously the Sagitta is much smaller but I have still managed to remove 3 big bags of old wiring - yet all the lights still work, as do the nav instruments, central heating, fridge etc. Sagitta is being lifted out for the winter in a few days. So only this sailing video for now, but obviously many more to come next year! More on Sagitta here https://www.sailingcatamarans.com/index.php/designs-2/3-25ft-to-30ft-catamarans-designs/171-sagitta and check out the videos from 30 years ago on this channel! As always, there is no audio on this short video