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The English gent named Pat Boon took his tiny 26 foot boat out around Lands End, across the Irish Sea, then onto Scotland to cross the canal system through Loch Ness onto Inverness. Then down the east coast back to his home port on the south shore of England.
While he sailed around 55 days, his trip took 150 days due to gales and bad weather.
The exterior of the boat looks a lot like ours and its interior seems familiar as well.
Thanks for posting. His boat does look quite a bit like a C25 above the waterline.
In 2009, I had the opportunity to do the Caledonian Canal across Scotland and like him had hoped to sail Loch Ness but ended up motoring. This was just a small part of that trip. We started in Tortola, BVI. Sailed to St. Thomas, USVI (to provision) and then 20 days to the Azores followed by another 10 days to Oban, Scotland and then finally through the canal to Inverness. My 14 year old daughter and I were crew on a Beneteau Oceanis 473. Awesome adventure. Scotland was amazing.
Thanks for posting. His boat does look quite a bit like a C25 above the waterline...
...and a bilge keeler below it. That's very common in the UK where tides leave you on the mud, as shown.
Dave Bristle Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired), Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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