matrona up the creek

Matrona Maris now back at Wardley's Creek awaiting the 10 metre Spring tides for the crane out into the club yard.



Tides out and she is sitting well in the Mud

When Your beloved Westerly is laid up for the winter, why not collect and read some of Denys Rayner's books!

My favourite is Escort...an equal to the Cruel Sea and written by a man that was there.

Safety in small craft and small boat sailing gives a good insight into Rayner's thinking of solid sea worthy yachts from a designer that has sea and its respect in his blood.
The Enemy below has been made into a film in the US and is available on DVD from Amazon.

The long fight is a good account of warfare under sail, very well researched.

Good luck with your collection

New cockpit cover keeps it cosy and clean

A local sail maker made a first class job of Matrona's new cockpit cover

She was so good we have bought her BACK

We have now sold the westerly Tempest to a true  racer chap in Scotland and have now just re purchased Matrona from the guy we sold her to 2 years ago. She has seen no use but laid in a mud Berth for past 2 years. On next spring tide we will extract her from the mud and take her to fleetwood marina for a good wash and scrub. Watch this site for more info.