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Comment by Bertrand FERCOT on August 13, 2012 at 3:37pm

Hello David

Sorry to don't yet have taken the time to comment your pictures. As I don't want to delay again the launch time of our Tiki46, these last months I have very long days of work and so I reduce at the minimum my web activities.

Congratulations to have the courage to make so many modifications from the original plans and to have rigged her with a  parallel junk rig . She seems very comfortable at anchorage as at sea and the possibility to put down easily the mast to explore the rivers is very good. On my hand I thought to do so tabernacles but I gave up because I was not sure to be able to make  strong tabernacles to hand the 55m² of each sail.

As we have to sail in UK after the launch of GRAND PHA, I will be very happy to meet you, visit your boat and share our experiments if you are always in Plymouth next September.

Regards Bertrand

Comment by david duval-hall on August 14, 2012 at 5:33am

Bonjour Bertrand,

Je comprends bien comment il n'y a jamais assez temps, juste avant la mise a l'eau de EAU DE VIE j'avais meme pas le temps de respirer! The tabernacles were more expensive to make than the masts, and we have 43m2,so I should think we were pretty much on the limit for tabernacles.

We are here now in Plymouth seeing our friend Peter Hill launch his parallel junk rig, ORYX, it's a work of art as always with Peter, and he is hoping to see you himself before sailing away into the sunset.

A mon avis votre bateau est tres beau et tres impressionant. il sera un honneur de vous rencontrer, et si je ne suis pas a Plymouth quand vous arrivez, je serais a Falmouth qui est a 32 miles de loin. Nous pouvons venir at Plymouth en bateau,

Salutations, David et Julie

Comment by david duval-hall on August 15, 2012 at 9:01am

thanks charlie, how are you doing

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