New hatch for Dr No

Dr NO said...
Hello friends,It looks like I may have to replace the forehatch on my UFO Dr NO. The old one, original CANPA hatch, is leaking and crazed and I have not yet succeeded in removing the handles. If I should give up or destroy the hatch in my attempts, can anybody suggest a replacement?
Best regardsErikDr NO,
Belgium

UFO on eBay!

Hello UFO News,

Just wanted to let you know that I have listed a UFO 34 project boat on E-Bay. Its mostly a bare hull with some fitting out completed currently lying at Emsworth Yacht Harbour where it has been abandoned and seized by us for non payment of storage charges. It can be viewed by arrangement.
Regards
Alison Wakelin
for Emsworth Yacht Harbour

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/UFO-34-ft-Yacht-Sailing-Boat-Project_W0QQitemZ150377011200QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Sporting_Goods_Sailing_Boats_ET?hash=item23032b1800&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Too sunny in Madeira

Filipe Assunção, skipper of Jackpot, has written from Madeira. He wants to know whether anyone has a design for a bimini, or has fitted one. In these northern latitudes any exposure to the sun is seen as a bonus, but perhaps biminis are more common in Australia, so please add a comment,or contact Filipe directly if you have bimini experience.

He also wants to fit a spray hood. Renegade's spray hood is narrower than some I have seen and we usually take it down when sailing, because it completely blocks the helmsman's view forward. Does anyone out there have a spray hood which they are happy with?

New owner and home port for Tai-pan

I want to inform you that the Tai-Pan, which is listed in your Ufo 34 Owners list, has changed owner. Since May this year I'm the new owner of this vessel. The vessel will keep the same name but the port of registry has changed from Lelystad to Hasselt. I want to kindly ask you to update this information if possible. Thanks in advance,

Bjorn Stoel

See Bjorn's blog at: http://sv-taipan.blogspot.com/

Black Arrow

Dear All
Page 30 of August's Yachting Monthly has a small article about the UFO 34 Black Arrow that won the 1979 'disaster' Fastnet race!

Chris

UFO gossip

Hi Renegaders,

UFO 34 is currently at the top of my shortlist for my next boat - for some irish sea / scottish cruising and occasional racing

Donufo is currently for sale not far from you, but it’s a 5 or 6 hour drive for me and I wondered if you might know anything about this boat and/or its history?

many thanks in advance for any help you can offer

keith jones

Foo Fighter enters Three Peaks Race 2009

Hello Adrian,Eric and I have rashly entered Foo Fighter in the Three Peaks Yacht Race which starts on the 20th June .For those unfamiliar with this event,this is a sailing race from Barmouth to Fort William and just to spice things up at least two of the crew have to run up and down the three highest peaks in England,Wales and Scotland!For more information on what we are doing go to Justgiving.com and punch in Foo Fighter.We would be very grateful if you could post this Adrian as we are trying to raise as much as we can for a worthwhile cause.Thanks Tim

See: http://www.threepeaksyachtrace.co.uk/