Sail Row Explore

05/01/2024

2024 season I aim to have both spritsail yawls looking smart, surveyed and commercially licenced. Just rowing the older boat 17ft Outdoor Girl a few hundred metres down river to come out at Polvarth Boatyard for some planking replacement

09/05/2022

The green fleet

07/09/2020

Helford River and Falmouth Bay. Perfect open boat cruising in a North Westerly. No rain either....

13/08/2020

Finished my ‘boom’ tent at last for outdoor girl

Its in breathable poly cotton and a very simple set up, using the 16ft sprit as a ridge pole, halliards to hoist.

The only extras are two marine ply slats that have a leather hinge at the apex so nothing chafes.

Unlike my winter cover ( white plastic tarp) i dont have to crawl under the keel to tie it down. It clips to the sides.

Cant wait to camp under it. Might add mossie nets to either end.

Thanks Sally Cotterell and Adam Purser for helping.

Next availability for Outdoor Girl expeds is next year 2021.

https://classic-sailing.co.uk/vessels/outdoor-girl

12/08/2020

The Cove of 3 anchors.
Not a place to go unless it is flat calm.....but when it is perfect for swimming into caves, the water skiers come out and create a wash.

Outdoor Girl is well prepared for going into nooks and zawns. We can deploy a long outhaul with a stern anchor on the way in.

Once landed we tied to both sides of the zawn with anchor and nylon warp to keep us off the rocks

10/08/2020

Guess what I am doing on my ‘day off’ between mini expeditions?

10/08/2020

First 2 day expedition with Simon and Lucy.

Aug and Sept 2020 are full but More ‘Outdoor Girl’ (and boy) adventures next year.

https://classic-sailing.co.uk/vessels/outdoor-girl

24/04/2020

All shiney paintwork and nowhere to go.
Popped down to Freshwater in St Mawes to touch up the lettering on transom and the 8 on ‘Number 8’

Why is my 15ft clinker rowing boat called Number 8?

She is a replica of the tender to historic Falmouth pilot cutter F8. For many years she was the trusty tender to our own pilot cutter Eve of St Mawes.

Planning some River to Sea expeditions in Cornwall and Devon, once all this coronavirus has run its course.

18/04/2020

Working on a new logo this afternoon for ‘sail row explore’ - a mini sailing and rowing business.

Getting there I think. Any improvements type comments on logo welcome....but what would really help is if you can go to my new page for ‘sail row explore’ and LIKE my page.

Its early days yet but should be activities for locals and customers soon

13/04/2020

My trusty 25-year-old tent has a new sister, and the brilliant design has hardly changed.

What better way to test them than a sunset supper of kedgeree and samphire on a Cornish beach?

These are the main tents we will use for our open boat sailing expeditions. Debbie is the skipper and guide, with scope for 1-3 guest crew on spritsail yawl 'Outdoor Girl'.

I have always been impressed by Terra Nova (Wild Country) Quasar Tents, ever since I watched all other types of tents blown away down the Llanberis Pass during a storm. This trusty mountain tent was left standing and I decided then it was the tent for me.

They are great on beaches as they can stand without tent pegs, and the straps for pegs can easily be weighed down with rocks.

The mini expeditions and day courses will be launched as soon as the Coronavirus crisis is on the wane and restrictions are lifted.

If you are interested at this early stage please message Debbie.

13/04/2020