Vaal Region News
I got married today
by Allan Rosenberg This is the first contribution I am about to write and will try introduce myself to the H23 family. So here I am lying in bed on the first night of my honeymoon– laptop on top of my lap trying to think of an angle to a story that won’t bore any…
FAQ: TOWING A HOLIDAY 23, COSTS, ETC.
This page last updated 7th January 2010 17th January 2010 Thanks to Derek Robinson for these pictures and information. The axle and braking system were a complete package from Burquip in Pinetown. The brakes are not hydraulic it mechanical and works with rods and levers and have double brake pads like a car and he…
FAQ General
This page last updated 23 December 2009 I would like to fly an asymmetrical spinnaker. To this end, a bowsprit needs to be fitted. Has anyone done this before? I have a spinnaker and use it, but it is a handful if you are only two on the boat. As such, I think an asymmetrical…
FAQ: TOWING VEHICLE
This page last updated 1st November 2009 20th October 2009 QUESTION: Hi I have a question on towing. What vehicle capacity is required? Currently I have a VW Touran 1.9 TDi will it be ok to tow ? Regards, Eric Fedeli ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20th October 2009 The legal requirements are that if the vehicle being towed is…
H23 ROAD TRAILER
This page last updated 19th October 2009 26th August 2009 I have attached the only before photo we have, this was when Dick Manten was delivering to HMYC and we were preparing to put her on the chain mooring. She had already been cleaned and the hull scraped. I will try to take some more…
FAQ: MAST AND RIGGING
This page last updated 19th October 2009 In regard to the raising and lowering of the mast. At the top of the ‘leverage pole’ are two ‘wings’ with a hole in each.These are for a light rope which you attach two pieces on each side and these 4 pieces of rope are then attached to…
Denaming and renaming
I have being reading with great interest the names of all the H23’s you have been publishing. Well now it is my turn. Well, as you know my Holiday23 (Sail # 124) is called “About Time”. It’s a bit of a long story but I’ll keep it as short as possible. I’ve been sailing since…
FAQ: KEEL
This page updated on 14th September 2009 14th September 2009 WATER INGRESS We cut a hole in the keel/ wedge nut housing in line with the spindle for the wedge, just above where the cavity for the wedge nut joins the main keel housing. The hole for the wedge spindle between the keel and wedge…
WEST WIND MADNESS
On one of my sailing trips to Port Owen I invited two friends to join me and my brother. We left Gordon’s Bay about 01h00 on a Saturday morning in a howling South Easter. The plan was to round Cape Point at day break, but with the strong South Easter we arrived there before the…
LAUNCH: BLISS H23 SAIL NO 69
I attended the launch of “BLISS”, previously “Fast Fish”on Saturday 22nd August 2009. Peter von Bredow and Helga are the new owners of “Bliss” which they bought at Manten Marina. One of Peter and Helga’s old friends Johan Hartman (owner of Fat Cat, Port Owen) said that he knew Peter and Helga since 1974 and…