IS SAILING OUT OF THIS WORLD... a world where Magrathea never fails to rise to the challenge.Whether flexing her fully battened mainsail in the Med or calling on her Carbon V-Boom in the Caribbean, this is luxury sailing from another planet. And when she finally and reluctantly returns to safe harbour, it’s good to know you’re unlikely to be rubbing fenders with another like her.
One of the most prolific and successful of the Oyster designs,
only a few are available for charter, Magrathea is a rare
combination of performance, comfort, accommodation and pure
maritime chic. Try as we will to paint the picture, the only real
way to savour the experience is to stand in the ergonomically
designed cockpit, drink in hand, as she sails serenely into the
sunset.
What’s in a name >
There it is then - 10.30 UK time 11 December we crossed the line - in the darkness as the sun set some 45 minutes earlier. So that was 16 days 9 and a half hours for a trip which turned out to be 3034 nautical miles (even though the direct route from Las Palmas is supposed to be about 2,700 miles)...
Posted by: Chris Shea in Magrathea News
Well the reign of Don't Panic - the multi talented and highly attractive Magrathea cruising spinnaker had to come to a temporary end last night as the wind speeds rose and the wind moved almost directly behind our intended track. As it turned out we brought it down just in time before a series of big squalls and gusts running up to 28 knots for the first half of the night...
Posted by: Chris Shea in Magrathea News
..its not actually time to face the Final curtain but it looks like we are getting to the end of this particular chapter.(Whatever you do though whisper it quietly- we do not want the weather gods to hear and mess us around again just for the heck of it)...
Posted by: Chris Shea in Magrathea News