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  • Cuban Coffee

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    Pete Hill

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    Pete and Annie Hill sailed Badger from the Solent to the Caribbean via the Algarve and the Azores, re-crossing the Atlantic to visit family in Scotland and thence to Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The return journey to Warsash nonstop from Limfiord was marred by a F 9 gale in the German Bight during which Annie…

  • In and Out of Brittany

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    Pete Hill

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    Having laid up Badger while in Falmouth, we decided to find a pocket cruiser for weekend sailing, in order to explore the creeks in the area and to keep our sanity. The boat we found was a Westcoaster 20, designed by Cmdr. Rayner and built by the Beacon Boat Co. of cold moulded plywood, in…

  • Missee Lee – Westcoaster

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    Annie Hill

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    Annie and Pete Hill are now set for embarkation on their next sea-going adventure and far from being laid up and at work full time in Falmouth they have been clocking up the miles in their Westcoaster, Missee Lee. Since we came back to England in June 1987, we’ve managed to keep ourselves occupied. Based…

  • Badger – Shoal Water Cruising

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    Annie Hill

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    In the Caicos and the Bahamas the water is crystal clear and most of one’s navigation is what the Americans describe as “Eyeball”. This was just as well because our echo sounder chose to pack in two days before our arrival in the Turks. Our first anchorage was in Cockburn Harbour, which we shared with…

  • Badger Scotland to Canaries 

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    Annie Hill

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    The week before we left La Palma we had the most appalling weather there. Due to the way moorings were laid for local boats, we were all anchored so that we tended to lie across the wind. The anchorage was extremely crowded, as Sou’westerlies were still prevailing, with, as yet, no sign of the Trades.…

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