The Log

Welcome to Avy-J's Website

Welcome to Avy-J’s Website

After nearly two years we are almost ready to launch Avy-J, our Morgan Giles 30. So, what have we been ...
Launched!

Launched!

Finally, two years after we bought her, Avy-J goes back in the water. The engine started, no water came in, ...
Sea Trials 1

Sea Trials 1

Our first trip was up to Oban for a couple of days on the pontoons there sorting things out. Darren ...
Sea Trials 2

Sea Trials 2

Ten days later we set off on what was intended to be a more extensive sea trial. We got as ...
Lofrans Royal

Windlass Fitted

One of the pre-departure jobs was to finally fit the Lofrans Royal manual windlass we got at a bargain price ...
Avy-J with her new stackpack

Good grief, are we actually going to go?

Check out the new stack pack in the header above! July 2020 and it's three years since we bought Avy-J ...
Leaving Balvicar

Left! (August 1st)

We parked up the car and walked down to the boatyard. At the shop we met Chris and Ruth, who ...
2nd August 2020 - Gigha to Glenarm

2nd August 2020 – Gigha to Glenarm

We dropped the mooring at Gigha just after twelve midday and meandered to the Mull with a mix of sailing, ...
3rd August 2020 - Glenarm to Ardglass

3rd August 2020 – Glenarm to Ardglass

We slipped Glenarm at 07.05, only five minutes after the plan, and motorsailed South with the tide giving us a ...
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