Coppelia in UK

In the UK, 2001.

Nemo

Science museum

In town

Coppelia in Amsterdam

Horrible

Coppelia interior before renovation

Coppelia

Coppelia and my Cargo Bike

Blessing

Getting our new boat blessed before its first race

Scheepvaart museum

The old supply depot for the VOC.

White

Painting inside the hull

Bosbaan Launch

Recovering the Dragonboats after a days racing

Ships

Delfzeil 2003

Better

Cleaned, painted, repaired.

Grachtentocht

Taking our boats to town

Russian twins

Delfzeil 2003

Big Jan

Dragonboat demo races on the Ouderkerkplas.

Harbour

Full of tall ships

Ready

Coppelia ready to lift

Quack

Huge rubber duck in harbour

Classic

Typical old dutch coaster under sail

Flying Boat

Ready to take the keel out.

Objective

The object of my desires.. not!

Keel

Wow, rusty keel.

Snubbing Winches

New on the Left, Old on the right

Launching

Launching Wills boat.

Your boat sir?

How to take ones Zodiac+motor to the canal

Rigging

Getting the lengths right.

Mast up

Checking all the fittings are ok.

Sails

Trying to create a land-yacht.

Velsheda

Velsheda in Southampton Water, early 1980's

Mast

Fitting out the mast

Keel winch

New keel winch mechanism

Looking in

Whats inside the hatch.

Looking back

Looking back through the hatch

Afloat

Mast up, and on the water

First sail

Under Sail.

Furlex kit

Furlex (foresail reefing) Kit for Coppelia

New sails

Coppelia with furlex kit fitted and new sails raised.