Greetings and Happy New Year… it has been a while since I have posted and I will probably not apologise for this given that there was little to post about! HotSocks has been wintering in Shotley Marina, and now that budget has been confirmed for 2012 it is time to sort things out! I am delighted to announce another year under the title sponsorship of International Paint, and we have an extensive calendar of solo, double and...

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HotSocks was measured up at Shotley Marina last weekend, with a view to endorsing her IRC cerificate. This involved emptying absolutely everything from the boat bar the fixed systems, which to be honest was a great thing to do given all the unnecessary ‘equipment’ I appeared to have on board! The next task is to keep all the unnecessaries off the boat! After an hour of watching Peter Cockayne, measurer, check overhangs and rig...

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