Classic yachts

                                                                Classic yachts

A fleet of classic yachts is currently sailing in the Solent. The photographs were taken from the television so the quality is not brilliant. These beautiful boats, clinker built, and probably over a hundred years old, look most impressive when in full sail.

Because they are wooden craft they need a lot of maintenance. Refits are costly and sailing such a boat requires an experienced skipper and enthusiastic crew. 

Showing some of the rigging 

 More rigging! You can't sail these things single-handed!

They are a sight for sore eyes!

ABC Wednesday Y

Y is for Yachts and Yachting

Yaffle is an old country name for the Green Woodpecker(Picus viridis) Yaffles sometimes visit our garden but it is more common to see Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopus major) on our feeders.

Yellow is the colour commonly used in safety clothing.

Yellow pansies in summer

Fragrant yellow honeysuckle attracts insects.

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