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C/O ANDREWS BOATHOUSES

ALISON LANGLEY

The New York 40 Marilee, is coming to the end of a two-

winters-long restoration at French & Webb. She was bought by

new owners in June 2014, who started the programme of work

to strengthen her and give her new life. Chris Museler has been

to learn more. Feature to follow.

There is some really good news for owners of Andrews launches,

with the start of a new service this month: Neil Garside, owner of

the Andrews archive, ex-Andrews boatbuilder and ex-chairman of

judges at the Henley Traditional Boat Rally, has started to cast

new parts from original patterns. The range of castings, in bronze

or brass and to the investment (or ‘lost wax’) casting process,

comprise seemingly all the metal parts you could need for an

Andrews launch, including instruments, steering wheels, nuts,

brackets, searchlights, cleats, engine vents and a lot more. Neil is

also off ering boat histories in presentation folders for existing

owners. All based on Neil’s archive. See: andrewsboathouses.com

WORDS AND PHOTOS ELAINE LEMBO

After a long hiatus, Spirit of South Carolina, the 140ft (42.7m) Tall Ship state ambassador for South Carolina, is back

at Charleston, booking trips for 2016 and resuming her sail-training role. This latest chapter in the life of the striking replica

has included several years mothballed under bank ownership, a sale at auction for $440,000 (£310,000) in June 2014

and a refi t in 2015. Spirit was built in 2007, after the lines of a two-masted Charleston schooner of the late 1800s, the

Frances Elizabeth, but soon after was beset with fi nancial woes. Work, which was carried out at Newport Shipyard, RI,

included bottom painting, revarnishing, some re-planking, and inspection and replacement of through-hulls and valves.

The standing rigging was serviced and the running rigging was entirely replaced with nearly 8,000ft (2.5km) of new

rope. Replacement of the traditional standing head rig required 260ft (79m) of wire rope and 30lb of tarred marline for

the worming, parcelling and servicing of shrouds at the bowsprit and other spars on the bow. This included the jib boom,

jib boom shrouds, martingale backstays and headstays. Father-and-son riggers George and Dominic Zachorne carried

out the marlinspike seamanship chores required for the new head rig.

SOUTH CAROLINA, USA

Spirit of South Carolina idle no more

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Left to right:

Dominic

Zachorne

straddles the jib

boom of Spirit

of South

Carolina during

installation of

the head rig;

detail of

boatyard worker

Martell seizing

footropes