Yachting Monthly – September 2019

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An army veteran, who has found solace

from post-traumatic stress disorder in sailing,

is appealing to YM readers to help find him

a yacht so he and his daughter can start a

new life in Cornwall, where he has done

much of his sailing. The veteran, who wants

to remain anonymous, is working towards

his Yachtmaster with the charity Turn to

Starboard. He is looking for an unwanted

boat. Email [email protected]

if you can help.

Army vet’s sailing

dream appeal

The artist inspired by being afl oat

Bradley’s

Paralympic

hope

Bradley says he is ‘really happy’ when on the water

As well as the usual sailing and safety gear,

Christine Callum McInally always ensures

that she never goes cruising without her

easel and paints.

The artist regularly sails the west coast

of Scotland, as well as further afield, in her

Sweden Yachts 37, Haersa, returning again

and again to paint the ‘amazing vistas’.

‘Sailing is a real elemental experience:

wild, windy, wet or baking hot. The exposure

to the expanse of the sea lifts the spirit.

Where land, sea and sky connect, beautiful

shapes of coast reveal themselves. It’s all

so inspiring! I want to express in my painting

how I feel about this remote and beautiful

world which not everyone is lucky enough

to be part of,’ she told YM.

Christine, who sails out of her home

on the Black Isle peninsula in the Scottish

Highlands, studied Illustration and

printmaking at Duncan of Jordanstone

College of Art in Dundee before going

on to teach. The full-time painter said some

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He has only been sailing for a year, but

Bradley Pedrick, 11, has his hopes set on

becoming a Paralympic sailor, and has now

been given a helping hand to achieve this.

Bradley is the 2019 winner of the Panerai

Challenger Trophy, awarded to young

people who overcome physical, economic

or social challenges to achieve significant

milestones in their sailing or windsurfing.

At the age of three, Bradley had to have his

leg amputated below the knee due to a rare

condition, and continues to undergo revision

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ABOVE: Tarbert

Harbour, Loch

Fyne, oil

on canvas

RIGHT: Christine

paints many

scenes while

cruising the west

coast of Scotland

surgery. He has also had kidney surgery and

recovered from serious burns in an accident

Bradley receives a £5,000 grant towards

his sailing development and Polkerris Beach

in Cornwall, where he learnt to sail, receives

£10,000 to purchase new sailing and

windsurfing equipment.

BEST OUTBOARD

What type of outboard would I need to push

a Virgo Voyager along in calm waters? Wansworth

I’d say a bare minimum of a 6hp four stroke if you

want to still be able to lift it in a reasonably

manageable way. Shaunksb

FRENCH CANALS

I plan to buy a boat here and take it to the Med via the

French canals. The ‘charted’ depth of the canals limits

one to a draft of 1.8m but apparently, that varies. Is a

1.8m boat likely to make it through? Sea_Spray

A lifting keel would be the answer for me. A Feeling 39

or 44 come to mind. Sandy

BIRDS IN THE BOOM

We’ve got blue tits nesting in the boom. Guess we’ll

sit out and delay launching and wait for the young

to fly the nest. RogerJolly

Next door boat to us in Preveza had this. We

now use a piece of sponge to block access to the

end of the boom. duncan99210

Turn to Starboard

is providing

training for

the veteran

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wild flowers picked while ashore’.

More of Christine’s painting can be seen

at: http://www.christinecallummcinally.com.

of her favourite subjects to paint include

‘beautiful yachts, quirky little harbours,

islands, rocky anchorages and wonderful

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