April 22nd

The forecast was Southerly 6mph veering Westerly
12mph by 16.00hrs. Unfortunately it remained around
6mph all afternoon and out of the Bay it appeared to be
a lot less.

Clare, Harry and I had an enjoyable sail in the
lightest conditions we have sailed the 'Lucky Lobster' in.
Even if I had spent some time tweaking the sail shapes it
would not have made any noticeable difference to our speed.
Maybe a burgee and perhaps a tell tale or two on the jib
could prove worth while but I must remind myself that
this is a Day Boat and not a pure bred racer which I am
more accustomed to.

The internal fit out is pretty basic, there is an aluminum
luff track adjacent to the seat, hull moulding, this is what
the cushions are supposed to slide into so they don't get blown over board.
A forward and aft locker with a bilge pump located in the
rear, teak centre thwart and maghony rear seat and floor
boards, a RWO mainsheet pulley/cleat and a roller
furling jib. I am planning on fitting some fabric pockets
each side of the centre board casing just to put small
items and halyard tails in.

First sail of 2009

Today Harry and I had our first sail of the year. It was an Easterly wind approx 12 gusting 15mph and we just played in and around the moorings at Mumbles. After a while we took on board another two crew members who had sunk their Oppies and Harry appeared to be very proud that our boat wasn't even close to sinking. Harry even offered the new crew some of his crisps! Ronan and Olivia both thought the FBB was much better than an Oppie.

Falmouth Bass Boat 357

FBB 357 "LUCKY LOBSTER"
Clare and I bought Lucky Lobster last July. Unfortunately due to the disappointing weather we only managed to sail her on two occasions last year with the great help of the Skipper, Harry (4) and First mate Elliot (2). I also managed to take her out under motor with the help of Paul Lienti from Chattanooga USA whilst running a warm up race for the F16 Catamaran World Championships being hosted by Mumbles Yacht Club. We are planning to start sailing in earnest during the next week or two.
FBB 357 had been well looked after by it's two previous owners, the first lived near Hereford and the second near Mumbles, South Wales. FBB 357 is a De Luxe model and was originally built by Mike (I'll check out his surname etc). She came complete with a white cuddy & sails, thick 'fender rope' to protect the hardwood gunwhales, oars & rollocks, 3.5hp 2 stroke Yamaha engine and a 5hp 4 stroke Honda engine and a fishermans anchor. Not forgetting a galvansied trailer built by Lizard Trailer Services, Helston, Cornwall (date plated 19/8/88).