Stella has been in our family since she was built in 1977. She has always been wintered ashore and lightly used. The same applies to the engine - a Yanmar IGM10 - which was installed in 2001 and fully serviced in July this year. Her standing and running rigging is in good working order, and all varnish work has been renewed this year. All spars were stripped and Deks Oljed this year also.
Our 2011 insurance survey is available by request.
Over the years we have modified Stella to make her more manageable and fit for sailing single handed, or with a very small crew. These improvements are as follows -
Stella's full set of tan sails include -