SKIPPERS’ TIPS & YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
A lighter companionway
Pippin is a Francis 34 Pilothouse and I‘ve been her custodian since 2017. Since that time we have covered over 4,000 miles, including a four-day solo Biscay crossing from Penzance to Ribadeo in Northern Spain, a six day return from Vigo and a Jester Challenge to Baltimore.
On every trip I have fitted the ‘Willis lightweight companionway door’ before I set off, which is nothing more than a scrap sheet of 6mm
