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    A QUESTION OF SEAMANSHIP

    Jun 20, 2019 2 minutes

    Running out of fuel up a narrow tidal river

    James Stevens, author of the Yachtmaster Handbook, spent 10 of his 23 years at the RYA as chief examiner

    Annie is skipper of , a Sigma 33 which she races regularly from her home port on the south coast. Annie is a competent has a roller furling jib and cruising main. They have had very light winds on the trip across from England, with lots of motoring. On arrival at Bénodet, a pretty port and river in France, the fuel dock is shut but they reckon they have just enough diesel to motor up the river and back the next day. Up the river the countryside opens up to farmland and there’s the added attraction of a riverbank chateau. Annie is hoping to pick up a mooring and enjoy a quiet night in the rural surroundings.

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