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Bella now has the ability to send and receive calls and data while at sea using her new Iridium 9575 Extreme satellite communications. This is the perfect tool for downloading weather updates, posting blogs and keeping the world informed of our progress.

As part of Bella's refit, we have had the hull stripped back to the Gel coat, re epoxy resined and re antifouled, We have used the opportunity to fit a new skin fitting and service the folding prop and the vertically lowering bow thrusters - all excellent actions to contribute to good boat sp... Read more

After their fabulous service with the rest of our sails we decided to continue our association with North Sails and the last of our new sails  will be delivered tomorrow. It’s a dark blue reaching chute which will be flying off the bowsprit and take us from wind angles of 80° to 13... Read more

To follow Bella's new look this year, we decided it was time for a refresh of our website too. With thanks to the team at 22PointSix, not only does our site have a stunning new design but improve... Read more

For some time Bella has been successfully using a second hand UK Salis genoa for cruising, well the time has come to change it and Sanders Salis are about to take delivery of the cloth to build a new Hydranet radial Genoa.

The new sail should be ready for mid-April and will mean that sh... Read more

Here’s a question for you, what does ‘WHARF’ stand for, as in Canary Wharf? The answer: Warehouse at River Front. That’s the origin of course of Canary Wharf, one the centre of the London docks and now the centre of the financial district. Once full of imp... Read more

Good news, the sun is heading North which can only mean... Warmer weather, longer nights and plenty of opportunities for great sailing.
 
Great boats are made in the Winter. Being in first class condition requires a lot of maintenance and hard work which is exactly what Bella h... Read more