Hello everyone. I have just completed the purchase of Al Mare (previously Arguin) in wet and windy Brittany. Once the mysteries of windvane steering and other complexities have been got to grips with we hope to cruise south toward Gibraltar.…
Rosi now Morgie
I am buying an Ovni 345 which I am calling Morgie, so I have changed my identity on this site from Rosie to Morgie and updated my profile accordingly.
Ovni spots – W France and CI
I have a large list of drying (and shallow water anchoring) spots I have used in Rosi, from the Channel Islands round Brittany as far south as Noirmoutier. I am happy to put them all up on the site, but…
Introduction: Rosi
Hello all, I am Colin and at present I own an Ovni 32 called Rosi. She is in a boat park at La Roche Bernard for the winter. I have owned her for eleven years and sailed Dutch, English and…
Hello, Loani has been bought ;-)
We are Carole and Arnaud from Bordeaux France. At the beginning of September we went to the Yealm river where Loani was waiting for her new owners. Now, Loani is back to her birth place, Alubat shipyard, where some work…
Farewell – Fryd has been sold
In 2017 we bought Fryd via Stephen and Francine as the brokers. This boat is quite famous in Norway as the previous owner was a well known mountaineer and explorer. She produced a series of television programmes sent out on…
Farewell – Loani has been sold
After 15 years we decided we needed to downsize. Loani is a 395, no 5, she has been our pride and joy. She has been purchased by a lovely French couple and will be based in the Girande. At the…
Autumn Boatshows – or where to catch the latest Ovni news
As North Sea Maritime are not exhibiting at Southampton Boatshow 2019 we’re proposing an informal meeting with owners on Tuesday 17th September. Anyone attending on that day please get in contact and we’ll make arrangements to meet. If you would…
Introduction: Paul – Dreams
Hi, I’m Paul. I grew up in Bristol, UK, and am now based in San Francisco, California, close to nearly 40 years. Recently bought an Ovni 56, one of three made. Somewhat abandoned for the last five years. I returned…
Re-Painting the underside
Our antifouling is in need of scraping off as it is now very thick, the primer has started to flake of the aluminium in some spots. I have been touching it up for a couple of years but it is…