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NEW DRASCOMBE BOATS & ALL THINGS DRASCOMBEWelcome to the centre of the Drascombe universe! For all your Drascombe needs, keep clicking!
Director, Drascombe Association Committee Member & arch enthusiast: Stewart Brown Telephone/Fax: 01256 896292 What would you like to do?
We have a combined experience of over fifty years of sailing, maintaining & building these lovely boats.
CAST OFF FORWARD, CAST OFF AFT, CAST OFF GLOOM!It rather looks as if the state of the economy is going to remain pretty grim through until 2010. That doesn't mean it has to be a miserable year, just an economical one. This is the perfect time to buy a Drascombe boat. The strong brand name of Drascombe & the reputation of the boats means that depreciation is very low. If you had bought a new boat in January 2008, the depreciation over the year would have been less than on your shares in Footsie 100 Companies. Your Drascombe would certainly have given you more pleasure! Having once bought your boat, the costs in use are quite modest. There are still a lot of places where you can launch & recover for free. On a good day's sailing, you may only use the engine for under an hour so 5 litres of fuel will last you a long time. A bit of rowing can save even that small amount of fuel & keep you fit in the process. Maintenance costs on the boat & equipment are very low. Although the costs are low, the enjoyment levels can be very high. The sheer joy of sailing is reason enough on its own but you might also do a bit of fishing. Most of your catch can be eaten. There is nothing tastier than a fresh fish you have just caught yourself. A disposable BBQ is cheap. Take along some olive oil, lemon juice & black pepper or mixed herbs. Even cheaper is to hang your fish from a twig over a small wood fire, Ray Mears style. If finances won't run to a new Drascombe, we always have a selection of pre-owned boats. Either way, you can provide days of enjoyment for yourself, family & friends for very little expense. Buck the trend & enjoy 2009! SPECIAL OFFER ON A NEW DRASCOMBEWe fully recognize that you may need to keep things economical & be satisfied that you have got best value for your money. So, if you buy a new Drascombe we will put an engine on it FREE OF CHARGE as a gift from one Drascombe Enthusiast to another. SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW More dates for your diary: 11 - 20 September. A whole sailing season away! There are changes in the layout this year, but I'm sure you will still find us! We will have Stand B004 - look up for the Drascombe flags!
AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWThe July issue of Practical Boat Owner, published early June, contains a review of our Drascombe Drifter 22. Don't miss your copy! I can e.mail you the article, if you have.
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT DRASCOMBE VOYAGENick Poole from Jersey is soon to embark on a voyage to sail in his elderly Drascombe Lugger from Jersey to Gibraltar in aid of his charity Challenge4Ben. Follow: http://challenge4ben.ning.com// for more information & progress reports once the voyage is underway.
INTERESTING SAFETY SNIPPET!You are entering a boom-free zone! All of our Drascombes have loose footed sails without booms (except for the mizzens on our Drifter 22 & Gig). There was an interesting article in PBO, January 05, under the heading of FIRST AID, entitled Boom & Bust. It listed the main types of incident of life threatening conditions in order of frequency. Top of the list? Head injuries - especially from swinging booms.
DRASCOMBES ABROADAlthough we export boats & parts anywhere in the world, to make it easier to obtain & maintain a Drascombe we have appointed distributors: Holland & BelgiumMichel Maartens at Drascombe Nederland Post: P.O.Box 475, 1270 AL HUIZEN Yard: Kabelweg 1, dok 11, 1271 AN HUIZEN T: 035 683 05 15 The Dutch magazine Zeilen published a multi-page spread on our Drascombe Drifter 22 in their October 2008 issue. www.zeilen.nl is their website to get a back copy though they haven't put the article itself on-line yet. I have it on pdf if you have broadband. There is a brief video as well (but they managed to edit in footage of the cabin from another boat - so don't be mislead!) FranceJacques Simon at Drascombe France, 15 rue des Champs, 50550 St Vaast, La Houge, FRANCE. T: 02 33 43 05 13 e.mail: simon.cherbourgeois@free.fr IrelandDick Collins at Glounthaune Marine Ltd., Glounthaune, County Cork, IRELAND T: 021 4353600 F: 021 4355345 M: 086 2773466 e.mail: boats@eircom.net ElsewhereWe are interested in talking to people who wish to become a distributor for other countries or continents.
DRASCOMBE BOATS BUILT IN WOOD IN THE USAIf you are looking for a Drascombe to be built in wood in the USA, get in touch with Ted Perry at East West Custom Boats:
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