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Below are the planned rallies for 2025. For more information on any of the rallies, please contact Steve Harridge on Steve.Harridge@tonygee.com.

In addition:

1             East coast rally, probably based at Shotley, is to be arranged between a couple of our East Coast members. Timing TBA.

2             Gary Heward and / or Graeme Peters to take on another Yealm rally. Timing perhaps in conjunction with the Mylor rally but TBC.

Welcome to the entries for this year’s competition. As you will see we have received a variety of great photographs this year which is excellent as we hope to produce a 2024 calendar from these and some of the entries from previous years.

The winners of the competition this year will be decided by the votes of the members. Could you please look though the entries and vote for 1st 2nd and 3rd favourite as follows:

1st: Picture x

2nd: Picture y

3rd: Picture z.

One vote only per membership please sent to jtrimming@hotmail.com by 4th October.

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Bacchus and Iona

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Setting off across Biscay

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Are we having fun yet?

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Maxi rally Yarmouth

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Guernsey

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River Stour 1

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Isobel

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River Stour 2

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Isobel 2

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Dolphins Holly Blue near Glenan Islands

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Sunny day over Fowey estuary

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Dawn – Pont Pill

Replacement of the sail-drive gaiter is a recurring task for Maxi owners and one that is costly through a yard. Malcolm (Denny) Denham has done it himself on his Maxi 1100 and has kindly shared with the group his experience. The pdf file below includes the lessons learned and has pictures through the procedure while the Excel file includes materials used and time taken.

https://maxiowners.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Saildrive-diaphragm-replacement.pdf

https://maxiowners.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Saildrive-diaphragm-change.xlsx

Many thanks Denny for sharing with the group.

There has been much discussion in the sailing media and the MOA WhatsApp group about biodiesel and diesel additives. From the WhatsApp group, it appears we have an expert in our membership with Malcolm Denham having written an article on biodiesel which appeared in Cruising Magazine in December 2021 www.theca.org.uk. Please find here a link to the article reproduced with their permission.

https://maxiowners.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Cruising-Dec-21-HVOs-final.pdf