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Lesley_Whitfield

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Registered: 2003-12-05

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Victoria 26 EVERGREEN

Lesley Whitfield and Paul Brittain have owned EverGreen, a Victoria 26 sloop, since 2003 when they purchased her in Christchurch near Bournemouth. In the first year they sailed her to the Isles of Scilly and north to the Menai Straits. After a season there, they sailed up to the River Clyde where they have been based ever since. They organised our only Scottish Rally in recent years at East Loch Tarbert.

Lesley_Whitfield

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Registered: 2003-12-05

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Re: Victoria 26 EVERGREEN

Extract from an e-mail received on 22 May 2006:

"...Unusually we've got this far without really having decided where we're going for our summer cruise but I think it will be north, (though we were thinking of Ireland for a while), and both Orkney and the Outer Hebrides have been mentioned. If we do Orkney, I think we'll take the Caledonian Canal at least one way to save a little time.

Best regards, Lesley and Paul"

Depart Lismore - Lismore Island at the sea end of Loch Linnhe

Arisaig and Rhum

Totaig

Loch Ewe

Skye Bridge

Loch Laxford

Summer Isles

Cape Wrath

Loch Eriboll

"We've been a bit more adventurous this year and taken EverGreen up the West Coast, around Cape Wrath and out to Orkney."

EverGreen approaching Hoy

Scapa Flow

Skarra brae

Eday with Les and Gill

NW tip of Westray

Rainbows by Dunrobin

Dornoch

Cromarty

EverGreen above Corpach

Crinan towards Dorus Mor

Lighthouse for the Clyde

"We continued to have good luck with the weather this summer and had a lovely trip through the Caledonian Canal with Paul's parents, then back through the Crinan by ourselves."

Lesley_Whitfield

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Registered: 2003-12-05

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Re: Victoria 26 EVERGREEN

From Paul and Lesley by text message on 26th July 2007:

Smaller cruise this year - though W past Malin Head yesterday felt big enough! Currently in Lough Swilly in Eire watching the rain. Hope you are well. P+L

Will you be going any further?

Will try for a bit further W but then probably leave the boat in the small marina here before return to Clyde/Wales. Had sunny weather mostly! Paul

Northern Ireland's most northerly point - Malin Head

Lough Swilly - Sunset

Lough Swilly - Cliffs