"Moondance of Rye"

Moondance is a Falmouth working boat,

she returned to Falmouth August 2001 from Lisbon.

She has now been sold and Martin & Bela went back to Lisbon

 to continue their work on "Merlin"

Go to the MERLIN page to continue their story.

In the Caribbean, St Lucia.

Moondance

Moondance is a Falmouth Working boat,

designed by Percy Dalton as an ocean cruising gaff cutter

32 ft. stem to stern, 10 ft beam, 5ft6" draught, weight 10 tons.

Lloyds certified professionally built Ferro-cement hull with lead ballast.

Sleeps 4 (in a double and 2 singles.)

Equipment comprises:- 

                                Lister SW2 Diesel,

                               Baby Blake sea toilet,

                               Taylor's paraffin cooker (2 burners and an oven)

                                Solid fuel stove,

                                Wind vane self steering gear.

Voyage number 1 completed starting from Rye in East Sussex in the UK:-

            Jul 92            Rye to Bristol,

            Feb 93           Bristol to Conwy in north Wales,

            Aug 93           Visits to Oban, Belfast, Isle of Man,

            Oct 94           Conwy to Lisbon, via Falmouth, Camaret, La Coruna.

            Jun 95            Lisbon to Gibraltar, via Cadiz with visits to Palma de Majorca, Alicante.

            Dec 96           Gibraltar to Fort de France (Martinique) and St Lucia via Tenerife,

            Aug 96           Working in St Lucia, visits to Trinidad, Cumana (Venezuela)

            Apr 97            St Lucia to Bermuda via Antigua, Tortola in the Virgin Islands,

            Jul 97             Bermuda to Lisbon via the Azores,

            Summer 98      Lisbon to Marseille via Andratx in Majorca,

            Autumn 98      Marseille to Calais via rivers and canals

            Christmas 98    Return to Rye.

Voyage number 2 started May 99, Rye to Lisbon in short stages

August 2001    Lisbon to Falmouth via Camaret (Brittany)

Moondance sold in Falmouth.