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Spring Cruise 2001 on Anna M

Anna M  
Spring Fit-Out

I took the Anna M to Arzal on the Villaine River in March, for a fairly heavy duty Spring fit-out session in April. This involved among other things taking the rudder out of her, since its shaft wa s quite badly eaten away with electolysis, and having it rebuilt with a new shaft.

Anna M in the lift
Jean-Baptiste and Patrique at L'Otarie did a fine job, while Marie-Laure gave the sails a quick going-over in the sail-loft.
Joe with Jean-Baptiste
Patrique and rudder
It's a handy out-fit, as is the whole set-up at Arzal - safe and reasonable marina berths, a mighty lift and a huge hard stand with plenty of canny steel cradles for keeping any boat upright. Then of course the whole scale of the marine industry in the south of Brittany is very impressive, especially when one comes from the west of Ireland!

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Revised:29 July 2001
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