Team work

Vincent, Stephane and Laurent Rigging up Swan 40-119

Swan 90 bows

Villefranche sur Mer bay

The beautiful bay of Villefranche sur Mer

The Nautor's Customer Care centre in the hart of the
historical harbour

90-702 WHITE LIE back from Caribbean

WHITE LIE crew

Welcoming WHITE LIE arriving from Caribbean

Cargoship yacht transport (again)

Unloading boats in the Villefranche bay actually seems very much
in the trend these days... A charter company unloading catamarans
for the summer season.

40-119 LADY KATHEA haul out

40-119 LADY KATHEA haul out for antifouling paint.

40-119 LADY KATHEA rig service

Mast unstepping

Goose and vang necks showing signs of corrosion.
Time for a good clean and insulation

Cleaning and polishing of goose neck and adding
a cut out of a sheet of Tufnol to insulate ssteel and mast aluminium

Dye testing rod heads. Above one obviously showing a crack

Forestay rod lower head showing signs of excessive stress.
Forestay usually being the most stressed part of the rig.

Reinstalling goose neck with Tufnol sheet insulation and
helicoils on some of the screws threads

Teak deck sanding

The carpernters finishing the teak deck sanding on
Swan 53 MERI BALLETTI