The Lazarette is usually a storage locker used on a sailing vessel for bits and pieces used in the confines of the yacht.

It usually end up being filled with items such as spare lines etc that do not have a home!

This new page provides links to items of interest to Devon or Drascombe™ boat owners which we would consider useful to owners but does not fit in with the commercial side of our site.

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These were handed over on our stand in a ceremony which was held at two of the recent London Boat Shows to HRH Princess Anne, who is the patron of the RYA and RYA Sailability. A copy of the RYA Sailability press release is here (click on icon) . Adobe Acrobat is required to read this, this can be obtained from here:

These two boats are used at Queen Mary Sailability  which is based at Ashford Middlesex. The picture left shows the Devon Lugger "My Way" at the launching ceremony.

It is actually quite rare to capsize a Lugger, most times this does occur is when the main sail sheet is cleated and the boat is making no headway and is hit by a squall. The following photographs detail a simulated capsize and recovery carried out by RYA Sailability at Queen Mary's Sailing Club. We thank Mr Alan Woolford for providing us with these pictures. The purpose of these set of pictures shows how a capsize may be managed- it is by no means a replacement for correct training at an RYA establishment. One of the first things to do following a capsize is to try and gain attention of other boats nearby.

The lugger chosen for this procedure is specially adapted with wheel steering. This enables the boat to be easily controlled by people with disabilities who may have problems in using the conventional tiller.

To start the capsize is actually quite hard- this was achieved by the crew leaning out leeward and a member of the crew actually standing on the centre case to take the boat over. This is shown in this picture.

It can clearly be shown in this picture that the encapsulated buoyancy is resisting the capsize.

This picture shows that the boat is floating approximately on its centre line with three adults holding the boat as low as possible. This picture is quite important. Our lugger conforms to the RCD and has a buoyancy load rating for 7 adults at a combined weight of 7 x 75Kg = 525Kg. This has been achieved through modifications to bulkheads and providing special buoyancy compartments within the hull. If you own a pre 1998 Drascombe™ Lugger or other Drascombe™ of the same age it is doubtful that this level of buoyancy could be achieved i.e the boat would be a lot lower in the water- we offer upgrades to achieve the buoyancy of a modern boat- see our refurbishment page for details. Your lugger could swamp in a similar way to the gig shown endangering life, as shown on the this page. Buoyancy upgrades are one of our more common refurbishments applied to older boats. We can tie this in with a more comprehensive refurbishment, to your own specification.

Once over on its side the crew tried to turn the boat turtle (upside down) by all pushing down at the top of the mast. Having a wooden mast is naturally buoyant- but this could still be possible depending upon sea state. Either masthead buoyancy or a quick thinking member of the crew could stop this by tying a fender to the top section of the mast thereby providing buoyancy to the top of the mast. A boat turning turtle is more likely in a pre 1998 boat due to its possible lack of buoyancy to start with.

Remember not to hold onto the bumpkin- as this will probably come off in your hand.

All sheets must be released from their cleats.

The boat is now stabilised with 2 crew on board. Note the free board of this modern boat. No water is coming into the cockpit via the outboard well, and due to the buoyancy nor the centre plate housing. Note this case is unlikely if you have an older boat (pre 1998) – due to buoyancy issues it will probably float lower in the water- water will ingress from the centre plate housing and the outboard well. We have to emphasise again that this could result in a very dangerous situation of crew hypothermia as it is unlikely the boat can be bailed out. This picture does highlight an issue which should never happen- crew should NEVER let go of the vessel. Tidal drift, if on the sea could sweep them away from the boat thereby endangering them.

Crew recovery. A boarding step is a strong recommendation here. We offer this as an accessory. From this point the cockpit can be bailed out (note a bailer should be tied to the boat so it cannot float off!)- it is best to get to land as soon as possible in this situation to avoid hypothermia.