26-R

Manta 'Beesmej'

Bernard Logan's Manta. [19R above] [26R]

Kay Kjellgard's Malo

Kay Kjellgard from Torslanda, Sweden is very active with the Malö Yacht Club (Malöklubben). The 26-R PortVisors™ on his Malö is a big hit and several others in the Club (with different size boats) have also ordered them. [26-R]

He passed along the following from the Malöklubben, "Thank you for the perfekt PortVisors!"

Ocean's Dream

Adrian is one of our longtime email friends, since we communicated regularly throughout the long development (it seemed like an eternity to us) of the 26-R PortVisor™. When these longer rain shields were finally ready for sale, we then had to wait until Adrian and Jackie were in a part of the world where receiving packages was possible and reliable. [26-R]

Manta 'Beesmej'

Bernard and Maggie Logan hail from the UK and sail throughout the Altantic. When we asked about the name of their Manta, Bernard emailed,"The name Beesmej was forced upon us. My initials are B L; Maggie's are M E J. We had asked the British Registry for "B'SMEJ"; but they would not allow a punctuation in the name. So BEESMEJ sounded the same as B'SMEJ; hence the name.

So as not to have the name of the yacht on the tender, Maggie chose "Real Jem"; jem being the reverse order of her initials. Actually, the best name combination we have come across belonged to a mega-yacht in Antigua. The yacht was absolutely beautiful and was called "Illusion". The tender was called "Reality"! [19R] [26R]

Ocean's Dream

Jackie applies her creative photographic skills no matter what the subject, including the PortVisors™ on their Admiral 40. [26-R]

After Adrian and Jackie's oh so patient wait, we are proud to have them say, "We plan a circumnavigation and have already found Seaworthy’s Port Visors have made a real change to our lives. We are now able to leave the port lights open whilst we are away from the boat and can get some sleep at night without fear of getting wet! The new larger PortVisors have been well worth the wait!"

Kay Kjellgard's Malo

Kay Kjellgard sent this view of a rainy day from aboard his Malö at the dock in Sweden. [26-R]

Beneteau 423

Stuart Kaufman of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan installed PortVisors on his Beneteau 423. [15-R, 26-R]

I think they are going to work great. Because the cabin top slopes down on an angle I could never leave the ports open even in a light rain. I think these are going work perfectly to allow for ventilation in rainy weather. They also look nice and clean and don’t effect the lines.

Beneteau 461

John Pedersen's Okoboji deux in Cruz Bay, St John, USVI. 1999 Beneteau 461. [13R] [14R] [26R]

Beneteau 423

Thank you very much, Stuart Kaufman, for your posting on the Beneteau 423 owners internet group:
"For years, every time it rains I have to shut all hatches and ports and suffer having no ventilation in the cabin. Because of the slope of the cabin top water runs in the side ports no matter how light the rain. I have thought about making some sort of a gutter or awning but never figured out an elegant solution. I just came across a product called PortVisor and installed them this spring. I now can leave the ports open in the rain and have some ventilation without having the rain come in. BTW, I don’t have any financial or other interest in the company that makes this product, I just think it solves a problem in a very elegant way."

James Kane's Beneteau

James Kane sails his 2005 Beneteau 393 in the Florida Keys, among other places. The boat uses both the 26-R and the 14-R size PortVisors. In this photo the 14-R is in the foreground. [14-R, 26-R]

Beneteau 423

Not long after installing the rain shields on his Beneteau 423, Stuart Kaufman emailed us, BTW it rained hard last night and no water got in the boat. [15-R, 26-R]

James Kane's Beneteau

James Kane sails his 2005 Beneteau 393 in the Florida Keys, among other places. The boat uses both the 26-R and the 14-R size PortVisors. In this photo the 26-R is in the foreground. [14-R, 26-R]