This is a website for Vivacity 650 owners. Over the next few months I hope to expand the site to include any information Vivacity 650 owners wish to share about themselves and their yachts. If you are a Vivacity 650 owner then do not hesitate to send me information that I can include on this site for the mutual benefit of other owners. Please check out the Forum page. If there are any improvements or other things you want to see then also let me know.

Recent Updates
5th July 2011
  • Updated the pictures of Miss Adventure. Donald is now selling her.Seems to be one or two Vivacitys for sale on Ebay or Boatsandoutboards.
12th June 2011
  • Vivacity Kestanalto added to the for sale page. I think she is located at Leigh-on-Sea.
25th April 2011
  • Finally another update! I have added some more photos of Christobel now Graham has finished getting her ready for the season. Apparently she use to be called Lady Jane and Graham would be interested if anyone knows more history about her.
11th January 2010
  • A revised version of the single line reefing article has been put on the articles page. Ron has corrected a couple of things and made the diagram/pictures clearer.
2nd January 2010
  • Two articles by Ron Oliver added to the articles page on single line reefing and mast lowering/raising
  • Added Vivacity 'Linka' owned by Mark Emmerson to the gallery page
  • Added Vivacity 'White Eagle' owned by Finn Pederson to the gallery page
  • Added some updated photos to 'Walkabout' on the gallery pages owned by Steve Watson.
  • Updated entries for 'Christobel' and 'Paul Jane' on the gallery pages. 'Paul Jane' now called 'Sabella'
22nd November 2009
  • Kiki sold so removed from For Sale Page, Chris tells me she sold very quickly.
  • I have been going through my old emails and notice I have yet to add details about Christobel and Tjaldhur, and also update Redwing and Paul Jane (now Sabella). Hopefully I will get to update these during the Christmas break. If anyone else has any updates then get them to me in the next few weeks and I will add them at the same time.
24th October 2009
  • Kiki added to the For Sale Page
  • Added Extract from Small Boat Cruising Guide by D.M. Desoutter to General Page
21st August 2009
  • Added article (No. 15) on articles page from Bill Green on fixing a Navico TP10 Autopilot which he is now using on his Vivacity
12th July 2009
  • Added article (No. 14) on articles page from Paul Gyurgyak on making and using a set of oars on a Vivacity. They look great and when the wind dies and you run out petrol you can always row.
3rd May 2009
  • Added article on articles page from Bill Green on fitting a used Plastimo 406 to his Vivacity, Barbarella. Thanks for the article Bill. Anyone else upgraded their Vivacity over the winter, then why not send me an article? I will format it.
28th February 2009
  • Updated Redwing (sail number 173) photos and details in the gallery. Redwing is now owned by Richard Griffiths.
  • Updated Walkabout details to new owner, Steve Watson
  • Added link on Barbarella page to Bills own photo location
  • Added Bluebird and Christobel to gallery
18th January 2009
  • Added Sacha (sail number 63) to the gallery
  • Added article in the articles section on a shrunken bolt rope. Thanks to Bill Green for the photos and information.
  • Yet to add Christobel and Bluebird to the gallery, hopefully will do so in the next week. That will make 41 in total. There must be a lot more out there somewhere.
15th November 2008
  • Added Barbarella, recently bought by Bill Green, to the gallery pages. Bill has plenty to do over the winter.
  • Removed Miss Molly from for sale page as I have not heard from Colin in a while.
  • Do let me know if you want to see anything else on these pages. Not had any adventures from anyone this year.
16th June 2008
  1. Added Miss Molly to the For Sale Page.
21st March 2008
  1. Removed Paul Jane from For Sale page and updated the record in gallery to new owner John Kevan. Sorry to see her go. I hope John and his wife have as much fun with her as we did. Looking forward to seeing some photos of her in her new environment.
  2. Website has been a bit quiet, including the forum. Are we all still alive out there or has everyone blown away in the gales?
2nd March 2008
  1. Added More photos and some history to Moshula III in the gallery. My thanks to Rowland Nurick for some great pictures and the text. Looks like Rowland had a great time in her.
24th December 2007
  1. Merry Christmas/Seasons Greeting to all of you. I have now added a 'For Sale' page to the site. As you can see I have kicked it off by putting Paul Jane up for sale. I have an opportunity to upgrade to a larger and newer boat which I am going to take. I will still keep this site going in the future as I still have an affinity for the Vivacity 650.
8th December 2007
  1. Added new Vivacitys Elise Rose, Wombat, and Hobbit. Of interest is that Hobbit has a bowsprit fitted. Wombat has a fin keel so adds to the small but increasing number of those that do. Also added is an article based on a blog from Ron on a trip in Gitane, and an article with a few pictures from Paul on Black Pearl's dissected rudder.
5th August 2007
  1. Added new Vivacity Lady Uinen, owned by Lawrence Dexter in Minneapolis, USA to the gallery, along with a bit of the history Lawrence provided.
17th June 2007
  1. Added article No. 9 on replacing the perspex in the windows of my Vivacity 650
27th May 2007
  1. Added new Vivacity Spirit of Life, owned by Mike Adams and based in Chichester Harbour.
18th March 2007
  1. Added new Vivacitys: Redwing, owned by Paul Dawson and now based in Chichester Harbour. Unknown in Plymouth recently purchased by John W.
4th March 2007
  1. Added new Vivacitys: Danser, Langisput, Loopy Lou, and Blue Jay. Unknown in Wales is now named as Dagmar. Also added two unknowns, one on Hayling Island and one in Newport, Wales.
24th January 2007
  1. Added Article No. 7 showing a summary of what was done for one Vivacity to fix its deck compression
  2. Added Article No. 8 giving some background on Black Pearl and what Paul has done to open out the cabin and to fix the deck compression. Article comes inlow and high res depending how much you want to zoom in on the photos...
6th January 2007
  1. Added Article No. 6 to articles page. This article gives details on how to make a simple winter storage canopy for your Vivacity.
12th November 2006
  1. Added article No. 5 to articles page. Kiki in France by Chris Calthrop, detailing his trip. An interesting read. Thanks Chris. Anyone else out there want to submit anything Vivacity 650 related for publication?
14th October 2006
  1. Added new pictures of Kiki, including a couple from a recent trip to Gravelines, France. Proves you can Channel Hop in a Vivacity easily.
2nd October 2006
  1. New Vivacity added - Gitane, Sail No 119 we think, based in Bradwell.
  2. New Vivacity added - Saltrina, based in Troon