24th June: Unballasted plus assymetric!
A day’s sail to No Mans Land fort where I was becalmed and had to motor back home. Two firsts: sailing unballasted and using the...
June: "First Passage" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 24/06/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
A day’s sail to No Mans Land fort where I was becalmed and had to motor back home. Two firsts: sailing unballasted and using the...
Note about Security Southampton is a large city and we do get thefts along the river. My approach to security can be summarized as follows:...
July: "Summer's Here!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 03/07/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
Seatern was built with a boom gallows to aid lowering and raising the mast for going under Northam Bridge. I had suggested to Matt that...
July: "Summer's Here!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 08/07/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
Sailing almost entirely single-handed, the idea of falling over-board and watching Seatern sail away with the tiller pilot in command is not inviting! My original...
August: "Avoiding Cowes!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 05/08/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
I’ve been trying to get rid of one or two small annoyances that have cropped up during recent outings with Seatern: Jib Furling Line: The...
August: "Avoiding Cowes!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 06/08/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
The (rather expensive) “Companionway Blackout Screen” which I had bought from Force 4 (see 5th June entry) has a mesh window designed to allow ventilation...
September: "First Summer ending!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 02/09/2014 · Last modified 23/08/2017
In preparation for Seatern’s arrival I bought an Excel SL200 inflatable dinghy (right) to act as a tender. The SL200 is relatively expensive (over £400)...
September: "First Summer ending!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 22/09/2014 · Last modified 16/08/2017
New Ballast Pump: At the Southampton Boat Show I had told Matt that the worst thing about Seatern was the Whale Gulper 220 ballast pump...
September: "First Summer ending!" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 28/09/2014 · Last modified 16/08/2017
Following discussions on the Swallow Boats Association Forum and out of curiosity, I tried a bollard pull comparison of the Torqeedo 1003S and the Minn-Kota...
October: "Summer's Ended" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 22/10/2014 · Last modified 16/08/2017
The weather is making me realise how spoilt we were during the summer. Now almost every day mentions force 7 in the forecast and I’ve...