7th – 9th June: Mizzen furling system
On the 12th May I discovered what Julian Swindell has said for some time – that a BC20 sails upwind better with the mizzen furled....
June: "is this Summer?" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 09/06/2015 · Last modified 22/02/2023
On the 12th May I discovered what Julian Swindell has said for some time – that a BC20 sails upwind better with the mizzen furled....
June: "is this Summer?" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 17/06/2015 · Last modified 18/08/2017
The sail on the 10th June may have been very short but it was long enough to prove the new jib sheet arrangement didn’t work!...
July: "Felt like Summer" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 16/07/2015 · Last modified 23/08/2017
When Seatern was delivered the transom ladder was parallel with the transom. This meant that in climbing it you were negotiating an overhang. While I...
July: "Felt like Summer" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 23/07/2015 · Last modified 20/08/2017
Returning to the jetty on the 23rd July there was a good amount of wind pushing Seatern towards the jetty and I had the outboard...
August: "Look no Seatern!" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/08/2015 · Last modified 20/08/2017
When Seatern was being built I spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with a layout for the masthead instruments which would...
August: "Look no Seatern!" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 22/08/2015 · Last modified 20/08/2017
When I ordered Seatern I selected white for the hull since Matt suggested all colours fade. He also suggested that, rather than have a contrasting...
October: "I join the NCI" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 05/10/2015 · Last modified 21/08/2017
Last night I decided to sleep in the boat (I frequently do even when it is at the jetty, I like looking out in the...
Nov-Dec: "Wet, windy, mild" / 2015 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 13/11/2015 · Last modified 22/08/2017
The CO alarm went off a couple of times last month which it hasn’t done before when using the Pan2000 heater with a butane stove....