24th – 29th June: Seafly Centreboard and Seatern battery
In July I’ve offered to take some scientists from MBA in Plymouth out on the river to sample fouling on fixed structures. I’ll be using...
June: "Windy then hot" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 24/06/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
In July I’ve offered to take some scientists from MBA in Plymouth out on the river to sample fouling on fixed structures. I’ll be using...
July: "Still unsettled" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 02/07/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
Just returned from a great time down in Falmouth. Sunnier, if less windy, weather this year. Expected to be manning one of the ribs but...
July: "Still unsettled" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 13/07/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
8th July: Having got back from the Raid on Thursday, on Saturday 8th July (after watching the British Lions Test in NZ) I careened the...
July: "Still unsettled" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 17/07/2017 · Last modified 26/08/2017
Using the Seafly, I took two scientists from the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth out on the River Itchen to allow them to sample various...
July: "Still unsettled" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 27/07/2017 · Last modified 26/08/2017
Low pressure is dominating the weather. I was hoping to go out on Seatern either today (Thursday) or tomorrow but the winds are force 6...
July: "Still unsettled" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 28/07/2017 · Last modified 26/08/2017
The windy weather has spurred me into getting the Seafly back sailing. However a worry is whether I’m still capable of getting back into it...
August: "Jetty repairs" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 02/08/2017 · Last modified 21/09/2017
Neighbour (and builder) Mark has started work of new supports for my “shed” at the landward end of my jetty. The shed is 17′ (~5m)...
August: "Jetty repairs" / 2017 / Diary Entry / NCI
by Peter Taylor · Published 06/08/2017 · Last modified 26/08/2017
The Fastnet Race started today between 1100 and 1240. As usual, I was on watch in Calshot Tower from 1200 so I took my telephoto...
August: "Jetty repairs" / 2017 / Diary Entry / NCI
by Peter Taylor · Published 20/08/2017 · Last modified 26/08/2017
As usual I was on watch in Calshot Tower on Sunday, August 20th, while the Calshot RNLI Day was held. Unlike last year, this year...
August: "Jetty repairs" / 2017 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 25/08/2017 · Last modified 21/09/2017
The first, outer-most wooden beam was hoisted in place on the 5th and braced with acrow props. Each of the drain-pipe/reinforced concrete piles rests on...