10th-12th May: Gardening
My back garden is small – there’s just room for Seatern’s road trailer but I don’t keep it there because there would then be no...
My back garden is small – there’s just room for Seatern’s road trailer but I don’t keep it there because there would then be no...
Diary Entry / 2018 / May: "Time to start Sailing"
by Peter Taylor · Published 23/05/2018 · Last modified 23/06/2018
I’d arranged to take some friends to Tout Quarry on Portland Bill. The weather for the week was generally good but for the Wednesday (16th...
2018 / Photo Album / May: "Time to start Sailing"
by Peter Taylor · Published 23/05/2018 · Last modified 23/08/2018
Photographs from the first sail of the year and first use of the new asymmetric spinnaker. So far I’m very pleased with it! I motored up the Beaulieu River to Bucklers Hard before returning to Southampton.
The only significant problem with the top-down furling spinnaker was the tendency for the spinnaker sheets to catch on the bow fairleads. I’ve searched the...
2018 / Sailing Log (2018) / June: "warm weather"
by Peter Taylor · Published 14/06/2018 · Last modified 23/06/2018
A single tide sail down to Hamble Spit with the new top-down furling asymmetric set. I don’t usually manage to get so far down Southampton Water before turning back for the tide.
2018 / Photo Album / June: "warm weather"
by Peter Taylor · Published 14/06/2018 · Last modified 07/09/2018
Photographs from a single tide sail down to Hamble Spit with the new top-down furling asymmetric set. I don’t usually manage to get so far down Southampton Water before turning back for the tide.
Diary Entry / 2018 / June: "warm weather"
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/06/2018 · Last modified 23/06/2018
When I arrived at Calshot on Sunday morning in preparation for the 12 – 16 watch I saw that the Offshore Model Racing Association were...
Diary Entry / 2018 / June: "warm weather"
by Peter Taylor · Published 19/06/2018 · Last modified 23/06/2018
The weather during the week starting with the 28th May Spring Bank holiday was very warm, to the extent that there was a constant threat...
An early morning start and a northerly wind got Seatern through Hurst Narrows while the ebb was still flowing strongly. Then the wind got up and for the rest of the day it was variable in speed and direction.
2018 / Photo Album / June: "warm weather"
by Peter Taylor · Published 23/06/2018 · Last modified 20/07/2018
Photographs from a sail out towards the Needles Fairway buoy. Plans changed when the wind became strong and later very variable.