Latest Seatern Diaries Entries
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30th August: Model Boat Show - Usually on a Saturday I'm filling in a rota slot at NCI Stone Point but I had committed to attending the Solent Radio Control Model Boat Club annual Charity Model Boat Show at the Milford-on-Sea Community Centre. Last year the footfall… ...(Read More)
17th August: Ocean Race - Unusually, on Sunday 17th August I did two consecutive watches at NCI Stone Point and so did the other Watchkeeper! The second period was enlivened by the start of the IMOCA Ocean Race Europe. Having started in Kiel and been… ...(Read More)
2nd-8th Aug: Cowes Week - Cowes Week 2025 was from Saturday 2nd to Friday 8th August. I went to NCI stone Point on various days to try to take photos either before the watch or snatched during the watch if time was available. On Saturday… ...(Read More)
26th July: Shieldhall Engine Room - [go to Description of the Shieldhall Trip] A surprizing feature of S.S. Shieldhall is that you are allowed into the Engine Room and also up on the Bridge. In the Engine Room the pistons and propeller drive shafts are open… ...(Read More)
26th July: Fastnet from Shieldhall - SS Shieldhall is the largest operational historic steamship in Europe. I became a supporter last year so when I saw that she would be viewing the start of the 100th anniversary Fastnet Race I booked a ticket. She is kept… ...(Read More)
11th July: Cowes – St Malo - Although I was not on watch, with clear skies and an easterly wind forecast I went to the NCI Stone Point station to take some photos of the start of the Cowes to St Malo race. I was hoping to… ...(Read More)