Latest Seatern Diaries Entries
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6th Sept: Cooler at last! - The hot weather of June was repeated in July and August. Not quite as hot, but maximum daytime temperatures often above 25ºC and sometimes above 30ºC. ...(Read More)
1st Sept: Boom Cover and Planing Seafly - At the end of August I got an email to say that the boom cover and Scow jib that I had ordered from Sanders Sails in Lymington were ready. Not realising they would deliver to Shamrock Quay, I arranged to… ...(Read More)
28th August: Lunar Eclipse - A lunar eclipse was forecast for the early hours of this morning, only partial but at 93% not that bad. I woke at 3am as I often do nowadays and looked out to find thin clouds partially obscuring the moon.… ...(Read More)
29th Aug: SRCMBC Annual Show - The annual Solent Radio Controlled Model Boat Club show was held at the Milford-on-Sea Community Centre on Saturday 29th August 2026. Using one of the Neumi mp4 players I contributed a continual video display for the screen behind the stage,… ...(Read More)
26th August: Seascow to Ballast Quays - Based on a southerly force 3 forecast I had suggested to neighbour Andy that we could go sailing on the morning of Wednesday 26th August. starting to rig at about 09:15. When the morning came there was no wind but… ...(Read More)
26th August: a new Priory Road! - During the period 17th to 26th August, Priory Road south of the St Denys Road junction was completely resurfaced. Fore-warned, I kept the car in the drive and avoided commitments other than at the middle weekend when the road was… ...(Read More)
1st – 7th Aug: Cowes Week - This year was the bicentennial Cowes Week. With the hot dry summer is continuing I booked on at NCI Stone Point and took some photos. ...(Read More)
11th July: Round the Island race - I opened up NCI Stone Point at 06:00 BST for the Round the Island sailing race which this year had about 800 starters. We are going through another hot spell with more or less unbroken sunshine. A force 3 to… ...(Read More)