21st May: Cleaning Seafly – Kärcher K4
I’ve been slowly getting my head around the need to clean both the Seafly and Seatern. Following a couple of year’s neglect I anticipated a...
Author: Peter Taylor
25th May: Emergency Services Day and Lepe Spring Fair
The Emergency Services Day (“999 Day”) has moved from Calshot to Gang Warily. I called in there on my way to standing watch at Stone...
26th May: Lepe Beach Repairs
I’d previously viewed the storm damage at Lepe which occurred over-night on 8th/9th April when the tide was in and flooding the fields. The Country...
3rd June: D-Day Memorial Service
On Monday 3rd June the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guard’s Memorial Service took place In Lepe Country Park. It is an annual event held in remembrance...
Atlantic
Length on Deck: 56.4m / 185ft Beam: 8.8m / 29ft Built: 1903 (original) / 2008 (replica) Designer: William Gardner Builder: Van der Graaf BV, Holland...
Elena
Length on Deck: 41.6m / 136.5ft Beam: 8.1m / 26.6ft Built: 1911 (original) 2009 (replica) Designer: Nathaniel G. Herreshoff Builder: Factoria Naval De Marin, Vigo,...
6th June: D-Day 80
It has been the 80th anniversary of D-Day and, given the major contribution made to D-Day preparations by the Beaulieu, Exbury, and Lepe area, it...
8th & 9th June: More D-Day 80 events
Events connected to the D-Day 80 Anniversary continued. On Saturday 8th June there was a Military themed “Family Fun Day” in Lepe Country Park. I...
8th June: Junkers Walk
Having failed to contact John Stanley author of the Exbury Junkers book either by email through the publishers, or via his Facebook page, I signed...
8th June: Victualling Hut Poster
An item in the Victualling Hut which I found rather moving was a poster which (according to Nick de Rothschild) may have been created for...