16th Feb: Walk to House (Red Roof)
Although the day started out with sub zero temperatures, for once this winter a short lived pressure ridge and sunshine was forecast so I decided...
Author: Peter Taylor
29th Feb: Walk to Solent Breezes
I parked at Titchfield Haven in order to walk along the beach to the Solent Breezes holiday park. There were many geese near the house...
14th March: Walk to Solent Breezes
I parked at Warsash and walked to Solent Breezes caravan park passing the end of the electricity power line tunnel under Southampton Water on the...
15th March: Put the sails on Seatern
Today (Tuesday) I rigged the sails back on Seatern and cleaned down the decks. After continual mobile westerly conditions, high pressure finally got established at...
17th March: “Boracol-ing” Seatern’s Teak
The “wood parts” of Seatern – toerail, rubbing strake, tiller, etc. and also the cockpit grating and seat panels (both made by Howells of Poole)...
20th-25th March: Seatern Spring Clean
The dry weather has been continuing at last but the temperatures have been still cool – single figures. Rather than sailing I’ve spent time getting...
29th Mar – 6th April: NCI Calshot web site
Brian Roberts had suggested I might take over the Calshot NCI web pages and this was approved by the Calshot Committee on the Wednesday 23rd...
10th April: Interesting Watch at Calshot
Spring tides and a strong east-south-easterly wind! There was only myself and Roy Pullinger, a trainee watchkeeper, on watch which seems a bit thin for...