17th-18th Nov: Sails off and mast drainage
Although I’d left the sails on Seatern on the 16th, the weather for the weekend is looking stormy so I decided to take the boom...
Author: Peter Taylor
20th Nov: First Gale and Storm Surge
The first storm of the winter came through over Saturday/Sunday night (19th/20th). We were past springs but a significant storm surge was predicted resulting in...
21st Nov: Jetty repairs!
While having breakfast on the jetty staging this morning I noticed that the pontoon was floating at an odd angle to the jetty. The pontoon...
29th Nov: SeaOsprey meets a Deer
A cold, clear, sunny morning so I motored up the river in SeaOsprey. Four of the black swan family at Saltmead. Then, just past the...
30th Dec: SeaOsprey – misty river!
A cold morning and I put on my X4 for a trip up the river in SeaOsprey. There was still ice on the hull as...
Calshot NCI: Photos July – Dec 2016
The earlier photos were taken from Calshot Tower NCI with a Canon “snapshot” camera or using my iPhone so the definition is not good. After...
NCI Watches: July – Dec 2016
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2016 kept for my own records....
2017 – the Fourth year
It was a disappointing year for sailing. The season didn’t start too badly, I had the aim of trying to get out on average once...
17th – 24th Jan: Outboard Tests/Service
It’s time to take the outboard in for servicing but before lifting it off I wanted to check the noise levels using an “app” on...
4th Feb: Ship Wrecks! plus refitted Dai
The tides are going away from springs so this morning I tightened Seatern’s mooring against the jetty (we’ve been having easterly winds) and lifted the...