3rd February: Sea State “Calm” at Calshot!
For some time I’ve been concerned that “Calm (glassy)” or “Calm (rippled)” has been used in the NCI Calshot hourly weather observations when the actual...
2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot! / NCI (2019)
by Peter Taylor · Published 05/02/2019 · Last modified 06/04/2019
For some time I’ve been concerned that “Calm (glassy)” or “Calm (rippled)” has been used in the NCI Calshot hourly weather observations when the actual...
I’m of an age where the first sailing dinghy that most people learnt with was an International Cadet. At 10’6″ long, with a small sail...
A mild Valentine’s Day so I drove over to Hill Head, had lunch outside at the Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve cafe and then walked along...
Diary Entry / 2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot!
by Peter Taylor · Published 05/03/2019 · Last modified 07/03/2019
A trip out with Jon, Zoe, and Wendy to Petworth House. We all visited the North Gallery which is the only part of the main...
A secondary depression crossed southern England early on Sunday 10th March. As I left home for the drive to Calshot the tide was coming in...
On the morning of Sunday 17th March winds were force 5 to 6 west to west-northwest. During the 11 to 14 hours watch at Calshot...
2019 / NCI (2019) / March-April: Windy at first
by Peter Taylor · Published 06/04/2019 · Last modified 29/12/2022
The 18 foot skiffs had their first race weekend of the 2019 season. Future events were scheduled for the weekends of 20th April, 11th May,...
It all started with a watchkeeper at NCI Calshot Tower remarking that he had found a good painter and decorator. I’ve been meaning to get...
Apparently it’s 70 years since the National Institute of Oceanography was founded (on 1st April 1949) and it happened that this year’s “Ocean Business” Conference...
Diary Entry / 2019 / NCI (2019) / March-April: Windy at first
by Peter Taylor · Published 15/04/2019 · Last modified 01/05/2019
On Sunday (14th April) I went on watch to find that, despite a force 4 to 5 ESE wind, the sea state had been entered...