18th May: Tohatsu O/b – motoring up Itchen (~4nm)
The new outboard needs running in so lowered the masts and went up the river to Woodmill (end of the tidal river). Even on low...
May: "New Outboard" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/05/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
The new outboard needs running in so lowered the masts and went up the river to Woodmill (end of the tidal river). Even on low...
May: "New Outboard" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 21/05/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
I woke up this morning on Seatern to find that the world had disappeared! I thought the window was steamed up (which it was) but...
May: "New Outboard" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 31/05/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
I’ve reached the point where the Tohatsu needs to be used at full throttle as part of it’s “running in” so, not wishing to make...
July: "Summer's Here!" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 27/07/2014 · Last modified 14/09/2021
“Sea Lightning” is the name I’ve invented for my Seafly dinghy when it’s rigged with the mast and sail which originally was the small rig...
August: "Avoiding Cowes!" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 12/08/2014 · Last modified 30/08/2017
The remnants of hurricane Bertha have resulted in a few days of strong winds so this afternoon I took my sailing dinghy out for a...
September: "First Summer ending!" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 16/09/2014 · Last modified 16/08/2017
It’s Southampton Boat Show and I used my “Southampton OAP” free entry to visit on three days. On Friday (the “public preview” day) I managed...
October: "Summer's Ended" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 12/10/2014 · Last modified 16/08/2017
No sailing but a busy week! On the 6th Simon Crawford from Marineware came (at Matt’s request) to look at the small blisters in the...
Nov-Dec: "Winter Already?" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 09/12/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
There’s some rough weather on the charts for the night of Thursday into Friday and with a possible gale tonight I’ve taken the boom (with...
Nov-Dec: "Winter Already?" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 19/12/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
Seatern was delivered to Priory Road Hard by Matt one year ago today! During the year she has sailed or motored a total of 733...
Nov-Dec: "Winter Already?" / 2014 / Diary Entry
by Peter Taylor · Published 27/12/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
I’d originally planned to go sailing on Christmas Day but the tide was a bit late in the day and bad weather was forecast for...