11th April: First Sail – Dibden Bay!
First “shake-down” cruise in light winds which only took me as far as Dibden Bay (10.2nm)
April started with rebuilding the kitchen sink cupboard following last months flood. However I finally got out sailing on the 11th of the month. The rest of April was cool and uninviting so my sailing season only really started in May.
2017 / April: "Season Starts?" / Sailing Log
by Peter Taylor · Published 11/04/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
First “shake-down” cruise in light winds which only took me as far as Dibden Bay (10.2nm)
2017 / About Seatern / April: "Season Starts?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/04/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
Following the first sail, April was messed up by Easter, a Bank Holiday, and some very cool weather. However I got one or two tasks...
2017 / About Seatern / April: "Season Starts?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/04/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
Butane Stove: I’ve been converting my cooking arrangements to use the same sort of butane stove I use for heating Seatern. Given I rarely use...
2017 / About Seatern / April: "Season Starts?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/04/2017 · Last modified 25/08/2017
My original layout for the hatch-top instruments included a NASA Target Compass, NASA Clipper GPS display, and NASA Target log. The idea was to display...