2nd July: Cleaning Seatern
I had last careened Seatern in June 2021 and I managed to do some sailing that year. In March of 2022 I had started cleaning...
Category: July-Sept 2024
7th July: Foil Pumper
I had an incident at NCI Stone Point on 21st January involving Foil Pumpers. The problem is that a paddle boarder in rough water and...
16th July: British Classic Week
I thought that last week (6th to 12th July) was Cowes Classic Week but I did not see any of the racing. Looking at their...
19th July: NCI Flag at Stone Point
A NCI 30th Anniversary Flag is making its way around the coast clockwise from NCI Station to NCI Station. It bears the names of all...
20th/21st July: NCI 30th Flag
On Saturday 20th July a Morris Minor “Monty” belonging to one of our watchkeepers, escorted by a Morris Traveller “Ethel”, took the Flag from Stone...
21st July: Darings, Dragons, and XOD’s
The classic Solent day-boat racing classes usually race in the east part of the central Solent but while on watch at NCI Stone Point on...
30th July: HMS Queen Elizabeth
After the last watch on 30th July I stayed in Lepe Country Park for a short while to take photos of HMS Queen Elizabeth. She...
27th July – 2nd Aug: Cowes Week
The 2024 Cowes Week was disappointing, at least with regard to watching the sailing from NCI Stone Point. Often there was a lack of wind...
15th August: Luttrell’s Tower
On Monday 12th August there was a fatal incident at Calshot when a water user suffered a heart attack. Ambulances and the Coastguard Helicopter 175...
17th August: Refitting Spray Hood
I’m slowly getting Seatern to look more presentable. Having careened Seatern around the 2nd July much of that month was taken up with a combination...