Actisense NDC-4 data multiplexer
What it does: By modern standards NMEA0183 is a primitive data protocol. It allows one instrument (the “talker”) to provide data to one or more...
Category: Annual Categories
Standard Horizon GX2100 VHF
Choice of equipment – Radio: I already owned an ICOM handheld DSC radio for use when dinghy sailing and I was tempted to use that by...
2012 – 2013: Introduction
Choosing a BC20: This section of the Seatern Diaries covers the period in which I chose a BayCruiser 20 as the boat I wanted, and...
September 2012 to October 2012: Choice of Boat
I’d thought about buying a cruising yacht for quite a long time but I wanted to find one that I would be sure to use...
23th to 24th October: I ordered a Boat!
I drove to Gwbert on the 23rd October 2012, looked at the BayCruiser 20 “Sigma Six”, and discussed the boat with Matt Newland. I stayed...
Why call her Seatern?
My favourite sailing dinghy is the Seafly ; I still own and sail one. Before Seatern I had a Lightning 368 single hander which I...
17th March 2013: Daisy Grace
I visited Julian Swindell to look at BC20 no.1 “Daisy Grace”. The photo is from his original* web site which I found an invaluable source of...
30th May to 1st June: Dorset
Having heard I was having a boat built, John Green who also lives in Priory Road, phoned to see if I wanted to do a...
Seatern Build: Introduction
Seatern is Built: Seatern was ordered in October 2012, soon after the Southampton Boat where Swallow Boats had taken a number of orders. As a result...
24 June: Build Commences
Swallow Boats started building Seatern in May 2013 and I visited them in June to see how the work was progressing and to discuss some...