Category: Nov-Dec: “Early Winter”
October was mild but November started cold! The rest of the month was either cold or wet and we had the first gales and flood alert. I decided to take the sails off early this year. It seems more sensible to keep them out of the weather.
16th Nov: Speedboat has sunk
I mentioned the badly moored speedboat on Jo’s jetty on 12th October. Today it was hanging by its own mooring line. I assumed it would...
16th Nov: to Woodmill in SeaOsprey
Since it was a sunny day I thought about taking the sails off Seatern but decided to go up the river in my canoe, SeaOsprey....
17th-18th Nov: Sails off and mast drainage
Although I’d left the sails on Seatern on the 16th, the weather for the weekend is looking stormy so I decided to take the boom...
20th Nov: First Gale and Storm Surge
The first storm of the winter came through over Saturday/Sunday night (19th/20th). We were past springs but a significant storm surge was predicted resulting in...
21st Nov: Jetty repairs!
While having breakfast on the jetty staging this morning I noticed that the pontoon was floating at an odd angle to the jetty. The pontoon...
29th Nov: SeaOsprey meets a Deer
A cold, clear, sunny morning so I motored up the river in SeaOsprey. Four of the black swan family at Saltmead. Then, just past the...
30th Dec: SeaOsprey – misty river!
A cold morning and I put on my X4 for a trip up the river in SeaOsprey. There was still ice on the hull as...