3rd October: Round the Fairway Buoy
Starting early with Dai having cooling problems, then out to the Needles Fairway Buoy, back up the North Channel and, by the time I was back at Calshot, some curious winds.
Category: October: “Summer’s over”
The start of October remained mild in the south of England but clear nights brought cold mornings and sometimes fog. And of course the longer nights now limited the length of daylight sailing trips.
Photo Album: 3rd October
Photos from a whole day’s sail out to the Needles Fairway buoy and then round The Shingles banks into the North Channel.
October 9th: Seaview walk
[photos from the day] My birthday, another year has gone! I’ve sailed past Seaview a few times and thought it looked interesting. The place doesn’t...
Photo Album: 9th October 2018
Photographs during a ferry trip to the Isle of Wight and a walk from Ryde to Seaview to mark my birthday!
October 10th: Wimborne Minster
The last time I went to Wimborne with friend, Zoe Shelley, it was too late in the autumn and the chained library in the Minster...
October 24th: End of Season!
I took the sails off Seatern today. I was thinking of going out sailing for a last short (one tide) sail but decided against. Indeed...
October 25th-26th: a Royal Visit and Range Finding!
HRH The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, Patron of the National Coastwatch Institute visited NCI Calshot on 25th October. We were all on parade outside the...