2019: What Happened?!
2019 turned out to be a bad year for sailing Seatern! I’m embarrassed to say I only managed three trips. Two of about 55 nm...
All the entries for 2019! Please use the left hand menu to select entries by month
2019 turned out to be a bad year for sailing Seatern! I’m embarrassed to say I only managed three trips. Two of about 55 nm...
Photo Album 2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot! / 2019
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/01/2019 · Last modified 15/02/2019
Photos taken during a walk from above Chapman’s Pool around St Alban’s Head and back via Winspit.
Diary Entry / 2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot!
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/01/2019 · Last modified 15/02/2019
The start of 2019 has been dominated by various household chores – cleaning, sorting out finances, etc. – and the weather has been mild and...
Diary Entry / 2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot!
by Peter Taylor · Published 25/01/2019 · Last modified 15/02/2019
A total eclipse of the moon occurred overnight with totality between 0440 and 0540. The weather forecast didn’t look promising but, as so often these...
Diary Entry / 2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot! / NCI (2019)
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/01/2019 · Last modified 06/04/2019
Although parts of the Solent can get relatively rough at times, especially with wind against tide, the waters immediately in view of Calshot Tower are...
NCI (2019) / NCI Watch-Keeping Summary
by Peter Taylor · Published 31/01/2019 · Last modified 25/07/2019
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2019 kept for my own records. indicates...
Photos taken from or near Calshot Tower or NCI Stone Point in Lepe Country Park during NCI watches in the period January to June 2019
2019 / Jan-Feb: mild, damp, hot! / NCI (2019)
by Peter Taylor · Published 05/02/2019 · Last modified 06/04/2019
For some time I’ve been concerned that “Calm (glassy)” or “Calm (rippled)” has been used in the NCI Calshot hourly weather observations when the actual...
I’m of an age where the first sailing dinghy that most people learnt with was an International Cadet. At 10’6″ long, with a small sail...
A mild Valentine’s Day so I drove over to Hill Head, had lunch outside at the Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve cafe and then walked along...