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...
Category: Diary Entry
2019 Diary Entries other than sailing trips …mainly for my own benefit
14th January: Chapman’s Pool walk
The start of 2019 has been dominated by various household chores – cleaning, sorting out finances, etc. – and the weather has been mild and...
21st January: Eclipse of the Moon
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...
27th January: Rough Seas at Calshot
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...
10th February: How to sail a Cadet!
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...
14th February: Beach walk from Hill Head
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...
27th February: Petworth House
A trip out with Jon, Zoe, and Wendy to Petworth House. We all visited the North Gallery which is the only part of the main...
Mid-February to mid-April: New Living Room!
It all started with a watchkeeper at NCI Calshot Tower remarking that he had found a good painter and decorator. I’ve been meaning to get...
10th April: Ocean Business
Apparently it’s 70 years since the National Institute of Oceanography was founded (on 1st April 1949) and it happened that this year’s “Ocean Business” Conference...
April 14th: Not “Calm” except at the Jetty!
On Sunday (14th April) I went on watch to find that, despite a force 4 to 5 ESE wind, the sea state had been entered...