2021 – another Covid year!
It is already May and I’m just starting a diary entry for 2021… I’ve not been totally idle, but Seatern has stayed at the jetty...
Diary Entry (2021) / 2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring"
by Peter Taylor · Published 01/01/2021 · Last modified 29/05/2022
It is already May and I’m just starting a diary entry for 2021… I’ve not been totally idle, but Seatern has stayed at the jetty...
2021 / NCI Watch-Keeping Summary / NCI(2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/01/2021 · Last modified 13/07/2021
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2021 kept for my own records....
2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / NCI(2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 14/02/2021 · Last modified 06/05/2021
(based on my post on the NCI Calshot Blog) On the rare occasions when an east or southeasterly gale occurs, waves created out in the...
2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / NCI(2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 16/03/2021 · Last modified 06/05/2021
(reprinted from my post on the NCI Calshot Tower “Blog”) NCI Calshot Tower watchkeeper Kenneth Burton spotted this photograph of a ship, apparently hovering in...
2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / About Seatern (2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 06/04/2021 · Last modified 10/05/2021
My Pan2000 cabin heater seemed an expensive purchase at the time but it has had a lot of use and is the nicest way of...
2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / NCI(2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 28/04/2021 · Last modified 06/05/2021
(reprinted from my post on the NCI Calshot “Blog”) On Friday 9th April a yacht ran aground on the gravel banks of Calshot Spit (see...
Diary Entry (2021) / 2021 / Jan-May: "Cold Spring"
by Peter Taylor · Published 29/04/2021 · Last modified 10/05/2021
I finally got “cabin fever” and decided to drive down to Milford-on-Sea and walk along Hurst Spit. Recent storms have taken a toll on the...
Diary Entry (2021) / Jan-May: "Cold Spring" / 2021
by Peter Taylor · Published 08/05/2021 · Last modified 10/05/2021
With the new lockdown during January and February I didn’t do much walking in Southampton. Not doing so much exercise allowed me to cut my...
2021 / June-July: "Sort of Summer" / NCI(2021)
by Peter Taylor · Published 06/06/2021 · Last modified 02/08/2021
Monday 31st of May was the Spring Bank Holiday and coincided with a very brief spell of hot weather. I was on the afternoon shift...
2021 / About Seatern (2021) / June-July: "Sort of Summer"
by Peter Taylor · Published 08/06/2021 · Last modified 02/08/2021
I realise that careening Seatern is a viable option for cleaning her underside!