9th October: Round the Island …quickly!
I was on watch at NCI Stone Point in Lepe Country Park during the afternoon on Saturday 9th October so I arrived there an hour...
Category: Oct-Dec: “Autumn again”
As usual… where as the year gone? But at least Seatern has been out this year and it’s good to have started sailing the Seafly again, albeit with the lightning rig. Given enough wind she is fast enough to be exciting!
11th October: Lower shroud photos
Somewhat belatedly I found a Facebook “Messenger” request for details of the lower shrouds on Seatern and took some photos. The lower shrouds exist to...
19th October: Seafly flies, swan walks!
A windy October day but still mild… around 18°C. I had my “Sea Lightning” dinghy almost flying across the river in some of the gusts....
October: Photos from walks
Some photos taken during short walks… 6th October 2021- Flowering plants: While I was having the car serviced and MOT’d at Everton Garage I walked...
31st October: Fawley Chimney demolished
With roads in the area scheduled to be closed, the morning watch arrived early at Calshot Tower on the morning of 31st October to see,...
Why do Rainbows curve?
On Monday 25th October the watchkeeper at NCI Stone Point looked behind the station and saw this rainbow with a weaker secondary rainbow above it....
3rd Nov: End of season jobs
This year I took the sails off Seatern for the winter on 23rd October. It seemed early but there were various factors. The chief reason...
12th Nov: Where’s the chimney?
At around 0700 on the 31st October 2021 they demolished the 650 foot Fawley Power Station chimney. It had long been a landmark visible from...
12th November: Unusual Incident
On Friday 12th November the morning watch at NCI Stone Point spotted a small twin bilge keel yacht on the beach at the Beaulieu River...
22nd Nov: Round Chessel Bay
Having discovered that Chessel Bay was an easy, pleasant walk from home, I was intrigued to find out it it were possible to walk right...