30th June: Cowes Classics Week
We are struggling to staff the NCI stations at the moment, possibly because it is the summer period before the school’s break up and those...
2022 / Diary Entry (2022) / April-June: "Recovering from Covid"
by Peter Taylor · Published 04/07/2022
We are struggling to staff the NCI stations at the moment, possibly because it is the summer period before the school’s break up and those...
2022 / NCI (2022) / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 12/07/2022 · Last modified 16/07/2022
On Saturday, 9th June watches began at our new Coastwatch station, NCI Stone Point. Here is a photo essay showing its creation. Lepe Country Park was...
Today I saw the International Space Station (ISS)! I had woken even earlier than usual and decided to get up in order to open up...
2022 / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 04/08/2022 · Last modified 06/09/2022
I booked watches at NCI Stone Point for most of the days during Cowes Week with the idea of turning up early, or staying on...
2022 / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 07/09/2022 · Last modified 14/09/2022
As a child I’d been on holiday on the Isle of Wight at least once and can remember going to the Cowes fireworks. In those...
On the 31st August I went to the Isle of Wight with the intention of walking from Cowes to Gurnard and possibly beyond. Since my...
2022 / NCI (2022) / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 16/09/2022 · Last modified 17/11/2022
On Saturday 10th September I was on watch at NCI Stone Point in Lepe Country Park. From the Park shore many people launch kayaks and...
2022 / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/09/2022 · Last modified 05/10/2022
How not to go about getting your watch battery replaced by Apple thanks to their convoluted customer service arrangements and a mysterious random price jump… in the end I got a new watch with new battery, but what an effort!
2022 / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 22/09/2022 · Last modified 27/09/2022
This year I was going to help staff the NCI stand at the Boat Show on Monday 19th September but that turned out to be...
2022 / Diary Entry (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 25/09/2022 · Last modified 15/04/2023
We see various “old Gaffers” while on watch at NCI Stone Point, but the 24th September was special with Jolie Brise being driven hard, the...