9th July: new NCI Stone Point
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...
I’m still not sailing Seatern or even getting her ready to sail. If I walk any distance my legs feel shaky and if I do anything strenuous I feel off balance – so I’m starting to think I have “long-covid” and staying ashore for safety.
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 / Photo Gallery (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 17/08/2022 · Last modified 22/02/2023
Saturday 30th July was the first day of the 2022 Cowes Week regatta. It was a sunny day and I photographed some of the larger...
2022 / Photo Gallery (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/08/2022 · Last modified 22/08/2022
The weather on Sunday 31st July, the second day of the 2022 Cowes Week regatta, was windy but also misty with dampness in the air....
2022 / Photo Gallery (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 18/08/2022 · Last modified 22/08/2022
On Sunday 31st July, the second day of the 2022 Cowes Week regatta, the combination of grey weather, a long telephoto lens, and predominantly black...
2022 / Photo Gallery (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 19/08/2022 · Last modified 22/08/2022
On Monday 1st July I arrived at Lepe in the morning to photograph the racing before going on watch at NCI Stone Point in the...
2022 / Photo Gallery (2022) / July-Sept:"Long Covid?"
by Peter Taylor · Published 20/08/2022 · Last modified 22/08/2022
After the calm and sunshine of Monday, the weather on Tuesday 2nd August was a return to overcast conditions. However there was a good breeze...
By Wednesday 3rd August I was getting fed up with photographing the larger racing yachts with their ugly black sails! If my memory is correct,...
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...