25th Oct: Photo Album
A single tide sail to hamble Spit and back (16nm) on a Saturday – so got mixed up with dinghy races!
A single tide sail to hamble Spit and back (16nm) on a Saturday – so got mixed up with dinghy races!
October: "Summer's Ended" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 25/10/2014 · Last modified 16/08/2017
Sailing down Southampton Water I had the first actual use of the new Ballast pump (see September 22nd entry. As expected, a great success. No...
October: "Summer's Ended" / 2014 / Sailing Log (2014)
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/10/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
I was planning to go to Newtown River but lack of wind and electrics problems meant I only got as far as Bald Head! (17nm).
I was planning to go to Newtown River but lack of wind and electrics problems meant I only got as far as Bald Head! (17nm).
October: "Summer's Ended" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/10/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
The incident today when I lost power to the ballast pump and Tiller Pilot made me think about the best way to have the electrics...
Nov-Dec: "Winter Already?" / 2014 / About Seatern
by Peter Taylor · Published 10/11/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
Well, a chimney actually! Last month I went to Hamble Point marina to visit the makers of the Bengco cabin heater with the hope of getting...
Nov-Dec: "Winter Already?" / 2014 / Sailing Log (2014)
by Peter Taylor · Published 29/11/2014 · Last modified 17/08/2017
A 34nm day trip to Newtown River where I managed to anchor back to front!
A 34nm day trip to Newtown River where I managed to anchor back to front!
2014 / Equipment: 1st Year Assessment
by Peter Taylor · Published 30/11/2014 · Last modified 15/08/2017
Note about Security Southampton is a large city and we do get thefts along the river. My approach to security can be summarized as follows:...
These are my comments after the first year on Boat Handling and Cockpit Gear = good; = good, but… ; = not satisfactory; = not...