14th January: Chapman’s Pool walk
The start of 2019 has been dominated by various household chores – cleaning, sorting out finances, etc. – and the weather has been mild and...
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21st January: Eclipse of the Moon
A total eclipse of the moon occurred overnight with totality between 0440 and 0540. The weather forecast didn’t look promising but, as so often these...
27th January: Rough Seas at Calshot
Although parts of the Solent can get relatively rough at times, especially with wind against tide, the waters immediately in view of Calshot Tower are...
NCI Watches: Jan – June 2019
This is a summary record of my NCI watch keeping periods and other NCI activities during January to June 2019 kept for my own records. indicates...
Photos during NCI Watches: January – June 2019
Photos taken from or near Calshot Tower or NCI Stone Point in Lepe Country Park during NCI watches in the period January to June 2019
3rd February: Sea State “Calm” at Calshot!
For some time I’ve been concerned that “Calm (glassy)” or “Calm (rippled)” has been used in the NCI Calshot hourly weather observations when the actual...
10th February: How to sail a Cadet!
I’m of an age where the first sailing dinghy that most people learnt with was an International Cadet. At 10’6″ long, with a small sail...
14th February: Beach walk from Hill Head
A mild Valentine’s Day so I drove over to Hill Head, had lunch outside at the Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve cafe and then walked along...
27th February: Petworth House
A trip out with Jon, Zoe, and Wendy to Petworth House. We all visited the North Gallery which is the only part of the main...
10th March: Swaying in the Wind
A secondary depression crossed southern England early on Sunday 10th March. As I left home for the drive to Calshot the tide was coming in...