Sun! and plenty of it !! Who needs to go to Europe even if we could.. I had a great day helping a friend load a 6 metre RIB onto a trailer. This involved mooring briefly against an empty pontoon whilst the trailer was brought round to the slipway - a wait of perhaps 15 … Continue reading Where do I sign?
Is Anybody There?
Brighton... Sea Mist - well pretty close to fog really so staying put for another day It was the London to Brighton old car rally.. whenever I see this sort of thing now it's just a long list of cars that I've owned. All my exes sadly consigned to piles of rust by now I'm … Continue reading Is Anybody There?
Big Boy
Summer - theoretically - is Here at Last.. !! I was supposed to set sail Westward today but due to persistent rain I've decided to wait another day. This happens so often at the beginning of my holidays... The appeal of a Motorsailer increases each year. There have been various preparations over the last few … Continue reading Big Boy
Varnish
The Long Overdue varnishing has been long overdue for quite a while now But as it's still too cold for sailing I finally ran out of excuses and got sanding It makes quite a mess all that sanding - I expect I'll be clearing up fine dust for months I also got some new non … Continue reading Varnish
Summer Breeze
Windscoop Mk 2 is finally finished and is working well ! All those sweat shop hours, sewing my fingers to the bone, have finally paid off. Mark 2 is simpler and a big improvement over Mark 1. It's a brighter colour too! It catches the wind from any direction and stuffs it down the hatch … Continue reading Summer Breeze
Here We Go Again
Hurray! The prototype windscoop is finished ! However if I ever want to make and sell these I'll have to get the sewing time down from a gruelling 4 days! Unfortunately on testing it out there are several changes needed - - to the point of having to start all over again! I'll be getting … Continue reading Here We Go Again
Optimism
In a bubble of optimism I’ve started to make a wind scoop. I’m planning on substantially improving on all the ones I’ve seen so far! Watch this space .. turns out it’s a more complicated project than it first appeared 🤯 All this work is being undertaken in the future hope that the sun will … Continue reading Optimism
Winter Jobs
The Boarding Ladder steps were looking rather past it. It was a bit of a nightmare getting them out of the stainless frame - a couple of rivets had to be drilled out - so I'm hoping it goes back together ok After some serious sanding... And then Varnishing.... That'll do.. I didn't want to … Continue reading Winter Jobs
Black Death
A day in Weymouth and I had to squeeze between the tables of people eating to get a picture of this sign which goes strangely unnoticed. If only they'd had social distancing in those days.. and fewer rats! So it was on to the packed beach to discover two things:First, and most worrying, was that … Continue reading Black Death
Stay
Out of bed at 0600 ready to face the waves! However it was pouring with rain and I couldn’t see to the other side of the marina I made the sensible seamanlike decision and went back to bed! Off to explore Weymouth instead... tomorrow promises better weather. Let’s hope so !
This Sailing Life 