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When I first started sailing as a lad we had a non walk ashore pontoon on medina near folly . The hard dingy was fine if you had a small...

I think in suggesting the Topper I was going for a cheap option to be sold on after a year/2 years on basis the idea was to avoid a...

Personally for a 13 year old I would just buy him a cheap Topper secondhand -my daughter at 5ft ish bought from sea scouts second hand...

We are a Haslar boat and I recall for a few years a couple with 2 young boys always seemed to be on board their cat ,a heavenly twin...

The beach is still there next to the BSC last time I looked. For centaurs and suchlike it has been popular since the 1970s and looks...

Beaulieu has always been pricy but maybe to deter some visitors not able to dine in the pub maybe.

Bembridge trying to maximise yield as looking for a purchaser no doubt and unable to fund essential ground repairs I gather from harbour...

Would be great if all marina had a proper booking system though . Some places on the Solent seem to be booked months in advance though...

Resurrecting an old thread to say I had a great trip on the restored national trust steam vesssel yesterday with a very informative...

All I c§an say is 10.8m is easier to manoeuvre around generally lighter in an AWB whe area at 12.8m we need more time and space to turn...

Some friends of ours sailing Polaris of Helvetia left Haslar and ended up in Largs and have posted a number of utube vids. I’m sure many...

I had read somewhere these 125 raystar pack up after 8 or so years? How old is it ? If you are near Haslar marina there is an...

All I can say is when in some foreign marina showering on board can often be simpler than the use of the token jeton ashore

If the Hut is too dear, the anchorage too crowded, or the beach too full of hoi polloi, there is always The Waterfront in Totland Bay...

Westerly never had such modern devices but we survived however having a hot shower off the stern after a cold swim does make life more...