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Yes, I have paper charts. The loss of GPS for most of what I am doing would not worry me at all as I am mostly coastal hopping. However, when crossing the 140nm from Rosas Bay to Minorca, it would worry me a bit if visibility was not good enough to ensure a good chance of being able to see the...

Sea planes usually have variable pitch propeller(s). They can slow down and stop very very quickly with no danger by reversing the pitch on the propeller. I have seen it done and it is impressive how fast they can stop.

I.e. both are guilty of not keeping an adequate look-out.

It must have been due to poor holding that we had thread drift. .... Or was the anchor not big enough :p

I have a 75lb CQR as the main anchor on my boat. My boat is 51ft LOD, 67ft LOA (tip of bow sprit to stern) and about 32 tonnes. If I look at the Rocna sizing chart, I should have a 88lb Rocna. But I have one size down. CQR is not a new gen anchor, and if I was buying a new anchor I would not...

The power boat according to colregs is the stand on vessel. It is not supposed to change course or speed unless it is obvious that the other vessel is not taking enough action to avoid a collision.

You can of course get a prop re-pitched. It was a lot less expensive than I was expecting when I did mine.

I took the photo. They are not that far apart. What impressed me was how fast the sea-plane, which has just landed, actually stopped. So the windsurfer was actually in no danger at all. But it was impressive.

The boat was the stand on vessel.

I always use a length of stretchy nylon warp as a snubber. It is very effective at reducing noise when at anchor in less than ideal conditions as well as reducing snatch loads on the anchor and on the boat.

Left the dock before disconnecting the shore power cable? I also tried that in my car as well, but it would not let me.

If you want to know the best anchor to choose, then you could start of looking at this series of videos. All 154 of them. You still won't know afterwards.

I have heard that said about a certain piece of anatomy... ;)

I reckon that it is about 400 quid for the batteries, battery terminal and cable. 600 quid for 12 hours is 50 quid an hour, which is perfectly reasonable. However, 12 hours seems to be way over the top.

I always have to reverse in. Otherwise I am 20ft form the shore thanks to the prodder at the front.

It can be tricky even after you have learnt its quirks. But getting out of a berth is nowhere near as scary or challenging as going into one. Particularly one you don't know at night.

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Some of my guests have reported good results with Kwells tablets for motion sickness. I believe you can get them in Boots.

Don't try to tack too quickly. In my 34 ton pilot cutter, to tack, I first crack off the wind slightly, then I start the tack fairly slowly and gently, gradually putting on more rudder as she slows down and gets closer to pointing dead into the wind. Of course once you are through the eye of...