Recent content by adam2b

marginal drift from topic but somebody will know.... If I buy the wifi Plus 3G iPad for the GPS function, will the GPS work without having to buy a contract as well?

Have always fancied stopping off in Polperro and with virtually no wind in the forecast for the next few days we may give it a go, looks like you can pick up a couple of visitor buoys in the entrance, has anybody been recently who can throw any advice my way, looks like a tight fit?

Its a Sailing Boat. You take Mount Gay.

Mvu - he was outside the boundary and you were inside the spectator zone, at least the zone which was being communicated by the marshalling craft. we were quite close to you. Frankly the whole marshalling effort was a shambles and nearly spoiled the day for the boats who had made the effort to...

BOB was in its usual place on the hard at Cowes on Sunday, still Grey.

I just re read the article just to get a clear understanding of what I need to look for next time I'm on board, a couple of points are starting to become clear; From the article; ‘Cheaper brass fittings are know to fail with catastrophic results. Yet in recent years, some of the world’s...

There's a fairly new boat called Salperton iv, it is really big and really expensive, its mast fell off in 12knts of breeze. My mast is still on so my boat is better

Thanks Black Kipper, fully recovered from my telling off now! We all know that production boats cost a lot less than their equivalent from low volume manufacturers, and we all know and accept that there are reasons why, economies of scale and build efficiency are some of it and the use of less...

Fair point. Its Your article in Your magazine, we just read it! I just thought it would have been more helpful if you finished it by telling us which manufactures you did contact and which did/didn't reply, after all the whole angle seemed to be that 'some' manufacturers may/perhaps be...

PeterR, Like you I have a 2008 Dufour and I would quite like to know what the fittings/sea cocks are made with having read 'the article' I know Dufour like to consider that they have slightly higher build standards than many of the main stream production builders but I would still put them among...

Thanks all, I think that has saved me a fair bit of time! Certainly leaning towards a 150N rated with an actual higher bouyancy, hood, light and Harness, think I'll just try on the 4 I fancy and go for the most comfortable! plenty more time for hunting out the other boatshow tat I don't really want!

What time are these cruising chute demo's everybody keeps banging on about?

Looking at picking up a new lifejacket at the boatshow, initial research shows that whilst the majority are 150N rated there are more and more at 275N, anybody have any useful input or opinion on whats really needed? Generally I do coastal cruising but there is one offshore race planned for next...