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Re: Goodies From Katoema\'s Locker Hello: I would like to thank all those that have contacted Irene and I and the support you are giving. This is to tell you that the website Thank You For Your Support has been updated and to remind those that have asked for books, which have been held, could...

Goodies From Katoema\'s Locker Katoema's going nowhere Since emergency heart surgery this summer, I cannot, in the forseeable future, undertake the sailing I prefer. Therefore, the decision has been made to sell items from Katoema's Locker, to cover some of the ongoing medical expenses...

In a few days time, I can put two fingers up to Offcom, as part of my official post within the UN, and particularly with theITU, has allowed me to know that the UK has bamboozled the small boat person, with regard to licences etc. The Chancellor announced today his intentions for civil servants...

Go to Ryan Air's site for bookings. If you travel on the La Rochelle regularly you will see the price hikes. In essence the quoted cheapest fare and the period you can travel for that price seems to have diminished, while the flight fares outside of the cheapest period have increased...

Thanks for this. Being based on Ile de Re and travelling frequently, I set my threads for a maximum of 7 days, so lose anything if there are a lot of new ones posted in my absence. Martin <hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank"...

The latest EU Ruling affecting Ryan Air (RA) and the use of local authority airports, where RA are receiving landing rights at a below premium price are already taking effect. Ryan Air have already increased substantially the fares between Stanstead and La Rochelle by some 300%! Perhaps those...

http://www.noonsite.com/ Happy browsing! <hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mpcee.co.uk/katoema'sworld.htm>http://www.mpcee.co.uk/katoema'sworld.htm</A>

Roscoff is now a dedicated commercial port, with no yachts allowed. Katoema was taken there by SNSM to be lifted out to check for below water line damage before being taken to Brest. Lots of changes have been made to the port in Roscoff with new fishing terminal and freighter dock. The 5 days...

Have sent PM Martin <hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mpcee.co.uk/katoema'sworld.htm>http://www.mpcee.co.uk/katoema'sworld.htm</A>

Absolutely, it is possible, but there will be many different options available, but this past 3-4 years there have been more visitors than there have been in the past and, should there be no place available, it may not be possible to hang around, especially on the higher coefficients. For those...

If I have read correctly, you say that you have no insurance. Please, for the sake of having your boat wrecked under odd circumstances, please obtain at least 3rd party insurance. YOU ARE THE SAME MENANCE as if you're driving on the roads. <hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank"...

On certain Spring Tides, the draft plays an important role as to the possibility of making certain river entrances (then staying there), especially for one that is looking to day hop along the coast. That is why it is important to keep an eye on the wind direction. Katoema has a 2m draft and on...

Carragreen is a grass and follow the expression of "bent grasses". The following is amusing as it has a nautical flavour. The Selkie Long ago on an island at the northern edge of the world, there lived a fisherman called Neil MacCodrum. He lived all alone in a stone croft where the moorland...

Add to this your keel type and draft, along with the tidal range for the period that you are expecting to be in the region. Study the transits and work out possible contingencies for different wind directions. For many long keelers in certain wind/tide scenarios, there is no opportunity to enter...

Excellent overview! Any ideas for the North Sea? What with the Germans, Dutch and the Scandinavians. Martin <hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.mpcee.co.uk/katoema'sworld.htm>http://www.mpcee.co.uk/katoema'sworld.htm</A>