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Re: Using USB Broadband Dongle abroad - don\'t! One of the nice things about harbours in Poland and the Baltic States is that you get wifi for free - or as part of the harbour charges, if you like (and they aren't excessive). You don't even need a password!

Re: Honesty time - Whats the most stupid thing you\'ve ever done on board ? Taking Nigel sailing.

[ QUOTE ] This is the normal requirement in many overseas countries, such as some of the Baltic States, and we are lucky to have escaped from this chore. [/ QUOTE ] ... er, not quite. The Baltic States are now part of Schengen. Although the UK is not part of Schengen, I sail in and out of...

Alternatively you can buy the NV-Verlag paper charts for the area (Sportsschiffahrtskarten). In the pack is a CDROM with the charts in digital form, as well as a free chartplotter program - a very good one. Also in the pack is a guidebook for all the harbours. Not bad value for 60 euros. And...

Prospero has been ashore in the Marina Neuhof near Stralsund for the past 6 months - 750 euros for hoist out, spray, 6 months ashore, and relaunch. Going back on Monday for the summer - hope to make Estonia. Marina Neuhof: http://marinaneuhof.de/cms/front_content.php The Baltic Sea published...

Depends what you mean by 'paying stupid'. I had a quote for the Baltic area for around £360 from Premier [and they were obviously very keen to get my business]. In standard insurance terms, I'm a nightmare: not UK based, no fixed mooring, single handed sailing to furrin parts, and so on. They...

The only all weather all tide stop offs are Eastbourne, Newhaven and Brighton. So Ramsgate>Eastbourne>Brighton>Solent.

I've been following Rob's saga on his blog - which can be found here: http://blog.mailasail.com/w2n. I declare an interest: last year he helped me sail Prospero across the North Sea, and was extremely helpful!

May I recommend Where To Next? [or W2N] http://blog.mailasail.com/w2n Sailing round the world on a throw of the dice!

Paradoxically, I was told by an East German engineer who also sails that back in the days of the DDR, the Wednesday regatta in Stralsund was much bigger. When I asked why, he said that the DDR encouraged sporting activities (remember the East German 'lady' weightlifters?), and so they were given...

The East Germans had a very effective way of policing their borders. No 'peadophiles or terrorists' for them! Mind you, it meant shooting a few people - but they did have secure borders.

Well, Marmaklade, tell us why France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to name but a few, haven't had ' justifiable outcry if known terrorists, peadophiles and the like could enter ... without let or hindrance.' When people invoke 'peadophiles' [sic, sed...

[ QUOTE ] I understand that where trials have taken place they've caught sex trade traffickers, drug dealers and a murderer. It's likely that as borders become more watertight our dodgy characters will choose to move to where there are fewer controls and fewer risks. ie. small boats like ours...