DJE

I find that pick-up buoys on any unoccupied moorings are a reliable indicator. They always lay down-tide of their main buoy.

In any of the chartplotter/tech/electronics threads on here you see the expected brands mentioned: Raymarine, Garmin and B&G mainly...

Supply chain issues mean not every vessel can have one!

Did it in those coditions many times (year's ago) in a 16ft Wayfarer dinghy. It was wet! Usual approach was to tack in close to the...

Time for you to meet a second person.

All that means is the were unhappy when they met you.

Proper PBO attire - Army surplus greatcoat, wellingtons, a couple of pullovers your mum knitted, and that Harris tweed flat cap you...

Kingswear Castle? I think you'll find that she has a bow thruster. Beats me why they don't fit one to Waverley.

Sailing under Solent Rules. When on port tack there is no need to keep a lookout under the headsail untill someone calls "starboard"...

Maybe just stopped for lunch.

Not often on Chiara, but frequently on the XOD😉

Like blackjack, using a spinnaker is a gamble unless you're really skilled, and even then, things can end in tears and serious damage to...

Ah, I was a skipper on that event, I remember that radio call! One of the best corporate regattas I ever did, one of the few that I...

They seem to have forgotten an important piece of sail handling kit - the boat hook.

Not an expert, someone else might tell me I'm wrong! But this is what the UK law says: 5Duty to show British flag. (1)Subject to...