Recent content by dunedin

But (a) harbour authorities don't exist for a huge amount of sailing waters; and (b) i would much prefer to have compulsory registration with SSR than compulsory registration with a private harbour authority (or miltiple authorities), as many seem to now require.

"Full regulation" is a hugely wide and ill defined term. But i think perhaps for boats over say 7m compulsory SSR registration and compulsory 3rd party and recovery insurance would be acceptable and probably very beneficial.

How would you stop the boom crashing about in a seaway if disconnect mainsheet? With weight of dropped sail ours would be a danger unless got prefitted gybe preventer ropes as well ready to go.

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But if you are trying to impress ..... that won't. Somebody else will turn up in something flasher until you reach Wally Tender level at €1m +

The Cruising Association have quite a lot of information in this - just another good reason to join. I don’t sail with the company,exit of a pet

I wonder why the Daily Wail suddenly got interested in a boating matter? Their interest in boat safety ? Or a chance of a few more pictures of women in bikinis? I wonder? Classy rag. And clearly researched carefully with their boating experts - boat sinking on "the ocean" ! Inshore with...

Hope it can be lifted higher out of the water, otherwise a liability in any waves. All said, not much wrong with a RIB on davits, ideal mix of speed, stability, safety and rendering. (Other than when off piste without dinghy docks, where lightweight and shallow inflatable floor dinghy best for...

Well, after studying the Admiralty Tidal Stream Atlas I came to the conclusion that CCC was right and there was basically no way to time the tides right from Scrabster to get round Old Head and turn north in one tide. So need to head into Scapa Flow instead. However, I am not sure where CCC...

I had to fly a fair amount to Chicago O’Hare in the 80s. One of the busiest airports in the world, not least due to all the short haul commuter jets as well as the major routes - and thanks to Mr Reagan we knew that none of the air traffic controllers had more than a few weeks experience when I...

Yes, but Opposition looks to be stored indoors. But might be easier to sell if trucked to the South of France. She was a common sight on the Clyde a couple of decades back.

A person I know had a very nasty experience transiting through USA (Miami) to South America. It is probably relevant here that they were of South American birth - and slightly coloured. They got separated from their white UK born partner. They were taken aside by an aggressive US border...

A snatch block on a metre of free rope can smash cabin windows, shins etc. Seen a window smashed in fairly gentle conditions when sail flogged. LFR much lighter and hence less dangerous, especially if a thickish attachment rope right round it. PS. Surely the OP will need some form of...

If it is “essential” to be at Old Head before Dover HW -4 that still leaves an extremely tight window as need to guarantee getting all the way in 2 hours - with no margin for tide turning slightly early.

Been in and out via Hoy and Eynhallow Sounds a few times - last year stopped to go ashore on Eynhallow Island, which was nice. Perhaps tides do suit clockwise better - but the East side can be rather exposed to a big swell from the west.