Recent content by hamish

Hi, thanks for this web site, very good. I use the Almanac program from www.pangolin.co.nz, which you have to buy but it does have a nice little tutouial inside it Hamish

Hi All, following a thread in Re:SSB by demonboy their was mention of a Med Net. I was laid low last week with heavy cold and was flicking throu old copies of sailing mags and found this snippet in Elaine Bunting Crusing Log Column from Yachting World. Mediterranean Cruiser's Net run from 1st...

Hi, is this party as good as the Padstow "Obby Oss", went their last year, great fun ! Hamish

Hi I would be interesting in this set up. Vodaphone UK will charge me £10.25/meg on a UK based mobile phone. Have not tried it yet. My thoughts are to get an Country sim card where ever I am travelling to. Hamish

Hi, I am on my 1st Mobile and on its first year on contract and it is with Vodafone. I have an Anytime 100 account which gives me 100 free minutes talking and 50 texts a month. Never used them all up. I have just had then phone set for raoming (its a Motorrola V525) and asked about unlocking...

Hi Demonboy, Had a look at web site, are you Jamie? Could you have a look at your video links would not run even with Windows media pops up. The computer just shows javascript;; yes, that is two semi colons. Are you going to update site with new cruise? Hamish

Hi, I would agree with this method. My conclusion as well. If I was going further afield might again look at dedicated SSB with ability to transmitt. good luck with passage Hamish

Hi, I was looking at SSB for Med trip but then found that buy SSB then Modem (my prices from this forum were £800. Ouch. Got my Mobile phone set up for GPRS and got mobile company to give me world roaming rights. UK is £2.35 /meg download while Spain would be £10.35. You only pay for what you...

Re: Weather Grib File Providers Hi, I would agree with others on this post but also check out FTP NOAA from If you have access to the World Wide Web be certain to check out the following webpages. http://www.nws.noaa.gov NWS Homepage...

that depends on finding the Rum bottle Hamish <hr width=100% size=1>

Forget water start with couple of litre bottles of coke and allow to simmer, removes "salt" deposits. Then add olive oil Hamish <hr width=100% size=1>

Hi Again, Well, bacteria come in many shapes and sizes but roughly breakdown to gram positive and gram negative, Penicillin only works against gram poisitve bacteria. Cephlosporins (some work better for gram positive than gram negative, and Ciprofloxicin can work againt both. I could go on but...

Hi had a look at information but what antibiotics do you carry for people who are allergic to Penicillin et al. Do you not carry a cephalosporin drug (3rd generation) and the catch all for the moment Ciprofloxicin, both in 250mg and 500mg strengths. Might you include Conn Current Therapy...

Hi how long has your boat been "over their". When I was asking about insurance for an atlatic crossing, stay over that summer in Trinidad, outside hurricane zone and have another winter over their and then return. Oh!! no MAY, give me cover but would prefer boat in UK, not even in MED, !! Is...

Hi Please let us know how you get on. This confirms my own finding at the boat show this year. Fully comp would be offered but no one would take on 3rd aparty only. good luck Hamish <hr width=100% size=1>