jbweston

It isn't trivial. Very frightening for you. The sort of situation where unsympathetic people who've never been in small boats say 'What...

We were motoring through an intricate passage on the Swedish west coast. 1.8m draft. The twists and turns were well marked with proper...

Like your comments about the charts. I like them. But I bought loads!! :) Thet are available in lodsa places away from UK.

Me too, they had the knack of putting large scale detail on small scale charts. I'm sure I've done a whole week's sailing without...

Yes, they appear to run under the keel as the ship slides towards them. In those days, men were men - if they weren't flattened on the...

Me too. Thanks.

I would recommend Fast boats in rough seas by Dag Pike.

For me, always... I find with boating, being prepared as much as possible makes very enjoyable boating. I've never read a good...

Often those with most experience are the ones most willing to learn. Good on you.

Can you let the old registration expire and then simply get a new registration? I'm surprised you need to provide evidence of ownership...

Is it possible to work from the other direction - any identifying model number or failing that identifying features that will let you...

I'd love to be able to tell you there's a Shackerstone Corinthian YC on the Ashby Canal. But there isn't. As far as I know.

There's vastly more stuff on the internet. Yes, a lot of it is irrelevant, ill-informed or useless, but the quantity of genuinely useful...

I use short lengths of coloured polyester codline knotted to a link. As they're soft they run over the gypsy well. They lasted over a...

I like the Marine Quarterly. Not a mag, but a very enjoyable and entertaining periodical printed in high quality.