Recent content by jheynder

So local knowledge is always to be ignored? :) Anyway, in our case, we had exactly 2.9 meters under our keel when we took the mooring ball, and my tide tables showed a oncoming drop of around 2.5 meters to the next low tide, which would normally be a bit of a concern, but we had been on the...

It was low tide at springs in the Newtown River, and that boat happened to have a drying berth (and maybe a short, fin keel). Most of the white, visitors' buoys are supposed to have 1.5 to 2 meters of water under them (and ours had at least 1.4, which was fine for our 4' 8" draft), but it...

We just got back from a week on the Solent. We had big plans for an overnight sail to the West Country, but after a few nights out we decided that it was just too cold to do a long passage. It was at or below freezing most nights, getting down to 25 degrees F one night in Lymington and...

Our boat was ready for a proper lift out and clean and anode replacement. Also, she was overdue for a topsides cut and wax. Sealift2 recently added a facility in Gosport– right at the end of our pontoon, actually. Yesterday we had her up and out for the day. A full photo gallery is available...

I would go one step further. If I could, I'd type up a script synopsis for a full-length documentary and submit it to the BBC for funding. I've seen "Deep Water": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460766/ And I was surprised by how the darkest elements of the race were so emphasized over the...

I've just been reading Once is Enough by Miles Smeeton, a famous account of a Cape Horn attempt in 1956 by three in a 46 foot wood ketch. There is one or two surprises. Once Is Enough (Sailor's Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Miles Smeeton, Smeeton Miles: Books There are main references in the book...

Steve Zissou had two, and hated both of 'em.

Despite the weekend weather, we've been having some good trips during the week this summer. The following pics are from some of our sails during the last two weeks of June, and the first week of July. We're heading out for one more week starting this Sunday. Full photo gallery: Summer...

Sorry to see this: Sea cadet, 14, dies after falling from ship in Solent http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8657813.stm

This is a repost from Sailnet (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related/62155-tall-ship-concordia-sinks.html) Canadian school ship sinks off Brazil; all rescued - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100220/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_brazil_ship_capsizes) RIO DE JANEIRO...

I'll second the BOSS recommendation (http://www.boss-sail.co.uk/). I'm car free, and they've picked me up from the Hamble Train Station every time I've taken a course (and a return ride, too). I also like that they use Westerly Fulmars and Sigma 38s, boat I could conceivable own, instead of 44...

Yup, that's Haslars. They had signs up warning about the pontoons, and they were gritting them more when we were there. Moving about the decks on our boat was a bit iffy.

There was more snow in Gosport than I expected when I visited our boat on Saturday: Slippery to move around. Our engine fired up first try and I ran her for 25 minutes to warm up. I'm happy to have two heaters in the boat, doing their job. Complete photo gallery at...

Is this what you are referring to: Or this:

Good book-- I particularly liked the honesty about which boat upgrades paid off, and which didn't. Well done.