Recent content by jofb

We were also very taken with the Bestevaer - here's a link for you: http://www.kmy.nl/yacht/bestevaer-45st-pure.html

While declaring an interest as I work for the company, as an active sailor myself I have made sure our travel insurance policy wording is suitable for sailing on your own boat. As standard, we will cover sailing on any vessel over 10 metres long anywhere within 60 miles of a safe haven (or...

Today I have had a lift and clean on the Sealift and could not believe the amount of growth along the waterline and on the rudder. The boat is kept in the water all year and is Coppercoated but I have never experienced such growth before so wonder whether it is related to a relatively warm...

Must declare an interest as travel insurance is what we do (www.voyagertravelinsurance.co.uk) but would like to point out that while an EHIC has its uses it is not a proper replacement for travel insurance. It only provides the same protection as the local residents receive, which is generally...

[We have entered into the Baltic ARC which starts in Kiel in July and goes anticlockwise round the Baltic taking in Estonia, St Petersburg, Helsinki Marienhamm, Stockholm and ending in Mon Denmark, which is just south of Copenhagen.] Bit of a drift in subject, but we hope to do this next year...

+1. It is a great service and have used it many times, both in Cowes and now Haslar. Haslar is much less affected by tide anyway and less exposed to cross-winds so all in all a much better location. One suggestion based on my own experience - and provided your own boat is handy going astern -...

I have worn contacts for many years and have never had a problem with them, wearing them all day long including while sailing. I normally wear two-weekly soft lenses for distance vision but as the years roll on I now need glasses for close work like reading, chart work etc so have now started...

+1. We eat frequently in Hardy's - most recently last Saturday night - and reckon it offers very decent food at reasonable prices, friendly staff and a decent atmosphere. Pleased to see it doing reasonable business most nights and delighted to eat there whenever we can as it would be a shame...

Maximum gust I recorded inside Haslar last night was 61.5 knots, just after midnight. Certainly a night to be tied up safely - I had to hold on inside at times as there was so much movement.

Jumping in as another happy Arcona owner, I count myself very lucky to have a 430, commissioned in January 2012 & shown at SIBS last year. Really delighted with it. Fast, comfortable and really beautifully built. Went out to Sweden while she was being built and the yard were really...

Travel insurance is my business, so I speak with some close knowledge, and I regret to say that this is not scaremongering at all, particularly in the main tourist areas of Spain where many State hospitals are increasingly simply refusing to accept the EHIC. The Spanish economy is pretty much...

And you won't be disappointed, I reckon. Some fine food at very reasonable prices and served by some very friendly staff - I just wish it looked busier than it sometimes does and they can make a go of it, they deserve to succeed (& No, I have no connection other than being a satisfied...

Take a look at this month's Yachting World, just published, which has a good section on Caribbean sailing generally and a Grenada charter in particular.

Oh, yes it is, I think. Look at the hull number. Looks smart after the respray and some changes to the cockpit.

Really disappointed that they changed the course today so they raced in the western Solent again with minimal notice rather than the eastern Solent as had been indicated for months, including, even this evening, on the J Class Association website. Result was that after inviting 5 friends to join...