John_Silver

Departure time wise: I tend to work it backwards, on a 24hr + passage. Aiming for a midday arrival. Giving max opportunity of daylight...

In my case, making my mind up as I go, depending on the amount of west in the wind, about which one to plump for…. But that’s with the...

Bantry, Kinsale and Cork are all very similar crossing times from the scillies My crossings used to be between 30 and 36 hours starting...

Also I think too far west unfortunately, we’re trying to keep the crossing manageable for two of us while also keeping the trip north...

Now, this has taken a while @Daydream believer, so I hope that you weren't holding your breath...... Definitive timing: Outer end of...

Castletownshend is an easy entrance and has a sheltered anchorage, off a small (one, very picturesque, street) village. Have used that...

Another thought, on the peeling deck paint: KM bead blast the decks of their Bestaever custom ali boats. To achieve a textured, non...

On getting paint to stick to ali: I visited Alubat/Ovni, in Les Sables, for a look over the 370. Under new ownership, they were very...

Remember Little Wing from our Poole days (we left, for Kent, in 2016). We shared a similar taste in weekend anchorages: Redend Rocks...

I have emailed both a "port of Entry", and a "protocol" port. Neither thought it was important that I was entering at a port of entry -...

The topic of oyster layings in the Backwaters comes up from time to time, particularly around Kirby Creek. As promised a few weeks ago...

Start & finish from the visitors berths. Do not forget you have to get back. No running. One foot on the ground at all times , otherwise...

If the forecast holds, will be setting off on Monday. Will get the stopwatch out, for the walk round the Dieppe quayside 🏃‍♂️⏱️ 🤣

I lived on a Rustler 31 in the Caribbean for about two years, about 20 years ago. Crossed the Atlantic both ways, very seaworthy as...

Unconnected, but perhaps relevant: I moved back aboard last week, after winter ashore. Found that Navionics, on my iPad, was only...