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I reckon it was trying to mate.

Yep, Plotters, GPS, etc are good servants, but bad masters

I did indeed miss that news item. Actually it's just resurfaced a memory of when I was little, our Dad taking the time to explain to us...

I’m with you most of the way. I do have a plotter with its little arrow, but it’s at the chart table. I have the relevant numerical...

You must have missed the news item a few years ago reporting that people had objected to the term cats’ eyes on the grounds that it was...

Not sure why you are being so rude. The reason for asking the question is to find out the answer. Really surprised you cannot work that...

Wouldn’t work in the UK. We are now so pathetic that we can’t use the term cats’ eyes.

Yes, I think my older books such as Alker Tripp showed the Spitway far to the east. I got the impression that it was a different gap...

I would not aim to make a cosmetic repair but possible cover with a soft, presumably white, filler leaving a slight dimple that wouldn’t...

Yes, why engine failure? I wouldn’t expect this in a well found boat on an offshore voyage.