Recent content by oceanfroggie

Its one of the best kept secret tourist attractions in the country.

Since about 2010, about 50 mins to get through both. No turbulence at all, your moving vertically so slowly you question if boat is rising or falling at all. In the old days before the interlocked safety systems were added the former lock keeper managed to get me through in 25mins (ie pull the...

Here's short clip of passage through Europes 2nd deepest lock connecting the Atlantic to Lough Derg. Single handed passage.

There is many things you can train a dog, but training them to not want to lay across their owners laps is not one of them, nor attempting to enter the aft cabin in the early morning when they are excited for breakfast and their early morning walk to chase birds. We don't have an Aga on the boat...

Got fed up trying to keep the two little Cavaliers down in the Galley/Dinette area using suitcases, so made up a quick little dog grill that slots in at the top of the stairs. Their beds are under the dinette table and they can see through the gate so don't get distressed. Knocked it up in the...

Sad to see this dangerous mishap. Very fortunate that did not happen during summer months, there would have been many leisure yachts moored on that visitor pontoon and could have been multiple casualties. We frequently overnight there. Pic below is the exact spot the trawler struck. There is...

You wait 40mins and start again in the direction of preference

Personally I prefer the gentle reliable precision of shafts, IPS rocks boat too much and too much jerking when manoeuvring. More power being deployed than would be necessary with shafts.

102ft lock

Perhaps too many gammons wearing gold medallions? It's not difficult to be kind, but we all know the types that don't give a toss. Karma has a way of sorting that out.

Possi Cheers Andie, yes possibly alright. There were more bows to windward for the anchors, notice vessels at the top of the photo were more stern in with their bows towards the wind, and visa versa at the bottom of the picture. There was a narrow access/escape channel on the bottom left of the...

Yes agree but I suspect we'll end up with sail sooner or later. I've found a few full beam aft cabin yachts with all electric winches back to the cockpit.

Cheers not my photo, one taken by committee drone. Yes a Fairline AC43 and a Broom 450 amongst many other assorted Brooms, and other makes including dutch steel. The largest vessel was 'Bona Spe' more like a small ship at 70ft long. There was an amazing new 3 deck chinese built boat there...

Shannon Boat Rally - 60th - fleet anchored for the night on the inner lakes off Lough Ree near Glasson on the might river Shannon. In the far distance on the top of the photo is Quigleys marina opposite the RNLI inland life boat station at Dunrovin. x