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Skysail
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Next time I fill up with diesel I'm likely to change the declaration to a 40/60 split. We're currently sitting down below with the...
3 Jul 2024
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It's purely an idle thought along the lines of my Folkboat reaches its max, a nominal 5kts in about 15kts of wind. Anything over that...
30 Jun 2024
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As Op has discovered a drag on one side of stern can affect steering and sailing ability. As said try to balance drag with a bridle...
22 Jun 2024
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RTI this Saturday
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We went inside the wreck in much calmer conditions, there was actually a small buoy marking the passage. No matter the focal length, it...
17 Jun 2024
Skysail
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avoiding sandbanks with sonar
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If you have a choice use the windward side of the channel.
7 Jun 2024
Skysail
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does anyone recognise this sail logo?
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I am told it on CVRDA it may be a Zulu? Can’t find a list of sail symbols with it.
4 Jun 2024
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Coasting….jonathan Raban
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Most of his books are very readable, including Old Glory, about a voyage down the Mississippi, and a book on Arabia.
24 May 2024
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UK cruising/circumnavigation planning - big questions so far
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Yup Midges lack of readily available amenities, spa shops flogging stale food , and a lot of the rocky crags are pretty good too! Yes...
24 May 2024
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Liveaboard marinas on the southcoast UK
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That is leaving it to chance.
19 May 2024
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Anchor line
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I carry two very different 'snubbers'. One is a snubber in the 'true' sense of the word, 12 mm nylon intended to stretch for absorption...
19 May 2024
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A National Campaign to Encourage Architects to Provide Decent Marina Facilities
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At Cherbourg the toilets had separate entrances for men and women. Then you met one another at the bottom of the steps…
12 May 2024
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A National Campaign to Encourage Architects to Provide Decent Marina Facilities
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The worst showers I ever encountered were at La Maddelena. A Swiss sailor came back from the shower block, saying “ Do not go there, you...
11 May 2024
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Small boat in locks - best approach?
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One day I was in the lock office at Hythe Marina. A 30 ft yacht approached the lock channel with the crew standing in the bow with boat...
7 May 2024
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First boat, never sailed and needing advice please
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Looks like a Caprice to me. Google caprice 19 for a lot more info. Shane Acton sailed a Caprice ‘Shrimpy’ around the world, it took...
3 May 2024
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