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Suggest you phone the Joint Services Sail Training Centre at Gosport on 023 9276 5417, assuming they have not suffered cuts, and get an email address from them. Yours, Sticky

I have used this: https://www.davisnet.com/product/artificial-horizon/ If you like I can send you a copy of the operating instructions. Sticky Stapylton

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If you get them to take the interactive course, I could come up and assess them. The interactive course is 11 hours or so. I would like a contribution towards my fuel costs, which from Cheltenham would be perhaps a bit too expensive! I am sure you are aware that the full course tutor must not...

A rebel spinnaker pole uphaul damaged the radar cover on a charter boat during the Round the Island Race. Furuno UK have been very helpful but without success. Can anyone please help? Grateful for ideas too.

A rebel spinnaker pole uphaul damaged the radar cover on a charter boat during the Round the Island Race. Furuno UK have been very helpful but without success. Can anyone please help? Grateful for ideas too.

pm sent, thanks to those who still believe I wash behind my ears! Sticky

Phonetic Morse This is how I remember the letters, similar to some suggestions already made: A ● ▬ Alarm B ▬ ●●● Barney did it C ▬ ● ▬ ● Car men cart it D ▬ ●● Don’t do it E ● Et (Ate) F ●● ▬ ● Fit for market G ▬ ▬ ● Garage it H ● ● ●...

Liferafts Just bear in mind that most cannister liferafts should not be stood on or used as seats. Any weight can destroy the seals and the ability to inflate may be degraded or destroyed.

Re use of plastic cartoons My favourite, and I am not the originator of this, is to take a plastic rectangular carton with silver insides, cut it to make roughly an A4 sheet. Having washed it out, I then with indelible pens, ideally fairly thick ones, marked out my pilotage plan for getting...

J Class On July 21st 2012 up to nine of these magnificent yachts will be racing round the Isle of Wight. For those who would like to watch this go to: http://www.sail-help.co.uk/index.cfm?page=j-class-2012-regatta Sticky Stapylton

SRT on CD Thank you all for your responses. In reply to Snow Leopard, my reasons are simple. I am a Luddite, I am delivering a boat and flying back at the end of the eight week passage, the boat owner has a laptop on board, the disc weighs less than an ounce, the SRTs weigh 8lbs 3ozs. Also...

Does anyone have a source for these tables on CD. I have found: http://easyadsmedia.com/navinfo//sdpl.html I tried to buy from this source, money taken and six weeks later no show of goods. Chased through Paypal and have been told my money will be refunded. Fingers are crossed. I was...

Marmaris et al Thank you all for some very helpful advice. If there is anything about which I have not asked, and which you think would be useful, and you have the time, I would be grateful for further snippets. Sticky

Grateful for any advice. I am helping a couple sail their Jeanneau 45 DS from UK to Marmaris Eta May 2011. I was last sailing this area in 1989. The marina website looks good, but can one enter Turkey there or should one go for Bozburun? Would any inhabitant of Marmaris Marina recommend...