Advice on cooling down.

chinita said:
It is quite shallow in parts.

There are lots of jellyfish.

Best place to begin anchoring is as you enter the Mar, after the canal, on the starboard hand. About 300m out; there will probably be others there. You can then dinghy ashore to Tomas Maestre Marina bars and eateries.

Alternatively, tie up on the marina waiting pontoon (opposite the fuel berth), send SWMBO to the office (about 10 mins walk away) to 'enquire about prices' whilst you fill up with water, wash the boat and have a shower. Stay for a couple of hours then off to anchor as previously mentioned.
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Thanks Chinita.. should be able to see if the anchor is dug in.... and the keel.
 
Nostrodamus said:
Whoa... some bugger has really turned up the heat in the Med.
After three years of having an occasional warm day we are now melting into a pool of water on the floor.
The cold and rain we hated now seem like bliss.
I know I am never pleased but that is the grumpy old man inside.
Any advice you have on keeping ourselves and the boat cool would be most welcome.
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Now this is really taking a proverbial! I can change place with you right this very second, here is gale force 8 to 9, and is cold and nasty. Just got Skype call from my lil sis she was lying on the beach in Israel telling me how hot it is , bitch....
Did you try wet sheets hanging around you? When I was living in Crimea we used do it all around the house, works like aircon.
 
Good afternoon:

Wet a small towel or piece of cloth, wring it out and drap it over your shoulders or place across your legs and the evaporation will cool you off. When the cooling effect is no longer noticable wet it again.

This is the basis of the Australian "bush fridge"

Cheers

Squeaky.
 
Nostro you've just posted this to be mean!!!!!
F-ing awful here!
Go take a jump in the sea.. that'll cool you down and make us feel better ;-)
 
Thank you all for the advice and I will no doubt be trying out every one of them in the next few months. (especially jumping in the sea which I shall try out repeatedly)
 
In the Balearics we noticed the local custom for boats to carry a horizontal awning, width around the beam of the boat, supported on bamboo poles. Some seemed to be fixtures for the whole season, others left the poles up but removed the cloth occasionally. We adopted the same idea, using carbon fibre tent poles as the supports, in pockets sewn into a white cloth that extends from the bimini to the mast. Not often used at anchor but in port it makes a huge difference to the temperature below.

This is a development version of it, using pvc plumbing pipes that were not strong enough. I attach a bridle to the centre pole, hauled up by a halyard, giving the whole arrangement good stability. It has withstood force 6 winds several times.
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Squeaky said:
Good afternoon:

Wet a small towel or piece of cloth, wring it out and drap it over your shoulders or place across your legs and the evaporation will cool you off. When the cooling effect is no longer noticable wet it again.

This is the basis of the Australian "bush fridge"

Cheers

Squeaky.
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This is kind of my plan, but I like to think big..

So get a large white sheet. Drape it over the cabin. Connect one of these to your anchor chain or mooring: http://www.force4.co.uk/7213/Force-4-Wave-Activated-Bilge-Pump.html

Put the outflow to keep the sheet wet.. Should provide some useful cooling I reckon..
 
Staying off the booze during the hottest times of day helps a lot.....unfortunatly, So does drinking loads of water and fresh fruits.

Wind chute and a Bimini should be all you need. together with the odd swim.
 
Spend as much time in the sea as practicable, then sit in shade and drink cold water until too hot again: repeat cycle until sun goes down at the end of the day. Then do all things that would have occupied you when weather was cooler. Or sleep during the day and do stuff at night.

I always remember the rules as being: Rule 1 no whinging. Rule 2 rule 1 applies.......
 
Wear wet clothes - they'll cool you down by releasing latent heat. Works wonderfully. If that seems extreme try a wet hanky around your neck.

Frank
PS: In Dokkum with recent thunderstorms so I envy you your "problem".
 
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