What to do sitting inside in the rain

[Greenheart]

Considering how routinely we must endure it, how can anyone not have developed Plans B, C and D for days of British weather?

 

[blackbeard]

Update almanac.
Correct charts.
Tidy up inside of boat.
Practice playing guitar.
Read magazines.
Abandon all the above in favour of going out for a meal.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Considering how routinely we must endure it, how can anyone not have developed Plans B, C and D for days of British weather?

Particularly necessary in Scotland. I carry lots of paper books and have more on the Kindle. Last year my theme was "Voyages Around Mull" and I read accounts by Neil Gunn, Mairi Hedderwick and Dr Johnson over a couple of weeks.

 

[colind3782]

Practice playing the accordion in case any other boats are too close

 

[mjcoon]

I carry lots of paper books and have more on the Kindle.

I had wondered vaguely about the origin of the name "Kindle". Perhaps it is something to do with "Fahrenheit 451" and kindling?

Mike.

 

[cmjames]

I had wondered vaguely about the origin of the name "Kindle". Perhaps it is something to do with "Fahrenheit 451" and kindling?

Mike.

From Wikipedia:

'The Kindle name was devised by branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma. Lab126 asked them to name the product, so Cronan and Hibma suggested Kindle, meaning to light a fire. They felt this was an apt metaphor for reading and intellectual excitement'

 

[johnalison]

reading and intellectual excitement'

!!!!!!!!!! They obviously couldn't predict what books my wife would order. I do hope she doesn't see this.

 

[TOKOLOSHI]

Have a good cover over the cockpit.

This is mainly to keep the sun off but is also effective at keeping the rain of you but we don't get much rain it the sun that the problem.

Second photo when you sailed in Australian waters?:encouragement:

 

[mjcoon]

From Wikipedia:

'The Kindle name was devised by branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma. Lab126 asked them to name the product, so Cronan and Hibma suggested Kindle, meaning to light a fire. They felt this was an apt metaphor for reading and intellectual excitement'

Maybe they hadn't heard of "Fahrenheit 451", then!

Mike.

 

[JumbleDuck]

From Wikipedia:

'The Kindle name was devised by branding consultants Michael Cronan and Karin Hibma. Lab126 asked them to name the product, so Cronan and Hibma suggested Kindle, meaning to light a fire. They felt this was an apt metaphor for reading and intellectual excitement'

The word also has a very long literary association, For many hundreds of years, new readers at the Bodleian (Oxford University) library have sworn

I hereby undertake not to remove from the Library, nor to mark, deface, or injure in any way, any volume, document or other object belonging to it or in its custody; not to bring into the Library, or kindle therein, any fire or flame, and not to smoke in the Library; and I promise to obey all rules of the Library.​

 

[rogerthebodger]

No, on autopilot and watching the world go from my cockpit bunk.

My cockpit video display can be swivelled to face any direction and tilted up and down for best viewing.

 

[photodog]

Drink.