After the January fast cruise, which I thoroughly enjoyed, I decided to charter again for the fast cruise to
LSC at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
We (my wife and I) have just returned from a holiday visit to the Far East and Australia. In Sydney we could not resist visting the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron located in a fabulous position at Milsons Point on the harbour waterfront.
BEING THE LOG OF ‘SHEEMAUN’ ATTENDING THE THAMES FESTIVAL 2009
There are more pages to be added - I'm doing this as fast as time will allow...
First Prize Winners 2009 Photographic Competition
Here is a gallery of images which won first prize in the competition. The Winning photographers are: Read more
Ireland 2010 - the full story
Join us for the 2010 cruise to Ireland. We're going on from the Scillies cruise in late June over to Cork, then day sails westward down the coast as far as Baltimore and Cape Clear.
The fast (?) cruise to Beaulieu
I mentioned that I was going to charter a boat for the Beaulieu fast cruise; my very first charter.
I picked the boat up from Hamble Point on Friday afternoon in the pouring rain and gradually the rest of the crew arrived.
Update from Amber Sea, 25 January 2010
Currently I am in the French half of Simpsons bay lagoon on St Martin. I plan to leave for Anguilla at the end of January, then on to Tortola in the BVI's for the 9th of February when I am meeting old friends and neighbours from home who are on a cruise, and in Tortola for the day!
Copper Coating update
The winter has done its worst but our new copper coating is now finished and despite the appalling January weather Storm Petrel is now back in the water waiting for the mast to go up and then we can sail away in to the blue, or more probably the grey yonder.
The work looks excellent and we are optimistic that this expense will stand us in good stead for the next ten years or so. If Malcolm can slip down to the Carribbean with it and Chris can aspire to race results then it has to be good.
The secret is always preparation and whilst rich Malcolm opted for a slurry blast the poor Le Verrier-Bizzeys had to opt for a sand blast. Luckily that did no damage, the danger is always that it will damage the gel coat but we got away with it! Slurry is pretty much guaranteed to be gentle on the hull.
Stay aboard the Little Ship Club
The Met Office predicts a hard winter this year. How often have we heard that before, yet it seems this time they may be right. The perversity of global warming seems to produce climatic conditions which are contrary to the general trend.
Arrived St. Martin: Lot's of room on Amber Sea for visitors
Left Falmouth Harbour, Antigua Friday morning 8th, went to Jolly Harbour and anchored , good practise on my own.
All went well, the winch worked fine after not being used for 2 years! My main anchor and chain are massive, it is like nailing Amber Sea to the sea bed! Without the winch I would never raise them.