Tuesday 2nd Jan 2024 I am back working on the house in Doncaster and was woken a couple of times during the night with the rain and wind. There was not too much problem on the roads in South Yorkshire due to the weather but the M18 was closed by an accident. The sailing club… Continue reading January 2024 – Named storms, broken forestay and a replacement mooring strop.
Month: January 2024
December 2023 – Band concerts, Kitchen installations and Christmas rather get in the way of progress with getting the boat ready for sailing.
Saturday 2nd As part of the run up to Christmas, Helen has two band concerts today, both in Wareham. The first one was “Carols at the cross” started at 10:30 so we left straight after breakfast taking the dog with us. Not too uncomfortable for me standing on South Street in Wareham with Lexie and… Continue reading December 2023 – Band concerts, Kitchen installations and Christmas rather get in the way of progress with getting the boat ready for sailing.
November 2023 – Another named storm plus medical appointments in Yorkshire and band concerts in Dorset
Wednesday 1st November We have a 95% probability of rain during the day but I planned to use the morning high tide (2.3M at around 11:30) to get to the boat and organise the drop nose pin & Genoa reefing. Always assuming there is nothing else needing dealing with after the unusually high water… Continue reading November 2023 – Another named storm plus medical appointments in Yorkshire and band concerts in Dorset