Two weeks ago I arrived in Suffolk Yacht harbour intending to spend a couple of nights here and then move north. Then the weather got stuck (apparently that’s an official Met Office term!) and the North Westerly wind has been blowing ever since. This wind is blowing towards the land and adds extra complications to…
At the end of my last blog I was sitting in Suffolk Yacht Harbour after crossing the Thames estuary from Ramsgate. Unfortunately I ended up spending the week there with a changeable weather forecast, based mainly on wind coming from the north which is exactly where I’m supposed to be heading. The forecasted wind strengths…
I started this week holed up in Sovereign Harbour at Eastbourne. The wind was being uncooperative, not for the first time this year, or indeed the last I’m sure. I eventually managed to cast off the lines again on Sunday (14th May). Leaving through the lock was a challenge, not helped at all by the…
After a month of delays, and many years of planning, the time had finally come to set off on my Round Britain trip. Sunday 7th May The first day was a short trip round to Portsmouth. I’d always planned this as a short starting trip, easing myself in to life on the boat for the…
When you are planning a grand adventure you look at all aspects of what you are doing; the people and places you’re visiting, the sights you want to see and of course paying attention to the obvious pitfalls and dangers so you can avoid a bad experience and plan for a great one. However sometimes…
In the beginning of 2023 Calor Gas decided they were no longer going to supply the smaller 3.9kg / 4.5kg gas cylinders due to lack of sales. These sizes are used by the leisure market, both boating and motor homes & caravans. Of course these activities had been pretty much shut down by the Covid…
When my boat is away from a dock or a marina pontoon everything on the boat runs off batteries. At it’s simplest it is very much like a car. However when you’re running the little luxuries we have come to expect in life, as well as several important safety devices, it gets a little more…
Day 6: Brixham to Dittisham The next day was a short hop around the corner to the Dart River and up the river to Dittisham. It was soon after lunch when we arrived and the moorings were all pretty full. I soon managed to raft up on a mooring next to someone who was planning…
Having finally packed in working it was time to head out sailing on Isosceles. I was heading along the south coast of the UK towards Cornwall. A cruise in company with friends from Poole Harbour on their boat, Powder Blue. This was my first trip of any length sailing solo, it was reassuring to have…
