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In last weeks blog I arrived on the Isle of Wight with a few engine issues to solve, but more importantly I had always planned to stay a while when I arrived here. I know some have speculated why I’m doing this trip in short runs. It’s quite simple really … why rush? The weather…
Last week saw me stopping off in Brighton, but I was keen to take advantage of the good sailing forecast and move on to the Isle of Wight. Saturday morning rolled around and the weather looked set for some good sailing. The wind was forecast at Force 3 to 4 from the south east. It…
When I left you last Friday I was safely tucked up in Ramsgate. It had been a cold couple of days in the north sea. What a difference a week has made … Later last Friday afternoon I made the move round to Dover. It was only a short 3 hour trip, but I didn’t…
Leaving Ipswich is a real wrench. It’s become home, with real friends. It makes it harder to leave than when I set off from the Hamble. There the people were pleasant and the place was nice, but it was a soulless place. Ipswich, and Levington before it, have provided a community, a sense of belonging….
What have I been up to over the last year? Have I been hiding away in deepest darkest Suffolk? Videos are designed to be viewed on phones and tablets, for optimum viewing maximise the video image. I left Swanwick Marina last year for a trip along the south coast. This ended up taking me back…
The next part of the re-fit project is the fridge. Like the old cooker, the built in fridge on Isosceles is getting on for 40 years old. It is far to big to be efficient or usable. It was time for a change. Since I’ve owned Isosceles I’ve thought about converting some of the space…
As mentioned earlier in my blog about fitting solar panels, Calor Gas had attempted to get rid of the smaller gas cylinders used by many boaters, myself included. This is what drove me to starting the electric galley project. Before I got to this stage I have already reorganised the battery bank [see here] and…
This is an update of an article I originally posted in May 2022. I’ve updated the original and added some new modifications I’ve done to the boat. No, this isn’t about staying and sleeping on the boat. This is about not falling off the boat! I’ve been looking at the practicalities of single handed sailing…
It probably hasn’t escaped peoples attention that there hasn’t been a great deal of sailing so far this year. I’ve had a few people ask me if everything is ok. I can assure people that everything here on the boat is good. However my sailing plans have been put on hold for a little while….
