The last pre-requisite I needed to enter races was a PHRF rating – kind of like a handicapping system for boats. In theory, it means that fast boats can race against slow boats in a kind of even playing field… Continue reading
So the last thing I had to do to finish off the ICOM 802 install was plug in an antenna to act as an emergency DSC antenna. ‘What – two antennas for one radio?’ I hear you cry? (although that… Continue reading
If you had tried to access the site over the last few days you may have noticed some weird stuff happening. Like the site vanishing completely. This was due to me moving hosts (and saving around $200 a year!) and… Continue reading
…. there just hasn’t been anything going on. The weather has been brutal so I’ve been going to bed at 8/9 o clock every night with two hot water bottles and reading for a couple of hours, which is lovely… Continue reading
My boat has an adjustable backstay (a stay is one of the big steel wires that keeps the mast from falling down) and ever since I have had it, I haven’t really touched it. It’s been locked in the same… Continue reading
NOTE: ALL PHOTOS ARE STILL AWFUL. I still need a new phone camera so I can take photos without the manditory ‘grime filter’ but am procrastinating like a good’un So I decided to carry on with the Hebridean seeing as… Continue reading
WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?! My Hebridean Wind Vane project, last seen 9 months ago has resurfaced! Contrary to popular belief (mostly by myself) I hadn’t given up on it but the installation of the electric autopilot meant that it wasn’t as important a project as it… Continue reading
This was originally called ‘Plumbing Sucks’ but apparently I’ve already used that title so here is the current one. On account of it being the festive season it’s a lot less sweary than I wanted it to be originally. ANYWAY… Continue reading