After much unsubtle hinting, I got a radio controlled yacht for my birthday. Unfortunately it didn’t fare so well.
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This Otterbox Defender looks just what I need for my iPhone. I only just got it replaced last week – the last one seems to have been water damaged. And I really want to use my phone on board. Theres’s a really good article on apps iPhone over at Yachting World. I’m really chuffed to have found the Marine Tides Planner iPhone app, though I really think Boatie deserved a mention. According to this post on YBW, it looks like we may be getting free electronic charts in the UK. Cool – but I’ve just forked out 100 quid for Thames Estuary charts ;-0 My starter battery has been on the way out for several weeks. I was noticing an ignition warning every time I started, and I had to give the engine a bit of revs to compensate. Eventually, it cut out on us altogether when staying overnight in a marina. We eventually got it start by [...] I’ve been checking out the mooring lines (warps) for Mouflon — Valerie reckoned they might be a bit short. We took them home and stuck them in a washing machine, then I measured them on the lawn. We have a couple of lines which are 12m long, and another couple 9m. Then there [...] Having a young family, I am concerned about how this sailing lark is going to work out. Firstly, there’s safety. Then secondly, will we actually enjoy it with the youngsters or will it all end up being a strain? To get some more background information, I’ve been reading the book “Kids in the Cockpit” , by [...] |
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