Sunday 14 October 2012
Onboard this weekend we had friends Neil and Hallie Meyrick who own not one but two boats! They live on a canal boat by the name of Dragon Fly and own a rival 36 called Sea Ranger. We’ve spent a good number of winter evenings enjoying talks at the Cruising Association, which Neil and Hallie…
Sunday 30 September 2012
We had both got to the point whereby we knew we needed a break and some sunshine. Let’s go to Spain! That soon became let’s have a week on Adina and get to know her better. So Friday night found us sailing past the Needles bound for Guernsey. All the tidal calculations completed, passage plan written up, pilotage…
Sunday 2 September 2012
Friday night we were joined by Susies parents, Richard and Ros, who had kindly agreed to come and help us with a day of boat maintenance. We tested out our marinas local restaurant Nellies for the first time and it exceeded expectations. Saturday dawned and Richard had slept well which was good news as he is…
Monday 27 August 2012
I’ve always wanted to go to Honfleur in France, and have indeed planned it a few times but weather/tides have meant it has eluded me. In fact I’ve ended up in Weymouth more times than I wish to remember as a result. So we decided to take an extra day off and I did all…
Sunday 19 August 2012
Onboard this weekend we had good sailing friends Charlie and Nicola. We met Charlie and Nicola in our early days of sailing and have done a good deal of racing with them as well as cruising holidays in Croatia and Montenegro. So it was a real pleasure to welcome them one fine Saturday morning. The…
Thursday 16 August 2012
The plan was to do some boat maintenance on Saturday and then have a sail on Sunday. On the back of the Olympics Susie had organized tickets for her team who sponsor British Swimming to attend ‘The Last Lap’, an after party for the Olympics athletes at China Whites. It ended up being a 3am…
Sunday 29 July 2012
Being Londoners we’re obviously very interested in the London 2012 Olympics and this weekend it’s the opening ceremony. Having seen the torch arrive at Hyde Park, we are down at the coast for the opening ceremony on Friday. I phone the Rising Sun pub in Warsash to see if they are showing on there television….