BLUEMOMENT

The biggest waves and swell I've sailed in was between Islay and N. IRN. left port Ellen on a beautiful day with almost no wind or waves. About 5 miles south the westerly wind and waves started building. 30 mins later I was down to 2 reefs in the main. The swell kept building and I was pushed down t...

Eglington caravans in Irvine

Still £20 for a 907 gaz at my local caravan shop. If they can do it for that price we the boaters are being ripped off again.

I was there on Fri. Enjoyed it. The big gold benny had the wow factor. I particularly went to see the Hanse 415 as I'm chartering one next year. I wasn't disappointed.

Prob best for single sheets is a bowline with the bite taped down

Any chance of progressing to Sprayhoods?

Spoke to Clyde Wanderer who was there on wed night this week and they were also having to raft up. I think there might be a lot of boats that were on moorings now using the pontoons for permanent berthing or as said maybe just more people stopping off here rather than using the canal.

Pay at the honesty box now in the new toilets and shower block just down the quay a bit from the tourist office. Put it in an envelope and fill in all your details on the outside.

Very impressed with the new pontoons and shower/toilets. Very reasonable rates. Must be popular,despite the extra pontoon spaces I had to raft up.

BarnacleBill wrote:Cheers guy's
I think I'll read the instructions on how to re-calibrate the Target Log. I take it that the log speed should match the GPS speed?

Only if you have no tide

The stretch of water off NE Arran, where the measured mile thing is, has low tidal streams, I wonder why they put the measure there? You will still need to measure going both ways and take an average but doing it at slack water neaps will help. Sorry if Gran has just been given an egg sucking lesso...

GPS is your correct speed. 2.2 knts on the log sounds wrong. If you were sailing into the tide I would expect to see more than the gps speed on the log. Imagine you are doing 5 knots over the ground (gps speed) but you are sailing into a tide of 1 knot the log should read 6 knots. Your Log is under ...

Ken If It's not ownership that concerns you then I don't see any problems you can print of the RYA bill of sale here. It will give you some piece of mind that you now own the the boat and have paid for it. http://www.rya.org.uk/sitecollectiondocuments/legal/Web%20Documents/Legal%20Leaflets/Members%2...

Nick wrote:.
I bought privately without a survey and paid cash - pound notes.

But it was a cheap boat and I am quite mad.

At last, a confession

As said, depends. Are you stopping or sailing non stop? Rough guess.... divide the miles by 5 that will give you the amount of hours. Add in any stopping time and you're close to the answer.