BLUEMOMENT

A poignant video from the Reverend Bob Shepton.

FAREWELL TO ADVENTURE | A Sailor’s Final Voyage for Love and Legacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BIQvajjoO4

A man was browsing a record stall at the Barras and he picked up an Elvis Presley record. He looked at the cover and it said “Wooden Leg”.

He said to the man running the stall, “Should that no’ say Wooden Heart.

The stall keeper replied, “Aye but it's a pirate copy”

From the harbour master via FB. Oban North Pier Pontoons - Breakwater Repairs Following damage suffered to the breakwater units at Oban from Storm Eowyn and Storm Amy, plans have been developed to temporarily relocate the damaged units within the facility to allow expanded berthing space until new u...

A guy goes into a bar in Glasgow and says to the barman, “Gie’s 5 whiskies, Bell’s please” The barman pours them and the bloke pays and sets them up in a line. He lifts the first and downs it in one. After a pause, he lifts the third and downs it. Straightaway, he necks the fifth. He says to the bar...

A Glaswegian family give birth to identical twins but they're so poor they can't afford to keep them. They put them up for adoption. The first goes to Madrid and his new parents call him Juan. The second goes to Cairo and his new parents call him Amal. A few years later, the Glaswegian family get a ...

Having run my fan heater at full chart for a while, the other day I noticed smoke coming from the consumer unit (shore power). The consumer unit came with the boat when I bought it 15 years ago, and was probably quite a bit older than that. It has an RCCB (Residual Current Circuit Breaker), the main...

Went up to the boat last Thursday and found that the Rest and Be Thankful had returned to a dual lane road, with the traffic lights gone. A joy to drive again with no delays. Before Christmas it was still the one lane traffic light system. Today, it was gloriously wet, a thaw has set in and the burn...

Why do gay men love the bow man?
They always blow the guy.

Small boats are vulnerable to pier pressure.

How do you know when a boat is feeling affectionate?
It hugs the shore.

What do you call a sail with only 2 corners?
I don’t have a clew.




I’ll get my coat.

Updates for Antares charts are now available from Memory Map via the App if you are using that App (both full price for new subscribers and discount price for updates to existing subscribers). Also email sent out to subscribers by Antares. Note that if you have not downloaded for a couple of years t...

Bought new dock lines at Duncan’s Yacht Chandlers today, 16mm x 15m, eye one end, pre made. The cost is cheaper than the same line by the meter. Worth checking out if you are in the area and looking for new mooring warps.

The toxic plant resembles a parsnip and is also known as "dead man's fingers". Probably worth checking your roasted parsnips this festive season (-; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crmdrj7nmj8o Hemlock water dropwort can prove fatal to humans by attacking the nervous system and causing...

Oidhche nan Seachd Suipearan Is Gaelic for night of the seven suppers, a phrase used to describe the longest night in Scotland.

Anyway, too many sausage suppers for me as it is. Boat is back in the water, just a few things to sort then back sailing again.