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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Vagaries of the Sea

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The appearance of the sea is for ever changing, since it is affected by particular light settings, moment by moment, and because of the vari...
Thursday, December 22, 2005

Christmas Eve

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I found this poem floating around in cyber space; therefore I gather it’s there for all sailors at this time of year, especially the very yo...
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Sunday, December 18, 2005

Yachtsman’s Christmas Tree

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The Westerly Yacht Owners Association has a popular meeting at East Cowes Marina on the first Saturday of December. I am reliably informed ...
Sunday, December 11, 2005

‘Little Jim’

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I have no idea how Alastair Law came to name his Paradox micro-sailboat, ‘Little Jim’, but there is a poem by E.Farmer with the name as a ti...
Friday, December 02, 2005

Roadways

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As you’ve probably gathered, John Masefield is a favourite poet of mine, especially as several of his ballads are about the sea and ships. ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Longing for the Open Water

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Ellen MacArthur’s next project will be a personal crusade to save the Albatross. (http://www.savethealbatross.net/) She has an affinity w...
Monday, November 28, 2005

Bolt Together Boat

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Bolt Together Boat There’s been sparse activity on this blog, because I’ve been busy with those things that ‘need’ doing; one of them has...
Tuesday, November 22, 2005

“The Wreck of the Hesperus”

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There’s no chance for a foolish skipper and his crew when he ignores the wisdom of the wise. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “The Wreck ...
Thursday, November 17, 2005

Hibernation for Paradox

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In our particular part of England for the past few days the weather has been fine, being dominated with a high pressure system, but that has...
Monday, November 14, 2005

"The Lifeboat"

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"The Lifeboat" By George R. Sims Been out in the lifeboat often? Ay, ay, sir, oft enough. When it's rougher than thi...
Thursday, November 03, 2005

The Jumblies

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You'll never stop the foolish from taking unnecessary risks, or the ignorant from stepping out in their own wisdom. Brave men who man o...
Wednesday, November 02, 2005

To the Sea in Ships

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I found this today in Psalm 107, starting at the 23rd verse: 23 Those who go down to the sea in ships, Who do business on great...
Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Lack of Progress

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Since coating the rudder and stock with epoxy I’ve not been able to work on them again, due to more important matters and unfavourable weath...
Thursday, October 27, 2005

Rudder Again

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Today a weather record for the warmest day in October for London and the south east was broken. Taking advantage of the situation I applied...
Sunday, October 23, 2005

The Mast 9

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Surprise, surprise ……… I thought I had applied the last coat of epoxy to the upper part of the mast, but when I examined it yesterday aftern...
Friday, October 21, 2005

The Mast 8

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In deference to my wife, I removed the mast from the hall that links our front door with the kitchen. For the last week it has resided in a...
Thursday, October 20, 2005

The Mast 7

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Building a Paradox micro-sailboat requires many applications of epoxy, because almost everything that needs joining is welded together with ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2005

The Mast 6

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The mast has taken on its final shape, apart from the area around the base, which will provide some latitude when it comes to matching the m...
Monday, October 17, 2005

The Mast 5

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I made good progress with the mast today by fitting an all round white masthead light and its flex. I also glued the front piece between th...
Sunday, October 16, 2005

The Mast 4

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Yesterday I did a bit more shaping of the mast, and cut the slot for the main halyard sheave. I’ll build the all round masthead light into t...