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Alarming indeed. I had a phone, but I could definitely not have used it. It was in my trouser pockets and these were unreachable. No, a high pressure hose would not have helped. I "just" needed to clear out lots of heavy bits and pieces (stones, shells, washers, pieces of monel wire and cable...

Funnily enough (not) that thought passed my mind seconds before I realised I was stuck

... with an anchor well. Yesterday, I dropped the anchor and all its chain, so that I could clean out the anchor well. Thing is, to reach the bottom I have to go down head first. It was a bit blowy on the water, so I was wearing a LJ. Said LJ got jammed and I found myself stuck, upside down...

My phone, in Wiseman's Reach (Fowey R)

Rude, but accurate.

I am becoming a great fan of this approach. Very controlled. Gently rest on whatever is convenient and safe (appropriately fendered) and then pull yourself into place, ideally with the aid of a winch.

It's a slippery slope. It starts with a few drops of red...

someone, at some point, may have actually loved her

my 2p's worth. After several batches of wasted money on the flimsy control switches sold by the marine suppliers, I went for something *like* this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Winch-Switch-Control-Rainproof-System/dp/B0CFTQ35HH Amazingly, it has been working perfectly for 15 or so years. The...

Does anyone have any recommendations for efficient online chandleries in Ireland?

I have an old anode I removed a while back. It is covered with a white salt, which I assume is Zn(OH)2. Is it possible to remove this and continue using the anode? Should I do it chemically (how?) or by physical removal, e.g. with a wire brush?

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We were back there again this weekend. This time with my wife. We actually found a good place just above the last of the Calstock moorings. We anchored in a 4m (CD) pool. The ride down to Calstock in the the dinghy was a short and easy affair. We left it by the slipway near the sailing...

We anchored between the moorings and the bridge. At low water we were at "at an angle" for a hour or so... Next time, I may look at some deeper pools upstream.

that's the place. A wonderful place. One of the many hidden jewels of this part of the world. The peace was amazing

Does anyone know is a "short shaft" Suzuki DF 2.5 would work on a Mirror dinghy?

...on a starry night. The privilege of an easy cruising life. First outing of the year.

I have always seen it written that tensioning the halyard and tensioning the Cunningham has a different effect on sail shape. Can anyone actually explain to me how this works? I sort of seems like contradicting the laws of physics. (but we are talking about sailing here, so I would not be...

I confirm what Sandy writes. The problems are usually when you are tucked away up one of those wonderful rivers and rias which make the area so special. Plymouth and the Tamar are not so much a problem. Yealm, Fowey and Helford have been...

thanks! Lucky not to have got caught up in the mussel farms... last time I sailed by there, the ropes were laid at right angles to her original course