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If you drive one the A83 to get to your boat via the Rest and Be Thankful, there is a plan to close it for 4 years while they build a roof over the road to protect against avalanches. There is an uproar from local MPs, businesses and residents. The alternative rout will be a 24/7 convoy system on th...

… for GPS outage. Yes, I know that GPS is just one system for satellite derived positions. Summary This Marine Guidance Note highlights the increasing risk of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) service degradation or denial and the potential impacts on maritime safety and operations. As vess...

If you would like to share your views, please complete the ADMIRALTY paper chart pricing survey by Saturday 31 October 2026 accessed via the RYA link below. I can't post the UKHO link as it is a Survey Monkey website and I have already performed the survey and it disables the link, post survey. Pric...

Thanks, I’ll add that to my checks.

Thanks for the advice. I am wondering if it is something like a hose stripping, or chunking internally bits of rubber. I'll inspect first and if I need the compressor I'll contact you and take you up on the kind offer.

My engine stopped the other day when at sea. It’s a Perkins 4236 and has been 100% reliable, until this even,t in my 16 years of ownership. It sounded like fuel starvation or air in the system. After bleeding the engine it started and ran for 5 minutes. Drifted into the anchorage and changed filter ...

He is living the dream: sailing, staying active, adventures, companionship, community and having fun. All the requirements for a fine life in old age. He does appear un phased by it all and has a full head of hair to boot.

But there's been no named hurricanes in the Atlantic so far this season. Which is apparently a record. And seems at odds with expectations of a warm, wet, windy autumn? You may be right as other climate scientists have stated that statistically these conditions have only been measured a few times, ...

The private, turntable ferry to Skye or Glenelg has to pay a fee to a landowner of 5% of its annual income, not profit, income or turnover, it also has to be equal to, or more than the previous years payment. It's an ancient money grab, serf crushing rule, that our betters, the estate owners have be...

This summer a so called "super El Niño" has been developing in the South Pacific. An El Niño forms when the warm water in the west Pacific, that has been pushed from east to west by prevailing winds, rushes back towards South America. It messes up the heat distribution and impacts the jet ...

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Who folding down the spray hood be careful if there are any items that could press against the collapsed window. I lowered my spray hood onto the power cable socket and it has left a permanent indentation on the window material and stretched the plastic. I assume because the hot weather has softened...

My decks are too hot to stand on barefoot during the day and at night the temperature cools right down so that with hatches open, it is pleasant nights sleep. Unfortunately, no sailing, just a quick visit over a couple of nights to check on the boat as other matters are taking up all my time. But su...

Many of us might have learned decades ago the rules of thumb, 3 x chain, 6 x times warp, or mixed rode. It worked then, even using CQRs. Today, it is usually 4 x for chain and 7 x for mixed rode with massively improved anchor reliability, so I don't understand the need to go for more rode length. Ev...

NTM from April describing damage to the outer breakwater pontoons. https://www.castlebaymarina.com/post/season-2026-for-castlebay-marina The pontoons section of Castlebay Marina is now open. Unfortunately, due to some damage sustained during the winter the outer section will remain closed until furt...