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Lol, sorry, I hadn’t seen this when I posted it on passages and places.

I think the Antares compendium is based on the 2024 website. There may be updates on the new site - I haven't checked. I think you are spot on about that. I think there are updates with the new site, as he mentioned his book he used to do as print on demand was out of date and it was just much easi...

If you remember the old one, and how useful it was until it died, you’ll be pleased to see Charles has built a new one. https://www.scottishanchorages.co.uk/ This is also very useful, someone posted a link to the antares charts text from their website on the other place, and in firefox you can save ...

I felt it to be one of his best books, highly highly reccomended.

Thats service for you!

This post caught my eye ————- Re: penultimate sail of the season....dragging anchor.... Post by Nick » Wed Feb 08, 2012 10:19 am wully wrote: I've just invested in a Spade anchor - hope it copes with the west coast weed better than the CQR's I've been using. I'm keeping a Fortress and a spare warp f...

The book of that story is out and is excellent read,
Thicker than ice by john pennington. Very highly reccomended.

Its his second book, following Orca, the story of their circumnavigation.

Thank you.
Am I spoiling it by not waiting to next month to reply?

If no one else wants it Mark, and you still have it, I’ll take it please.
I dont usually fly these things, and certainly not my sailing club one, but I’d fly that one as this is the only place where I never seem to see any politics and infighting.
Thanks.

Most years I have a week or so on my mates Twister out of Ballahulish. Having just reached the giddy heights of semi retirement, I got round last month to editing the pictures I take. Here's a wee selection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8j3Lf9uPqM

I hadnt seen this, so apologies. The comment was aimed at the book, which I had previously read, so wasnt a go at your critiquing

Yeah, the current politics line is interesting I enjoyed them, tho I think the first was the best.
Recently read the shetland sailing mysteries set, and enjoyed them, tho no wonder that lass got the evil eye in one of the later books, shes a magnet for corpses

There you go then, FROM THE OED marina | məˈriːnə | noun a specially designed harbour with moorings for pleasure yachts and small boats Says feck all about shelter, just a place to park your boat. Seems a perfectly reasonable description to me. Of course, in parking said boat the hoary old salt will...

Its pretty hard going.

What is a defaced ensign? I'm presuming it's not a union jack thats had FTQ spraypainted over it as was my first assumption?