Arwen's meanderings

well here it is the box....a family heirloom....... it will need rubber neoprene gaskets and new hinges side on; one corner ...

reading this excellent blog does take me back a few years to when Arwen was being built in a a garage where I only had 50cm clearance aroun...

The box! I'm sort of over cutting it in half - see last post. But now I'm thinking 'what do I store in it?' Its not like ...

Sadly, my step gran died in January. Reaching her nineties, she was much loved and respected. In helping my parents sort her estate and hou...

As the fine weather approaches....it is an interesting point. And Joel, across the big pond, has been doing some research using a video. Hi...

About two navigators in Perth, Australia. Enjoy http://www.gaffrigsailinginwa.org/blog/ Steve

A 15% discount in the sale at my local kayak shop. I have bitten the bullet and replaced my old crewsaver PFD with a new one. It had serv...

The Thames has flooded. The worst for over forty years. Our island nation is under siege from awful weather. The worst winter in living mem...

My hand held windy gizmo thingy recorded 64.7 mph at just before midday; that would have been the gusts that nearly sprawled me backwards. ...

Here is the flood warning map from the UK Environment Agency. I cannot remember it ever being this bad. My own area, Plymouth and the south...