Arwen's meanderings

A blog about dinghy cruising a Welsford 'Navigator' around the coastal waters of SW England

Sunday, 28 February 2021

RYA dinghy trails

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 A new initiative from the RYA and you can also enter a competition to have your own dinghy trail published https://www.rya.org.uk/programme...
Friday, 26 February 2021

A fascination with tidal river dinghy cruising

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 I have always been fascinated with rivers. It comes of being a geographer I suspect. River geomorphology (and Hydrology) was one of my ‘A’ ...
Monday, 22 February 2021

My first ever astrophotography effort

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 It is hard work and a very steep learning curve, this astrophotography malarkey.  Still, here is my very first effort a waxing gibbous moon...
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Friday, 19 February 2021

Exploring the industrial archaeology of the river Tamar

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  Exploring the industrial archaeology of the river Tamar I have over the years made many voyages up the river Tamar and also the Lynher. ...
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Monday, 15 February 2021

Astronomy up the creeks

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 I am awaiting my new telescope. A new hobby I'm taking up. It will travel with me when we go motorhoming in Bryony .  But, and I know i...
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Saturday, 13 February 2021

A talk by John Welsford

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 I have just had the privilege of listening to John do a zoom talk to the Dinghy Cruising Association. It was about boat design and John too...
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Sunday, 31 January 2021

Joel and his new sleeping platform

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 Joel has modified his sleeping platform onboard his navigator. The link is here https://navigatorjoel.blogspot.com/2021/01/how-to-make-slee...
Tuesday, 26 January 2021

The joy of Astronomy - is it a hobby that can be done from a dinghy cruising boat?

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 How many of us, dried out on a beach, have stuck our head out from under the boom tent, to look upwards at the myriad of stars and celestia...
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Monday, 18 January 2021

The new astronomy....sorry.......... coffee table

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 To accompany the garden chairs, we need a folding coffee table. Having just invested in a new telescope, which will be used on the terrace ...
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Thursday, 7 January 2021

Lucky to live where I do

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 A few photos from my daily national lock down bike ride circuit Looking southwards out over Bovisand Beach - often sheltered from Easterlie...
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A welshman displaced to wonderful Plymouth in SW England; a novice sailor, motorhomer, astronomer and boat builder with a passion for all things to do with the sea and the skies above. Follow my journey as I learn to sail Arwen, grappling with charts, tide tables and passage planning so that I can become 'a dinghy cruiser' Follow my learning journey as I take up astronomy and astrophotography. Or you can come join us on our motorhome adventures across Europe. Subscribe on any of our blogs: Arwen's Meanderings (PlymouthWelshBoy), UnderSouthWestSkies (PlymouthAstroBoy) or Wherenexthun and at www.youtube.com/c/plymouthwelshboy for videos about dinghy cruising. I look forward to hearing your comments, tips and thoughts.
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