Author: Nick Mines

Having sailed for most of my adult life, I retired (took a step back) from my companies Atom and Thorp which continue in my partial absence, producing really excellent work and run by gifted teams of loyal employees. I now sail my Southerly 135 and crew on various friends yachts, just enjoying being on the water. I continue to 'nudge the tiller' at the studios, probably more often than really necessary or welcome!

Sick of Silic

During the major refit 2 years ago, I had the opportunity to review the antifouling situation. (the coating on the hull to prevent the growth of weed and barnacles etc) The existing Ā ā€˜coppercoatā€™ treatment was both disappointing (maybe I expected too much) and coming to the end of its effective life, so I thought it... Continue Reading →

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Simple Suspension

This solution has probably been worked out and already adopted by many of the people reading this. I will, however, feature it in case it is helpful to anyone. It is often useful to hang a light, or other kit under the sprayhood or other canvas elsewhere on board. Magnetic hooks are readily available on... Continue Reading →

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All the gear, but no idea.

It has always seemed a good idea to catch fish from the yacht, why notā€¦ but my previous experiences have been mixed, at best. Over the years, I have spent fortunes on fishing gear but my sporadic efforts at fishing have amounted to little, not that I have actually invested much time or energy in... Continue Reading →

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Starlink Enterprise.

For my Atlantic crossings in 2015 and 2016, as recommended, I installed the pricey Iridium Satellite communication system, together with special equipment to compress Emails to try to limit the colossal expense of communicating using Iridium. This was all justified, at the time, so I could keep on top of weather forecasts on passage by... Continue Reading →

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