Peter had taken himself off, (by taxi would you believe – less than half a mile!) to the warmth of his apartment in the marina for the night while Richard and I froze on board in -4 degrees after the heating had been turned off for the night. It was turned back on in the... Continue Reading →

One of the compelling qualities of Southerly yachts such as ‘Hejira’ is the ability to access shallow, rarely visited locations and dry out, upright when the tide recedes. It is then possible to escape the ‘hubbub’ of yachting activity and enjoy more natural surroundings. Every time that I have driven across the bridge onto Hayling... Continue Reading →

So, as I have mentioned in the past, I am blessed to be able to ‘lean on’ the expertise of Phil, a long time employee known, by my son, Ollie, as ‘Gandalf’ for his technical ‘wizardry’. He looks after the Atom IT and does this mostly remotely since moving to mid Wales. When I and... Continue Reading →

With the main Domestic batteries having been replaced by 3 off 220AH Rolls AGM (Absorbed Glass Matt) batteries during the refit, not two years previously, the lack of electrical capacity was both disappointing and confusing. Calling in a specialist, conversant with the Mastervolt system, he discovered several issues. The ‘engineer’ (a loose term in this... Continue Reading →

Hejira was safe and snug in Hythe Marina, so I took the train back to Sunningdale to catch up with domesticities and other stuff.  My wife, Paula and I then returned to the embrace of Hejira and old friends, John and Birgit who have a house and mooring in Hythe. We go back to when... Continue Reading →