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I have quite a collection of PBO, Yachting Monthly and even one or two Sailing Today. Dates range from 2005 up to 2019. I am going to have to clear them out as I need the shelf space. I am in East Sussex close to the Kent border and I anyone wants some before they get chucked, please let me know.

This one. Very unusual design, but also very well thought out.

I bought Mary Lou, a 1998 Jeanneau 45.2 at the end of 2005, and sailed her round the south west Turkish coast and the nearby Greek islands with my wife, sometimes with friends and sometimes I just took her single handed. The 45.2 is one of Jeanneau’s best designs, with a sleek hull and deep...

I have sailed there many times, but the last time was in 2019 and I sold my boat after my 2019-20 health scares followed by the lockdown. What a mistake to make! I understand that there have been changes and was told that anchoring is now forbidden. We are going to sail there again this...

I found this by chance. I don't know what wood was used for the hull, looks a bit like spruce or larch but the design is really nice.

I have decided to sell the boat. Mary Lou has been a great boat since I bought her at the end of 2005, taking Jila and I on wonderful cruises around the Turkish coast and nearby Greek islands, but coronavirus has meant that we have been unable to visit last year, and this year looks doubtful...

The second volume of the best military history of the Middle ages, now just 99p on Amazon for Kindle. The Agincourt War: A Military History of the Hundred Years War from 1369 to 1453 eBook: Burne, Alfred H.: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store I have this and The Crecy War both in hardback, now out of...

I am attracted to one because of the difficulty of getting the engine & prop shaft perfectly aligned. If its done correctly on the hard its probably not quite right once lauched, and I do get quite a bit of vibration at certain engine revs. I know there are videos lauding it on the web, and...

This book The Potemkin Mutiny eBook: Hough, Richard: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store I read it many years ago, but remember it as a good read.

Has the biggest marina in Turkey lost its marina licence. I have heard a disturbing report that says just that. It has serious implications for anyone with a foreign flagged yacht there.

I have installed OpenCPN before, but today I had to install a new SSD into my laptop and did a complete reinstall. After installing OpenCPN using Synaptic package manager instead of the apt command I had to enable a port so that a USB GPS dongle could be connected. I struggled to remember the...

I will have to change the evaporator in my fridge as the old one seems to have a leak as the level of gas in the system slowly declines. The compressor is a new one fitted last year after the old Danfoss control unit burned out. The existing evaporator is a long one bent through 90 degrees...

This was shown in an article in PBO which arrived today. Its a tiny fraction of the price of a full size watermaker and could be a game changer for yachtsmen making long voyages. I await these appearing and being tested with interest. QuenchSea: Turn Seawater into Freshwater