Um, there are loads of different kinds of tea you know - Russian Caravan & a good Ceylon are 2 of my faves.
Even in the "builders" teas, there are quite a number of options.
There's lots of great advice here about sailing to the IOS from the south coast, but I can't find any discussion of direct routes from the Bristol Channel.
We'll shortly be proceeding down the Bristol Channel on the Somerset/Devon/Cornwall side.
Firstly, is it (for some reason) better to round...
Yes, it was so nice to be able to stroll through the Underfall Yard - on the way to the excellent Nova Scotia pub (which will hopefully retain its character under the new management)
Sorry - I think that matters pertaining directly to the harbour are ok (including pricing), but wider political or council issues (such as allotments or council funding & management) may attract the attention of the mods.
Hopefully we can still discuss genuine boating concerns - it's a tough...
In our humble opinion, the fees for visiting Bristol for 2 weeks (£174), including 4 swung bridges (Plimsoll & Junction bridges each on the way in and out) was WAY too cheap. £12.50 odd a night! Frankly, twice as much would not have been unreasonable.
Rather than being a "cash cow", the...
Yes, night mode - help article here,
Navionics Boating: Night Mode | Garmin Support
Certainly in android 14 you can switch on dark theme & adaptive brightness in display settings.
A bit of a gush, but our first visit to Bristol was just spectacular - it's a really great sail from Portishead to the floating harbour - the gorge, the suspension bridge - the harbour is full of interest and the pontoons outside the Arnolfini excellent. If you're happy with a lively location...
I agree with comments above about the met office - pretty reliable over their 48hr period but also realistically vague - often reminding you that, whilst model X says precisely F5 at 1600hrs, there could just be a smidge of 6 or 7 about.
Predict wind (paid) for the tables & range of models
Windy (free) for the representation of systems
Met office inshore waters
BBC weather for on land forecast