Winter SCOWs

With spring very firmly in the air it's easy to forget that some hardy SCOW sailors were out in the depth of winter.

Here Lymington SCOW fleet were out on the river on a cold clear Saturday with just the right amount of wind.

It was quite a short course up to the breakwater and back just be, low the RLYC to where I suspect a few would be retiring after the races.

The yellow/green boat is a very similar colour to MRS BB's SCOW Lollipop, except it has red sales like the  boat in front, hopefully that's a sign that red sails are faster :O)

Latest performance clothing for iinshore sailing

 Example of the latest inshore sailing clothing designed for comfort at sea and to look stylish and sophisticated at the yacht club bar

 Shown here a sail training instructor wearing the latest 2026 inshore kit which might look like a regular two piece lounge suit, but features high visibility shirt, the latest water repelling fabric technology and self inflating buoyancy lining

Shopfront

Occasionally pulled away from the waterfront by Mrs BB in pursuit of one of her main hobbies, I found myself waiting patiently outside the wool shop in Lymington.

 With my head still very much in the boating scene, at first glance I remember wondering why a wool shop would have lengths of broken mast as a shop sign - durr. Would also make a nice sign for the Needles cafe.
 

Barcelona Street Views

Apologies but combination of fine weather, a new phone and being in Barcelona brought out the latent street photographer in me.

There's a lot of encouragement on the internet to budding artists, crafters and photographers to not worry too much about how good you are, rather just go out and do it, practice, practice practice. 

So apologies for inflicting my bad photography on you, but I did rather enjoy looking at some of my favorite parts the city through a new lens. 

The last thing the internet needs is another travelogue on places to go in Barcelona, but staying away from the major hot spots is probably good advice, although you should at least go past Las Rambla, Sagrada Familia and Parc Guellon while you're there.

If you go there the best advice is to just wander the city and enjoy.

 

Rowing trainer

Interesting rowing skiff which may or may note be the Ahoy Boats TS515 and has  a pair of small training floats mounted under the rowlock arms to help stability.

It seems a good way to introduce people to sliding seat rowing in a fast, slim and long boat with better stability compared to a conventional skiff of the same size.

 

Garage

 These deck garages are a really great feature on modern superyachts

Nice to know that even on a superyacht the garage can be just as cluttered and full of stuff as is the average domestic garage, bit of a  shame that the view was obscured by the electrical box, but the garage was pretty full of work benched, tools and materials, was going to need a serious clear out before there's any room for a dinghy tender and other "water toys". 

 

Sally

Featured alongside the Emsworth lobster pot Christmas tree, some close up details of Sally a lovery harbour launch.

Perfect for pottering, fishing and picnics around Chichester harbour especially when those strong tides are running

Nice to see her dressed overall.