There's been a lull in posting here caused by a trip to the UK (without my laptop) and then my laptop going kaput on the day I returned. Perhaps it was lonely?

I'm still catching up on the US news while I've been away... why is this hockey mom who looks like she escaped from a Lenscrafters ad on the TV so much now? ... the Yankees are how many games behind? ... and it can't be football season already surely?
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The 19th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup ended today, not quite as hoped as the wind eventually fizzled out along with the ambitions of the owners and crews hoping for one final chance to get to the top of the ...

Evan Walker from Sydney’s Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and the Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Robert Gibbs will meet in the final of the Barbagallo Marine Australian Match Racing Championships on Perth’s Swan River tomorrow (Sunday). Both skippers won their ...

At 1500 UTC, the centre of tropical storm Hannah was just southeast of Emporia, Virginia and about 65 miles west-southwest of Norfolk, Virginia. Hanna is moving north-northeast at close to 24 mph, a gradual turn northeast and a further ...

At 1200 UTC, the centre of tropical storm Hannah was about 20 miles north-northwest of Goldsbro, North Carolina and about 40 miles east-southeast of Raleigh, North Carolina. Hanna is moving north-northeast at close to 22 mph, a gradual turn ...

You can meet Australia’s Olympic Gold Medallist sailors and find out how to get involved in sailing at the Middle Harbour Yacht Club summer open day on Sunday 14 September. Members of the Australian Sailing Team, including Gold Medallists ...

Here's another video of Franck Cammas and Bruno Laurent commenting on their first hands-on experience aboard the brand new BMW Oracle 90ft trimaran. Without doubt the most interesting part is the actual footage of the trimaran sailing, the first one we have seen so far.
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At 1500 UTC, the centre of tropical storm Hannah was about 110 miles east of Daytona Beach, Florida and about 375 miles south-southwast of Wilmington, North Carolina. The tropical storm warning for the USA Atlantic coast has been extended ...

Denmark's Momentum Sails has announced the appointment of Rich Thoroughgood as their UK sales manager, effective September 1, 2008. With previous positions managerial positions held including Selden masts & Garmin (Europe) and spanning the UK’s retail & OEM markets, ...

The recent foul weather gives me the opportunity to catch up on internal tasks.

At last, I've made a start on building on all Andy's good work on the electrics.

Amongst so much other preparation, the key thing Andy had done on his last visit was to setup a proper mains electric distribution board.

Now, for the first time ever, I have mains sockets properly wired into where they are most needed inside Lady Jane. The picture shows a socket being installed in the wheelhouse.  read more »