We have experienced two storms in two weeks in the UK this February, which have turned my thoughts to the story of the Perfect Storm. I’ve never read the book of the same name by Sebastian Junger not seen the 2000 film with George Clooney and Mark Walberg but I had an idea of the plot. Continue reading
Crew Wanted February 2020
Crew Wanted February 2020. Here is a roundup of some of the crewing posts on Lovesail this month where members are looking for crew. For more information just visit the Lovesail crewing section. If you are not a member of Lovesail take a look at our friendly sailing community. Continue reading
Single on Valentine’s Day?
Ideas for a solo Valentine’s Day
Love it or loathe it Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us again. It may just pass by without you giving it a second thought or it may hang around and remind you that another year has passed by without finding your soulmate. Continue reading
Lonely Rock Race
Lonely Rock Race – 16th August 2020
The Royal Western Yacht Club of England based in Plymouth in association with the Royal Victoria Yacht Club in Ryde on the Isle of Wight has announced a new race for the offshore racing calendar. This new biennial race, the Lonely Rock Race, will run on alternate years to the RORC Fastnet Race and is in no way meant to compete with the Fastnet Race. Continue reading
Sailing Charities in the UK
A list of smaller sailing charities in the UK
With the New Year comes thoughts of resolutions and goals. One of mine is to try some voluntary work this year. Whilst I’m not an expert sailor I’m sure I can offer some skills and if nothing else I can make a mean cup of char. Whilst looking for a suitable charity to approach I realised just how many sailing charities there are in the UK. A quick search of google brings back 17.5 million results for sailing charities UK alone. Many are small operations without famous figures heads or huge marketing budgets, so I thought it would be a lovely idea to raise awareness for some of the smaller operations out there that may not be on your radar. Continue reading
Crewing Opportunities January 2020
Crewing Opportunities January 2020. Here are some of the crewing opportunities that have been posted on the site from the Lovesail members. If you would like to find out more about a particular post just log into your Lovesail account and click on the Crewing Section tab. If you haven’t heard of Lovesail then come and take a look. We are a friendly sailing community of single sailing friends meeting up for sailing dates and events. Continue reading
January Boat Shows
January Boat Shows around the World
At this time of year, thoughts will inevitably turn to boat shows and the London Boat Show in particular. However, this boat show is no more, has ceased to be, and is an ex-boat-show. Here is a list of just some of the larger boat shows with a sailing element that you could attend in January to get the year off to a cracking start. Continue reading
IndigoBlue Chocolate Recipe
IndigoBlue Chocolate Recipe – Galley Recipes
Lovesail member IndigoBlue has sent in this quick and simple recipe for homemade chocolates. Ideal for snacking on the hoof or when on night watch. Over to IndigoBlue:
VHF Radio Course
RYA – Marine Radio Short Range Certificate Course
I recently decided to attend an RYA VHF Radio Course to obtain my radio operators licence. The reason for this was three-fold. Continue reading
Crewing Opportunities Winter 2019
Here are just some of the crewing opportunities winter 2019 that have been posted by the Lovesail members recently. If you would like more details then just log into your Lovesail account and click on the Sailing and Crewing Events page. If you are not a member of Lovesail yet then come and take a look at our friendly sailing community. Continue reading