Hello! I'm Erica, I run the Lovesail site. Any questions or queries then please do contact me either through the site's private message facility or the contact form at the bottom of any page, please include your username on the contact form. ⛵️
Lots of sailing holidays and crewing around the Solent.
RYA Day Skipper (theory)
RYA Level 1 Dinghy
RYA Powerboat Level 2
PADI Open Water
BCU 1
The Lovesail site has a responsive platform. This means that the software will adjust to the screen size of the device you are using to make it more user friendly. If you are using a mobile/cell phone the site will be arranged down the page. Some members think this is an APP, it is not. You are view…
A date for your diaries, West Highland Yachting Week, celebrates it's 71st year this year. A mixture of round the buoys and passage racing around the beautiful islands of the West Coast of Scotland.
The default time zone for the site is GMT. Members can, however, change the time zone of their account. Go to My settings (left side menu) and select the time zone from the drop down menu. Remember to click Update at the bottom to save the change.
I haven't managed to get any sailing in this Bank Holiday weekend, far too many house chores, but I did get the chance to go Kayaking with my neighbourino! At the end of last year I managed to pick up a bargain on eBay, a sit-on Islander Paradise kayak. I had been looking for something cheap an…
I just wanted to highlight that the new message facility does arrange messages in a thread. Some of you have thought it does not. The messages are arranged so that the most recent message is above the reply box. If you look to the bottom right corner of the last message in the thread you will see a…
I was very lucky to have the chance to get out on the water this weekend. A few days bouncing around the Dorset coastline. On the Weymouth to Swanage leg we had a tiny hitchhiker that flew onto the boat. She rested a while hopping around the cockpit and sitting on the clutches, then took off as quic…
Yesterday I finally managed to get out on the water for the first time this year, and what a great day for sailing. We left Lymington around 09:30 so not too early a start (I'm not a morning person!). My cousin is kind enough to let me hang out on his Jeanneau 53, so with a crew of 7 we hit the…
So much better to have a boat show at the beginning of the season, not the end like we have in Blighty! New and used boats at the biggest in-water boat show north of Miami, along with all the usual boat show exhibitors and events. Ticket prices are: Adult $12 day, Adult $19 two day combo, 12 and und…
Just a quick reminder to check your location to ensure it is correct. A few of the older accounts only have a country listed. If not all the location information is present it will impact your placing in the search results. To update locations go to My profile (left menu bar) > Edit profile (unde…
I'd like to write a blog about connectivity to the internet when out and about sailing. I tend to find it easier to use my phone as a hotspot and use the 4G network rather than wifi in bars or restaurants, it seems so much quicker. The downside would be an increased data package on your phone b…
