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
This annual event (51st!) which sees around 100,000 visitors arriving over a 10 day period starts on Friday 13th September and runs until Sunday 22nd September 2019. Expect to see all the usual faces in the usual places plus Andark's TryDive pool is back if you want to try your hand at a spot o…
If you are going over to watch the SailGP foiling cats this weekend just check on their website first. Due to the MetOffice yellow weather warnings they may alter the schedule. As at 12:00 today (Friday 9th Aug) the racing on Saturday has been cancelled. I saw them out on the water yesterday and the…
I ventured over to Cowes yesterday to watch the inaugural King’s Cup regatta. Eight teams were invited to take part and each team was represented by a charity that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are patrons of. To help raise awareness of the charities the teams had a celebrity ambassador for the…
The Clipper round the world race is scheduled to leave St Katharine Docks on Sunday 1st September 2019. A race village will be open from Saturday 24th August 2019 until the race start. Visitors will be able to see the 11 strong fleet in the Centre Basin and have the opportunity to tour the Clipper 7…
The Fastnet Race is due to start on Saturday 3rd August 2019 at 12:30. There is much debate as to whether this date change and change in tradition is due to weather or financial concerns. It does mean those participating in the 605nm race will have enough time to finish Fastnet in Plymouth and then…
The site has been upgraded overnight to the current version of the software which has resulted in a slightly different layout. The main links that were located down the left side menu can now be found up in the top right corner as icons. Click on the icon to load or to see a drop down menu. There is…
Lovesail member skippetydoodah has sent in a galley recipe for the blog. A Greek quesadilla, easy to make and all in one pot. To view the recipe click on the Lovesail News tab in the menu bar above. If you have a recipe that you would like to share then just email the details to me and it can be inc…
Haha! Just to let you know there is a new article on the Lovesail News blog entitled Explore. Dream. Discover Who wrote that popular quote about throwing off the bowlines? Click the Lovesail News link along the top menu bar (next to the Help tab) to discover, it's probably not the author you th…
Described as the friendly regatta and an alternative to Cowes Week.
When logging into the site you can login with your username, although it says email it will accept your username as well.Erica
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…
