Tide table error for Brest!

There is a serious error in the tidal information for Brest (page 400) and Oban in the Reeds PBO Small Craft 2006 Almanac. We are trying to alert as many mariners as possible to this, and are asking yacht clubs, marinas, harbourmasters, chandleries and bookshops to display a notice to this effect. The correct tidal information is available on our website for download, so please do visit www.reedsalmanac.co.uk

Renegade's first launch

Andy Morris says"I met the original owners of Renegade who said they launched her at Glasson dock on Jubilee day 1977 and were featured in the paper as the boat pulled down all the bunting at Garstag as she was towed to her launching place! That's near Lancaster in Lancs. They are sailing a Victoria 38 now in the Caribbean called' Suerte,' Sue & David are their names, I think they had partners as you do now,
Anyway, nice to make contact and share some info with you. I mean to get the old owner of my old UFO to write a piece about the hurricane, he is quite old and I always remember he reminded me of Francis Chichester with his yellow plastic oilskins and maverk way he sailed!
Cheers and good sailing!
Andy Morris

Summer on Renegade

Renegade is cruising the south coast of Brittany. She left the Orwell in mid-June and with night stops at Brighton and Dartmouth arrived at Camaret after an uneventful channel crossing. She’s already visited Duarnanez, Iles de Glanans, Ile de Groix and Belle Ile and there’s plenty of time for further exploration before the journey home in late August or September.

Memories from Brittany 

Renegade moored alongside the original UFO in Brighton Marina. 

Tide prediction program

To download the latest Jtides prediction program follow the link.Jtides

Tender thoughts

The tender behind-

-Salute The Battleship Potemkin, a Piersian invention.

 

"On the battleship Potemkin

            While seated in the bow,

Surveying Orwell River

            And trees upon the brow,

Of hills and pubs and churches,

        Yachts tacking with know-how;

There's nowhere else to match it

And to this I vow.

 

The Battleship Potemkin

            Has horses two point five;

No Quinquereme of Nineveh

            Is she who jumps and jives

And parts the waves Britannically

            'ore Orwell's chops and dives;

She is most proudly nonpareil

She'll even save our lives.

 

The Battleship Potemkin

            Is lacking not that much

            But barebreasted figurehead

            Plus convoluted gingerbread

            A lengthly line of swinging lead,

Would add the Nelson touch.

 

Gently alongside Rose Rambler 

No worries 

St Olave's will it fit? 

Mutford Lock 

Reedham Ferry 

 

Renegade ready for anything? 

THe cross channel dinghy a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin

Gateway to the Broads

Gateway to the Broads Information about Mutford Lock and the Lowestoft bridges.

Trident-UK Search Results

Toerail stanchion bases and posts.

The Cleat Hitch

The Cleat Hitch As usual there are at least two schools of thought.

Flying a blooper. That's the way to do it! Of course you don't have to be Irish.