Tide and the Big Clock
Time and navigation have a cosy relationship, as John Harrison, inventor of the chronometer that cracked the longitude problem in the 18th Century would attest.…
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Slippery Shadows
Trying to be positive when there have only been a brace of sunbeams all August so far, I have been tinkering with the overcast shadow…
Rain Clouds and Wrongwayitis
I’ve been reading accounts from British light aircraft pilots who have experienced difficulty in orienting themselves when flying in the southern hemisphere. The reason for…
Waves of Confusion
This morning, as our Land Rover rolled onto the Brittany ferry, or MV Bretagne as she likes to be called, I had a cunning plan.…
A Bisecting Breeze
Early this evening Mrs G and I escaped for a quick wander aboard Golden Eye, my Contessa 32, in Chichester Harbour. One of the lovely…