National Coastwatch watchkeepers provide eyes and ears along the coast, keeping watch and monitoring radio channels to provide a listening watch in poor visibility. When people find themselves in trouble, we are there to alert HM Coastguard who direct the appropriate rescue services to the casualty. Don Garman, Station Manager of NCI Nare Point will […]
An intimate overview of some twenty five anchorages throughout the islands, not found in the usual pilot books. This second edition, now over 100 pages, incorporates additional anchorages, references, advice and drone photography by Tim Good. The original author has an unrivaled knowledge of the islands (Scilly local boatmen excepted, of course!) gained over some […]
Richard Salisbury is an accomplished sailor and decided to sail his Cornish Shrimper 19 'Sparrow' from St Just in Roseland to Amsterdam, mostly single-handed in April and May 2024. In this talk, Richard will talk about how he planned his passages along the south coast, across the Dover Strait, along the North Sea coast and through […]
