Having just sailed across the Atlantic Ocean, I am happy to say that out of my collection of over a dozen watches, this was without a second-thought the one I packed for the trip. Rugged, waterproof & always legible, there is no better choice for blue water sailing.
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Great to see the ever excellent @NiteWatches are part of the Alliance of British Watchmakers (@BritWatchmakers). My Nite Alpha is now on a canvas Nato, looking great, and keeping brilliant time.
After a 32 hr journey (UK, via Canada, to Martinique) I am aboard SV Pinta (Sun Legend 41, 1986), getting ready to sail for the Azores.
The skipper is Hugo, YT: boatlifeisbest.
You can follow the passage with regular blog posts live from the Atlantic.
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Huge congratulations to @ineosbritannia for winning the @LouisVuitton Cup. For the first time in 60 years, Britain has a yacht competing for the oldest sporting cup in the world.
Can Britannia be the first British boat to bring the @americascup home, after a 173 year wait?
@mercoglianos I don’t have full AIS track data but the ‘avoidance turn’ by Polesie might just have been a pre-planned course correction needed to stay inside the TSS. Lots of things at fault here but communications, Ch16 & DSC monitoring, AIS/RADAR alarms, are all big contributing factors.
The @PoppyLegion collectors have been at the heart of the Poppy Appeal for 100 years. This year they are back in local communities up and down the country raising funds for our armed forces community. Pleasure to join collectors in #Portsmouth city centre today
In 2003 these films were released, but which is the best?
> The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
> Master & Commander: Far Side of the World
> Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Great to see the ever excellent @NiteWatches are part of the Alliance of British Watchmakers (@BritWatchmakers). My Nite Alpha is now on a canvas Nato, looking great, and keeping brilliant time.
@sailorgirlHQ Listening to the radio chatter, they’re definitely hunting for breeze, but that boundary was far too close to get onto the foils then tack and stay in bounds.
@sailorgirlHQ Not convinced.
Ben’s ‘I can’t see’ was re the Bottom gate due to him being on the windward helm. After rounding Giles/Ben knew exactly where the Top gate was and where they were going. Going OoB makes no logical sense when a tack onto Port was a straight reach to the Top gate.