Author: Duncan
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Leathercraft – Bracelet
Work has some nice perks, such as an “analogue” space, where workshops are periodically held – calligraphy, photography, sewing, leathercraft etc. Last week, I had a space in my calendar that lined up with a a leathercraft workshop that was being run by the Dublin Leather Store. For this first workshop (there are a few […]
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Setting up Pi-Hole in LXC
I already have AdGuard installed on the Windows PC (at the network layer), but I’m starting to reconsider running browser extensions and their ilk – they’re executing with potentially full rights in the DOM (AdGuard injects JS to manage things for instance), and all it takes is one of them being sold/pwned, and my data […]
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Cutless bearing – open hull surgery
After a bit of a wait, the work on Blue Opal’s stern gear has started. The rudder was dropped a little while ago, and other topside work was done while things were being sorted out for the actual investigation and dismantling. Close investigation of the open hull surgery photo reveals distinct pinking of the metal; […]
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Holiday – July 2018
The original plan for July’s holiday was to sail Blue Opal to the south of Ireland in a series of day-sails, do some exploration and relaxation, and then either leave her in a marina until I could find a crew to bring her back, or do a longish sail back up on the flood tide. […]
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Sailing to Pwllheli – Navtex log
Unfortunately, I forgot to turn the Navtex logger on when we were alongside the pontoon, so the log starts somewhere out past the Burford Buoy. More reason to write the code for the ESP8266 and build my data logger. Day Day/time (IST) Latitude Longitude SoG (knots) Heading (True) 2018-07-06 2144 53° 14.811′ N 005° 57.360′ […]
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Sailing to Pwllheli
Blue Opal was delivered to Pwllheli yesterday afternoon, after a pleasant 16 hour trip from Dun Laoghaire. I brought her alongside the club around 1700 on Friday, and left the engine running under load to chill the fridge. Put supplies away, tidied up – all the stuff you do right before making a passage. We […]
