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General Category => New Member Introductions => Topic started by: SeaflyP on February 12, 2013, 08:47:43 PM

Title: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: SeaflyP on February 12, 2013, 08:47:43 PM

Hi, I live in Southampton UK in a house that backs onto the tidal part of the River Itchen. I have a small landing stage ("jetty") with a Davis weather station at the end of it.  Until I retired in 2007 I was a research scientist at the National Oceanography Centre working on the interaction between the atmosphere and ocean - how the sea modifies the air in contact with it - so I have a bit of meteorological knowledge.  I finally got fed up with the lack of Mac support from Davis and am now so glad I discovered WeatherCat. It really is some of the best software I've used for a long time.

I'm signing myself "SeaflyP" on the forum because I sail a Seafly sailing dinghy, a 1960's design which, despite being a joy to sail, is now out of fashion! A couple of years ago I set up a web site to document the history of the Seafly... "seaflymemories.org.uk" and now, thanks to WeatherCat, I've added some weather pages to the site ("St Denys Weather"). They have only been up a few days so are very much still "work in progress" and no doubt I'll be coming back to the forum seeking help with various questions!

Hope the present weather where you are is more exciting than here! Cheers, Peter

Title: Re: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: AMS on February 12, 2013, 08:54:56 PM

Hi Peter and hello from another new WC user.

Title: Re: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: Randall75 on February 12, 2013, 09:21:14 PM

Welcome to the forum SeaflyP (Peter) [cheer]


 [cheers1]

Title: Re: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: jace on February 12, 2013, 10:27:35 PM

A warm welcome to the forum Peter, from Yoxford, in Suffolk.

JC

Title: Re: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: wurzelmac on February 12, 2013, 10:30:13 PM

Hello!

Title: Welcome Peter! (Re: Hello from the River Itchen)
Post by: elagache on February 12, 2013, 11:11:43 PM

Welcome aboard Peter!! (http://www.canebas.org/Weather/LWC_forum/Custom_emoticons/welcome_smiley.gif)

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

Title: Re: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: Steve on February 13, 2013, 02:50:08 AM

Hello Peter, and welcome to the WeatherCat forum.

I used to do a bit if boat racing. I crewed in Lightnings, Highlanders, Thistles, and Interlakes here in the US midwest. I think only the Lightning is known internationally. I now have a Boston Whaler Harpoon 5.2 from 1980, but it mostly collects leaves in my yard.

I'm glad you've found us,
Steve

Title: Re: Hello from the River Itchen
Post by: SeaflyP on February 16, 2013, 06:58:23 PM

Thanks to those who welcomed me! For Steve, yes I know of the US originated Lightning sailboat - to avoid confusion if you see me mention my "Lightning" on my Seafly web site it's a "Lightning 368" that I sail... a British designed 12' single hander a bit like a laser (but much nicer to sail ;D )! Peter