Thursday, Aug 3. Rather un-seasonal weather during the past 24 hours with substantial rainfall through yesterday afternoon and through much of the night. That has been followed today with quite windy conditions – Force 7- Near Gale, being recorded out in the Channel and the average wave height reaching 6.5 feet, producing plenty of white-crested waves.
Sunday, Aug 13. Slow boat to Turkey – a new twist on that old saying! A dutch tug, the Fairmount Glacier, 3,239 gross tonnes, is on passage towing a large drilling rig to Aliaga in Turkey. It is shadowed by the Belgium-registered offshore support vessel, Smit Nicobar of 2,606 gross tonnes. The towering rig was a feature on the horizon for much of the day off Hastings for it is travelling only between 2 – 6 knots, walking pace! Monday morning and they were south of the Isle of Wight. ETA in Turkey is September 10th!
Friday, Aug 18. There has been much talk just recently about the amount of rain this month. One of the BBC weathermen was asked for an explanation about it. He stated that of ‘the last 13 consecutive Augusts, 9 had been wetter than the average, perhaps indicating a new trend.’
Wed, Aug 30. Quite a number of house martins hawking above the town this evening, probably because of their migration being put on hold by the wet, cloudy weather and less than perfect visibility?