Finding Sister Susie.

The Preston years. Finding Sister Susie. Finding Crazy Odge. A curious cabinet post. And so..”.a long time ago in a … More

La Capucine/ pure Gold.

A few sailors have greatly inspired me to do the things i have done in sailing.  As a young IOR … More

Lessons in simplicity.

Once upon a time….in a well known Hamble boatyard….. I think it might have been the very last job, or … More

One for the creek, one for the shed and one for the weekend.

This week i was down at the yard one evening when i happened to bump into Chris the boss who … More

Hot project for a cold beer.

This is the last project that i’m going to start in this years spring refit : making a new ice-chest/coolbox … More

Hook, line and sinker.

The second part of my new anchoring arrangements on WABI”’ Many of my regular visitors will have ploughed through (sorry…deliberate … More

Anchors…..heresy, holding and handling.

It’s a long one Steve…..maybe a 2 mug job ! This post is about my 3rd main project/experiment this spring … More

Friday 5 minute blog, March.

In the blog i have really enjoyed writing, and last month filming, the Friday 5 minute blog series at the … More

Something nice for the weekend Sir…?

The weekly trawl of boats on Ebay continues with another quickie post. I got all excited when i did my … More

Weekends and sticky moments.

Just recently i picked up an older thread idea and series of mine : highlighting a group of boats, often … More