Rake it.

One of the ‘rigging bag’ posts. In the first series of posts about Inanda’s rig i wrote about the problem … More

The rigging bag.

My semi practical posts about rigging seem to have garnered a whole load of interest and feedback, that might be … More

Phone a friend.

What happened next…….after the engine wouldn’t start, i couldn’t budge the anchor and couldn’t sail out of the place where … More

A nice little exercise.

You guys are all probably wondering about the ‘rescue’ that i have mentioned in relation to my time in Chichester.  … More

We need to talk about Martin.

Wykeham-Martin that is. I was going to call this post “enter the troll-beast” for the many problems that i consistently … More

Jugs and nipples.

I can just hear most of my British readers now having a good bloke-y snort* as they read the blog … More

Wanigan.

Everybody except the canoeists now scratch their heads.  No, i haven’t got to the point of running out of normal … More

E is for everything else.

A post in my series about first aid and medical problems at sea. Those readers that have done a first … More

Hardcore painful.

Next in the series of first aid and medical posts, in this post i am going to deal with the … More

2 Painful.

Basic medicines knowledge. This is the 4th in the series of posts about first-aid and medical problems at sea and … More