Have mercy.

Note : this post replaces my earlier, second post about the Donald Crowhurst/Golden Globe race ‘No Mercy’.  Once this post … More

First the good news…..

Not exactly what you want to hear from the bloke sorting your truck out, neither a great thing to hear … More

Profound questions.

A bit of a 60th birthday rant in true moany-old-bloke style. The way that i write posts now is that … More

Mistakes were made.

And decisions were taken. I thought it best to acknowledge, at the start of this post , that the Dayboat … More

As cold as.

“Cold as a wiches tit” i believe is the official sailors expression. Just back from my first spring visit to … More

They think it’s all over.

The starter boat series that is. While i am sat here completely re-writing the second of the Donald Crowhurst series, … More

Kick some tyres.

Spring down at the local boatyard. Today, after slapping some epoxy on the rudder that i am building i decided … More

Lives of great men.

So, lets start today’s post with a challenge : which rock band recorded a track called “Lives of Great Men”, … More

First, finale.

The absolutely last word on starter boats for now. Writing about boats for beginner sailors or for sailors contemplating buying … More

For sale.

I am putting the Devon Dayboat up for sale because i am having real difficulty working on the refit project … More