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

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

Just a quick photo-tour of the front and back garden to see what is flowering. So far it’s mainly the … More

For the last few weeks i have had a lot of fun researching and writing posts about starter boats and … More

Nearly last in the current series about starter boats where i go all sensible and try to find an actual … More

Well not exactly but it struck me as an entertaining and amusing way to introduce boats put forward by readers … More

” Old man stands in companionway of small sloop. One very weathered hand holds lightly onto a halyard stopper. The … More

This will be the last post in the series about first or starter boats until i do another round of … More

Fifth in the series about starter boats and starting to think about priorities. The reader comment that sparked off this … More