Essays.

The short essay on preparedness was my first genuine attempt to write about something serious outside of my normal blog … More

Ilur.

During my ‘retirement’ cruise in Brittanny, its a few years ago now, i anchored in the Paluden river above L.Aber-Wrach … More

And what do they think about : Preppers. As i was watching Dr Petersens live (recorded) Q&A session in which … More

Perhaps just more contenders. Saturday : and i am hurting quite a bit after 2 and a half days at … More

Those of you that follow my posts will know that once i get an idea i tend to chew on … More

Jordan Petersen. This is the start of an entirely new series on the blog and its the one that i … More

Its an observation of mine that you can tell a lot about a sailor, even a yachtsman for goodness sakes, … More

Here is the first round of contenders for a cruising dnghy/multi-purpose boat. Firstly the obvious one : the Wayfarer. To … More

A cruising dinghy or similarly trailerable dayboat. My time in the lake district, Norfolk and then Essex-shire got me thinking … More

Our summer holiday is sadly over and this week both of us go back to the NHS grind : as … More