This is going to hurt.

As in “trust me – I’m a Nurse” Or as in “lets go shopping for boat bits” One of the … More

Splash-Klang.

Trying to explain a joke, especially someone else’s joke is never a good idea as it takes an age….so To … More

Ghosting and light weather sailing. We were at anchor in my Frances 26 on the western side of the Carrick … More

September cruising post. Running onto the beach or foreshore under control. Yes……I know…..i’m mangling Shakespeare’s lines once again so just … More

Pathfinder project build – End of main construction. Blog time : as I write it is August 2022 and it’s … More

The simple sailor’s skill of heaving to and getting stuff done more quickly. Spring passage-spring gale. Leaving Plymouth sound by … More

Pathfinder project post end of May 2022. It’s almost the end of month 4 of this year’s work on the … More

Anchors and anchoring revisited 2022. I often find that i answer questions on sailing related social media sites and that … More

January 2022 anchored post. This post started life as a series of notes in my logbook from when i was … More

January 2022…..new post category : anchors and anchoring. Welcome to my new post category within the blog – anchors and … More