Deep water.

An ‘ocean’ post. The ocean posts are going in 2 very different directions, one line of posts is the practical … More

Second post : first problem.

Title photograph : Spirit of Mystery, Inanda and WABI”’, Tamar river (Calstock) UK For the second post in my ‘live’ … More

Wind, light and peace.

Title photograph : Inanda, west Solent UK This is the first of a series of slightly more thoughtful posts which … More

Exit the troll-beast.

I guess that some of my visitors are now wondering what is going on here after all the posts earlier … More

The French connection.

Many of you will know that i really like France as a sailing cruising ground especially south Brittanny where few … More

Anchors are heavy !

And expensive, but a better investment than just about any other piece of boat gear. In real time today is … More

Shed it……

Several months ago when the Colin Firth film ‘The Mercy’ was released i spent some time re-reading everything i could … More

Ergo 1 : cockpit.

An Inanda projects post : thinking about the sail-handling and cockpit ergonomics. Taking up the story of the delivery trip … More

Measure it, rig it, lash it.

An Inanda projects post. In a recent post i kicked around the idea of using soft synthetic (rope) standing rigging … More

Stop, think, sharpen pencils.

An Inanda projects post. Sailing Inanda from her home port of Ipswich all the way around the south-east and south … More