Tools aloft.

A rigging bag post. Its really not a good idea to drop something heavy, sharp or heavy and sharp from … More

Lets dance.

Post number 4 in the anchoring series…i think. In this series of posts i am up to the point where … More

Balls, bells and lanterns.

Ok so  ‘balls, bells and whistles‘  might have been better but it’s free here so you get what you get … More

Anchored…..not.

The second in my series about anchors and anchoring in small sailing boats. In this post i am going to … More

Anchor down.

My recent problem in Chichester harbour when my anchor got completely buried and i needed assistance to get clear caused … More

Rake it.

One of the ‘rigging bag’ posts. In the first series of posts about Inanda’s rig i wrote about the problem … More

The rigging bag.

My semi practical posts about rigging seem to have garnered a whole load of interest and feedback, that might be … More

We need to talk about Martin.

Wykeham-Martin that is. I was going to call this post “enter the troll-beast” for the many problems that i consistently … More

Jugs and nipples.

I can just hear most of my British readers now having a good bloke-y snort* as they read the blog … More

Wanigan.

Everybody except the canoeists now scratch their heads.  No, i haven’t got to the point of running out of normal … More