Stripped down boating.

A different approach to sailing and boating, and a bit of storytelling too….. ‘It was a dark and stormy night’……gales … More

Bruiser.

First time out with the Pathfinder. Going out with a head first splash. Launching, rowing, rowing again, swimming,sheltering and yet … More

Dulcie Kennard/Peter Gerard/Mrs Griffiths the 1st revisited. If you’re wondering who any of those names refer to then iv’e used … More

John Welsford and his new design – Long Steps. In a recent poll the members of the John Welsford designs … More

“As the smack roared past Holliwell point and turned her long bowsprit down the crouch the whole river looked like … More

Pathfinder project post July/August 2023. As I write it is late July 2023 and I feel that I am weeks, … More

John Welsford’s SCAMP design. For many yachtsmen rounding or ‘doubling’ the Horn (cape Horn) would be the culmination of a … More

Pathfinder project post June 2023. This week both us have been shopping (my partner and I) and both been shocked … More

Questions…..what is it with the middle classes and what’s happening with yachting ? A few years back I thought I … More

Pathfinder project sail-fail. So iv’e messed up, quite badly in fact. Couple of days ago I was working away at … More