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

Bungo, Pete and Charlie boy.

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

Fancy a smack ?…..well do you ?

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

Grass roots.

What we need right now. I feel that, in the UK at least, that we are missing a sense of … More

Random class & random yachting.

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

Down to the sea in slips.

On slips perhaps…….or at least on slipways. Pathfinder project post – looking at launching ramps in the south west. Blog … More

Two of nine.

Actually not a reference to the Borg and nothing to do with Angmar…. Photo and post tour of the south … More

Bleak house.

Living, working and sailing in the north west of England I still remember my first day in Preston at the … More

Rings of Power.

Pathfinder build blog May 2023 First…measuring the rig for a 4 sided sail This week I suddenly found myself to … More