Anchors and anchoring revisited 2022. I often find that i answer questions on sailing related social media sites and that … More
Category: Sailing and seamanship.
A testing time at anchor.
January 2022 anchored post. This post started life as a series of notes in my logbook from when i was … More
The anchor posts.
January 2022…..new post category : anchors and anchoring. Welcome to my new post category within the blog – anchors and … More
What if……open boats ?
Title photograph : Lyme bay and the Bill of Portland. New Facebook group, The Backyard Boatbuilder : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Boats, open … More
The problem/s with boats.
New Facebook page, the Backyard Boatbuilder : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Part 3 of my new series about the problems and risks of … More
A long cold plank.
For those who are interested, a new Facebook page for backyard boatbuilders : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Blog time : it’s late October … More
Open boat minded.
The Backyard Boatbuilder here : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Part 2 of my new open boat series ‘An open boat for open water’. … More
An open boat for open water.
A new series of posts….so – And a new Facebook page too : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Blog time : it’s mid October … More
Going west….
Blog time : it’s mid July 2021 and really too warm under the shelter to get much useful work done … More
A sailors magic bag…..
Bits bag, ditty bag, odds-n-sods bag…. Shouty boat owners. Blog time : it’s late April and i’m taking a few … More