Once more onto the beach…..

September cruising post. Running onto the beach or foreshore under control. Yes……I know…..i’m mangling Shakespeare’s lines once again so just … More

Ten days……

The ten day independent small boat cruise. Small boat cruising post – September 2022. In the late spring of 2019 … More

Up creek – with or without paddle.

Well hello everyone, I hope you are all well and that those of you in the northern hemisphere are out … More

An anchored post.

Anchors and anchoring revisited 2022. I often find that i answer questions on sailing related social media sites and that … More

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