Water is life.

A hiking post. Title photograph not mine…Alabama Hills, California. In the desert, water is life (Edward Abbey). One way of … More

Embrace the ‘suck’….ruck !

Part 2 of my mountain fit/fit for mountain series. The not so very gentle art of the ‘ruck’. Blog time … More

My new sail that is …..honestly you lot, what are you like ? Very early on in the Hunter Liberty … More

Title photograph : Cathedral peak, high Sierra mountains California. Physician heal thyself. A herring should hang by it’s own tail. … More

The Contessa 26. Canterbury tales. An unknown bloke who designs fast dinghies and dayboats. What was i thinking ?, here … More

Boat design series. The sea-going 30 foot boat. Note to readers….obviously things are, shall we say, a bit different at … More

Starter boats re-visited. The one thousand pound boat. The one thousand pound boat transatlantic. Blog time : it’s early March … More

Thinking about food. Buying, storing and preparing food on the boat 2020. Blog time : it’s late January 2020 and … More

F. Is for Folkboat. F. Is for Frances 26. F. Is for that Kiwi bloke ; can’t think of his … More

Willi Dehler’s boats that is….honestly, you people ! The third part of ‘D’ for design. My new facebook page : … More