Contrasting but good.

Today i just want to do something that i don’t get to do very often and that is to highlight … More

Why…..Marconi ?

And why do so many sailing boats all look the same ? A few years back i had to work … More

Liberty and heavy weather offshore.

Next in the series of small boats and ocean sailing. Lets get this one out of the way right at … More

Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll.

Crikey !. Come on…it is April 1st. Ok then lets get the sex scene out of the way first : … More

Scrit, scrit,scrape.

It’s both sunny and raining down here and there is an intermittent sound of ‘scrit, scrape, scrit in the boatyard … More

Liberty offshore, Liberty ocean.

Is it feasible to take a boat designed for inshore waters offshore or transocean ?. The Hunter Liberty is a … More

First……..project.

Did i say something recently about a post being the final one in the starter boat series ?. Ok, so … More

First the good news…..

Not exactly what you want to hear from the bloke sorting your truck out, neither a great thing to hear … More

First, finale.

The absolutely last word on starter boats for now. Writing about boats for beginner sailors or for sailors contemplating buying … More

For sale.

I am putting the Devon Dayboat up for sale because i am having real difficulty working on the refit project … More