New blog and gallery series – the tidal rivers of south west England. First post – the Helford river. As…
Who Hath Desired the Sea.
The life and times of England’s first female yachting writer – Dulcie Kennard /Peter Gerrard. Post three in a series…
Randomly euthanized.
Random Wednesdays, April …..the problems of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia and end of life ethics. Warning to readers ; this…
Having a Maurice moment here.
Maurice Griffiths that is. My little boat is almost ready to go in the water for the first time so…
Budget matters.
Pathfinder project post – fitting out budget. This week’s video…..measuring for the expensive cream flappy things. Blog time, April 2023.…
Video channel update.
Recent video segments. This month’s main progress is that I finally finished the trailer so that’s now ready for the…
Big smacky hammer fit.
Well, it fits, kind-of, but only when it’s ‘persuaded’ to do so with my big smacky club hammer. Pathfinder progress……one…
Size matters-the small boat problems.
Why size matters in sailboats, 1 the displacement speed problem. Welcome aboard once more, in this post i’m going back…
Wire, rope and canvas.
Time to rig the Pathfinder. First, the new video version. Setting up the trailer has taken a lot longer than…
Jute, bamboo and scrap.
Taratari, Mastoris and Sampans. Capucine, pure gold, second post. Several years ago I was ‘between boats’ having sold one and…
Dirty Wet Dog, the great adventure. 