The large and simple small boat !

The joy of small boats, post 2 : simplicity. In my first post of this new thread I laid some … More

What’s in a name ?

Pathfinder build , spring jobs . Name the boat. As I write……it’s the coldest, grayest and dankest of days in … More

The offshore pocket yacht.

Pocket yachts , second post. In the first post of this series i talked about my experiment to make a … 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

F. Is for ?

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

E. Is for Egret.

Commodore Ralph Munroe and ‘Egret’. The boat that started it all. E. is for escapism. My new Facebook page for … More

Anchor down.

My recent problem in Chichester harbour when my anchor got completely buried and i needed assistance to get clear caused … More

The wrong trousers.

Its an observation of mine that you can tell a lot about a sailor, even a yachtsman for goodness sakes, … More

South Brittanny.

This is a retrospective post mostly about my last trip in the Frances 26 : the trip that was intended … More

Travels and travails.

WABI” was to have been my retirement boat and when she was ready for sea my plan was to take … More