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

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

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

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

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

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

During the time that i kept WABI” on a swinging mooring in the Hamoaze or at Huggins yard in Torpoint … More

Here is my previous boat WABI” (wabi 2) which is a Frances 26 : a boat designed by Chuck Paine … More