Mistakes were made.

And decisions were taken. I thought it best to acknowledge, at the start of this post , that the Dayboat … More

As cold as.

“Cold as a wiches tit” i believe is the official sailors expression. Just back from my first spring visit to … More

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

A few weeks ago when i last went down to Calstock boatyard to pick WABI”’ off her mooring i bumped … More

My experiences so far with the Liberty have been good, within its envelope its possibly the best boat i have … More

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

In June 2016 i sailed the liberty across the channel solo to Roscoff in Brittanny , a passage of some … More

Down at the yard today and it was a good and sunny one but cool in the easterly breeze : … More

I have no idea who the original saint was and care less but the harbour and anchorage named for him … More

At the end of our Brittanny cruise we put into Paimpol for a couple of nights while a vigorous front … More