An open boat for open water.

A new series of posts….so – Blog time : it’s mid October 2021 and the days are suddenly a lot … More

Gone west….look to windward.

Blog time : it’s past mid July 2021 and far too warm under the shelter to get any boat-building work … More

Second post in my new west-country sailing thread. For many sailors arriving in the UK or just coming back over … More

Blog time : as i write it’s mid July so supposedly that makes it peak summer in the UK – … More

Blog time : it’s July 2021 , sultry warm and there’s been a huge bloom of pollen so i’m having … More

A sail and awe post. ‘We’ll need a smaller boat…..Jaws’ This is my first follow-up post to my piece about … More

Future-boat project. The Pocket rocket Billy Bigsteps. In my first post of this new series i taled about getting back … More

The future boat project. Sail and Oar perhaps ! While my attention is firmly focused on my hiking, training and … More

Part 2 of the thousand pound boat. I wrote the original post for this some 2 years ago but never … More

Starter boats re-visited. The one thousand pound boat. The one thousand pound boat transatlantic. Blog time : it’s early March … More