The nautical adventures and misadventures of Hejira, her skipper, and all who sail in her…
2017 will be remembered as a compromised sailing year with Hejira spending too much time on her mooring. This was as a result of building an extension to the house (yes after the children have left home, we need more spaceā¦ā¦), the death of my wifeās father while she was away and several big family... Continue Reading →
Notification of a Cruising Association Winter talk on Tuesday 10th of October 2017 at The Upper Thames Sailing Club, Coldmoorholme Lane between Marlow and Bourne End, SatNav post code SL8 5PT. Talk starts at 20.00, bar opens from 19.15 Entrance: CA Members Ā£3, Guests Ā£5. All welcome. Fingers crossed !!!!!
As featured in the August 2017 Yachting Monthly 'The Confessional' - Ā 'Unconventional mooring methods' Special mention of Dave Cooke who was an innocent victim !
Yachting Monthly Letters May 2017 Well, it won a bottle of rum as the 'Letter of the month' but the picture they used for the instruments was clearly just an 'archive instrument picture' and I am not sure if those old instruments even had software to update! Here is a picture of my instruments so... Continue Reading →
Following my 'Change of plan' blog, the question of insurance cover for single handed sailing has been raised by correspondents. I had already discussed this with my insurers Pantaenius and their helpful and positive response follows:- Dear Mr Mines, It was nice to meet you at Southampton, and I hope you enjoyed the show. Thank... Continue Reading →
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