So, it came to the repatriation of Hejira to her berth in Northney Marina. On the face of it, the passage from Ocean Village in Southampton should have been straightforward, especially in the balmy Indian Summer weather at the end of September, in the event it was not without incident. I have volunteered in the... Continue Reading →

While ‘chewing the fat’ with the crew on passage through the Solent to Southampton, I was whimsically reminiscing about the last time I visited Ocean Village. It was a long time and several yachts ago in my Parker 31, “Karisma” (she was already named when I bought her) and I was sailing with Phil, the... Continue Reading →