My original plan for the 2017 season was a cruise through Holland, Keil Canal, Swedish Archipelago, Gota Canal, over the top of Scotland, Dublin and back to the south coast. I was facing some adjustments to the plan as two of my regular and dependable crew have unfortunately ruled themselves out until further notice on... Continue Reading →
A Salutary Lesson
If one of your winter jobs was to update the software of your instruments, you would do well to note my recent experience. Having been pleased to have navigated the myriad of menus within my instrument system and successfully updated the software through an internet connection, I was a little smug about having the latest ‘all... Continue Reading →
Mousing Messenger
Yachting Monthly Letters April 2017
Blogging across the Atlantic
Yachting Monthly Cruising Log March 2017
Scary ‘Birdgee’
Yachting Monthly Letters March 2017
Seasickness patched up
February 2017 Yachting Monthly Letters:-
Slack the stack-pack
This letter appeared in the December 2016 Yachting Monthly and the tidying of the stack pack was done on my old Jeanneau 44.
Ballasted fenders
This letter appeared in the August 2016 Yachting Monthly:-
Atlantic Return
This article appeared in the August 2016 issue of Yachting World. Helen Fretter, the Deputy Editor interviewed crews in Horta for a feature on the ARC Europe rally which had not been featured before. The account of Hejira's 'chaperoning' of AWOL, another rally participant features.
Sea water pump failure
This ‘tale of woe’ has nothing to do with the Southerly but has several lessons which can be drawn from the salutary experience and I hope that by recounting the story, others will be better able to deal with any similar problems should they arise. In the late 1990’s, I decided that it was time... Continue Reading →