Author: Nick Mines

Having sailed for most of my adult life, I retired (took a step back) from my companies Atom and Thorp which continue in my partial absence, producing really excellent work and run by gifted teams of loyal employees. I now sail my Southerly 135 and crew on various friends yachts, just enjoying being on the water. I continue to 'nudge the tiller' at the studios, probably more often than really necessary or welcome!

Jolly good preparation

Having returned to the UK early from my Caribbean cruise to attend the England Counties rugby game in Scotland, I had ā€˜cashed inā€™ son Oliverā€™s flights to Bermuda and back from the Azores as his selection would have meant he was touring with the team to Canada during the period when he was to have... Continue Reading →

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Just suck it up!

This article was published in the May 2016 Yachting Monthly and the process is also referred to in the Technical section of this web site under 'Rubbish Problems.

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Bob’s Alumni Magazine

Bob who crewed on the ARC+ crossing was asked to write an account for his old school (Daniel Stewart's College in Edinburgh) Alumni magazine which, following some school mergers is now known as the 'Stewart's Melville College Former Pupils Magazine'. It seemed appropriate to include his account here:- Crossing the Atlantic under sail Itā€™s the... Continue Reading →

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Security Bars

The very helpful international web site for cruisers 'Noonsite'Ā , the more specific Caribbean Safety and Security Net (CSSN) and the Caribbean Security Index (CSI) carry advice and catalogue incidents involving cruising yachts. I guess if you read reports of crime from around the world, you would not travel and the cruising fraternity, with the advent... Continue Reading →

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The rubbish problem

A problem of longer passages is just how to address the problem of the accumulation of rubbish, mainly from plastic food packaging. This can be bulky and inevitably becomes smelly in the warm conditions. We came up with a novel solution to both seal and compact the refuse so that it could be stored flat... Continue Reading →

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