At last some signal and a partially working lap top so a quick resume on the cruise so far. We slipped from Northney Marina on Hayling Island on Friday 17th May 2013 with a crew of Ollie and his friends Ashley and Raph. We sailed west, spending nights in Newtown River on the IOW, Studland... Continue Reading →

I bought my Southerly 135 in Holland in 2012 and sailed her back to Itchenor in Chichester Harbour, where she was constructed. The builders, Northshore, embarked on a substantial amount of work, at my request, to bring her up to the specification that I wanted. The exercise was somewhat fraught and the details are covered... Continue Reading →

In June 1995, it was my intention to sail across the Bay of Biscay to Northern Spain. I had  harboured a compelling fascination with long passage making for some time and it was my aspiration to sail non-stop to A Coruna in Northern Spain. This was quite a ‘bullish’ undertaking in my diminutive  31 foot... Continue Reading →

In May 1994, we cruised the Normandy coast just before the 50th D-Day Anniversary celebrations commenced in earnest. Having crossed the channel from Portsmouth, our first destination was the rarely visited town of Isigny-sur-Mer, tucked in at the Western end of the Normandy Coast. Despite my brother, Hedley and the other crew, Jem Vercoe, insisting... Continue Reading →