Gallery

2021

Carl bounces back to bare his soul.

Poor Carl, he seems to have lost his sense of humour.

John Lennon Statue

A Coruna marina at 10am. When you can barely see the adjacent pontoon, you know visibility is poor.

Very relaxed in charming A Coruna

The wine cellar in the bilge.

Call that an ARC flag?

And Peter and Richards motivation to go to the beach was what?

Not so neat and tidy

Lagos old town is delightful.

Beach restaurant in Lagos in great company.

Belgian friends bringing croissants for breakfast.

Peter the gourmet dunking bread in his red wine!

Dolphins once the USAF was switched off

Fishing net caught around the rudder.

Peter looking and sounding like a monkey - and making less sense.

Richard bereft at the loss of my favourite bucket

Richard scrubbing the decks.

Escaping the relentless sun

Almeria greenhouses

Its just an old bloke with a beard

Saddam Hussein - likened to me, hopefully in appearance only.

I was told I looked like Walter Matthau which is slightly less insulting.

Peter forgot his swimming trunks which I guess can be forgiven as he is 74.

Good drive from the Parasailor

These paddleboarders are everywhere

Passing Barcelona, The copper fish in the background

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2020

Stern to at the Shepperton mooring

Pretty little 12-foot dinghy soon to be 'Tender To Hejira'

Catch of the day - a tin lid and a NOX canister

Rowing not Toad's forté

Shepperton Lock with an audience

Two carers taking a senile old git out for the day in the 'sunshine boat'.

Peaceful mooring in the morning mist - the better pictures are not taken by me!

Toad's erection

What goes on tour, stays on tour!

The Jumper - what's wrong with it? It is by 'Siochain' which is of Gaelic origin and means 'Peace'. Knitted in Co. Wicklow, Ireland and was bought from a craft shop (at considerable expense at the time) in Kilmore Quay when stormbound there, circumnavigating the UK about 25 years ago. I will let the readers decide!

A long day and equilibrium is a challenge.

Tender To Hejira moored at a friends house in Shepperton. A beautiful still morning on the river Thames

2019

Paula vetting my blog entry before publication

Entering the marina, The 'Pyramids' in the background

Huge house on the tip of Cap D'Antibes, rumoured to be part of the settlement for one of Roman Abramovich's previous wives

Paula relaxing with a drink at anchor off the final anchorage

Sunset over the Alpes Maritime

Take away delivery service

A well camoflaged Cicada

Snug dinghy landing on the south of Isle Sainte-Marguerite.

Dinghy lifted overnight for safety and security

Spartan Monastery Church

Monastery cloisters

Delightful shady walk around the island

Anchored amongst the big boys

Not the best berth at the entrance to St Laurent Du Var.

Panic lift. All done in 45 minutes.

Spirited sail off Giglio touching 8 knots. An unexpected blow !

Engrossed in A A Gill

Curious craft spotted well offshore as we sailed past.

Glimpses of the old city as we pass

Certosa Island, full of surprises

Curious visitor

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2018

Customs scrutiny - helpfully cutting our fishing line.

BBQ Restaurant. One of many in the fishing village near the marina in Porto.

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m_Harry and Megan

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2017

RVYC now untennable for drying overnight.

RVYC bottom resembling a mountain range since the larger ferries arrived

Big squeeze on the fenders at the RVYS pontoon

April passage to Yarmouth with Ollie and his mates. Ollie, Raph Malek, Nick Hawkins and George Ince

Single handed to Bembridge and rafted out for the SOA rally

Single handed to Ryde to dry out overnight.

July Passage to Poole with Carl Beetham and John Coe

Single handed to RVYC in March. Dried out overnight.

RVYC deserted in March

A surprise visit from John Morris in Cherbourg

Badly Under reading log

Chilly crossing to Cherbourg

Hejira in Cherbourg

Hen night frolics in my absence

John in the galley

John looking a bit 'green'

John not happy at being caught 'chucking'

Narrow channel up to Keyhaven Quay

John shaping up for a 'chuck'

Reflection in the mirror water - before it disappears

Dried out on Keyhaven Quay

John, me and Richard at the French Nuclear Submarine 'Redoutable'. Coincidentally the name of the ship from whoich a sniper shot Lord Nelson

Dusk approaching on the passage home

Convenient for Keyhaven Yacht Club

Reaching in the November Sunshine

Delightful Lymington

Dawn over the marshes

Richard in the saloon in Cherbourg

The bottom looked clear

Deserted Town Quay in Lymington

2016

Me and Barry at the presentation in Horta - Azores, receiving the World Cruising Navigators award.

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2015

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Barry Locke-Edmunds

Dr. Stephen Williams

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2014

m_Locking into the Caledonian Canal

m_Mary on the warps through the Crinan Canal

m_Paul and Mary

m_Paul on hand - Crinan lock

m_Crinan lock sequence

m_Crinan locking through

m_Well appointed but deserted Portavadie marina

m_The Creek Inn in Peel on the Isle of Man

m_Approaching Peel Harbour

m_Parker 31, I went round the UK in one of these 20 years before

m_Holy Loch hostelry

m_Loch Ranza for lunch

m_Menai Bridge to Anglesea

m_Alongside the Prince Madog

Mike looking very much like Sir Fancis Chichester

m_Dave and Mike in the uninspiring pub in Colwyn Bay. They did serve breakfast and show the rugby though.

m_ Pretty Conwy

m_The Swellies, Menai Straights. What a daunting passage !

m_Catching up with a Moody flying an identical Parasailor - just a bit smaller !

m_Hejira - Irish Sea Southerly 135

m_Swansea from the high rise restaurant

m_Swansea looking down on Hejira

m_Cardiff, pay and display outside the Assembly building

m_Deep Cardiff Sea Lock

m_Bristol City Centre

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2013

m_Helicopter preparing to winch crew onto Hejira's deck

Convenient for the pub in Totnes

Clumsy Graham - one of two immersions in the space of two days.

Alongside in Padstow

Alongside the Cobb in Lyme Regis

Cold dip in Chapman's Pool

Hejira up the Avon

Hejira in St Michaels Mount Harbour

Dried out on Bryher

Dolphins off Lundy

Dawn in Lyme Bay

Cork City Centre

Malpas from the Heron Inn

Marisco Tavern. Dave Wright, John Morris, Terry Oakley (now no longer with us) and me

Moored fore and aft in Mevagissey

Moored off Tenby

Paella in Mevagissey

Pub mooring in Totnes

Steadying sail moored in Worbarrow Bay on the Dorset Coast.

Pontoon mooring Malpas

Packies Restaurant in Kenmare, Ireland

Queen Anne's Battery Plymouth

Alex Streuli after 45 years

Yealm dinghy ashore

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