Messing about in boats
These initial blog posts are really to play catch up. As we transition from the normal run of the mill lifestyle to one with a lot less stuff and very different modes of transport. Moving from house to boat via van, perhaps a pointer to a classic mid life crisis? We don't think so. There's [...]
From Van to Vannes….. (and beyond) We’re Al & SJ. Just an everyday UK couple. No different to anyone else. There’s the house. Albeit on a private marina next to a river near Cambridge. Complete with wonderfully expansive views, pontoon but no boat. There are the long days working, travelling including the stupidly long commute [...]
"Sitting in Ramsgate harbour waiting for a brisk NW wind to drop before crossing the Thames Estuary, I noticed a small gaffer turn into the next berth. I offered to help with the lines and in no time she was berthed comfortably. The normal conversation when greeting a boat and its owner ensued. Where you [...]
Marcus and Freya Pomeroy-Rowden explain how they built their 18th century replica three masted lugger Grayhound and for the last two seasons have been trading under sail, taking goods across the Channel and beyond... The goods have the cachet of having a very low carbon footprint but the couple explain that some of the wine [...]
The new J Class Svea was launched at the end of January and has begun sea trials in Holland. The 43.6-metre yacht is a Tore Holm design dating from 1937. The designs were discovered by the specialist John Lammerts Van Bueren around the year 2000, no-one had known that Holm had designed a J back [...]
Winter sailing is often great, in these halcyon days before Christmas; we were out in just our jerseys yesterday, December 17, in the Heard 28 Isabel. Halcyon days are often associated with high pressure during the 14 day period around the solstice. They stem from Greek mythology and really refer to the Aegean - but [...]
Dramatic footage of RNLI teams has been making quite a stir on Facebook recently. In our October-November issue, Richard Johnstone-Bryden visits Happisburgh Lifeboat Station to learn the remarkable techniques used by the rescue crews.
Dave Selby - who is on the cover of the October-November issue of Classic Sailor (Out Oct 20), wants us to vote for him as the Yachtsman of the Year. NOMINATE SAILING-FOR-ALL CAMPAIGNER. (From a press release) An “evangelist” small boat sailor battling a rare nerve disorder wants to be nominated for Yachtsman of the [...]
“What happened to “Enterprise” in Imperia” Coming ashore after Sunday´s cancelled race we were informed that we had been DSQ for the whole regatta due to the fact that our skipper by mistake handed in the 2015 measurement certificate instead of the correct 2016 one. As you can see from the appeal the race office [...]
