Category: Yarns
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Jetski is a Russian Word
By Sam Llewellyn It is a little-known fact that the jetski, like the tractor and the iron lung, was invented by Stalin – though on closer inspection the roots of these machines in a Communist… […]
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Instructors’ tales: Tea’s Up
In which Bob Hammond discovers that, as the instructor aboard, his novice crew are likely to take him, very precisely, at his word… “Just try making it in the sink mate,” I suggested It is… […]
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Andrew Bray: Forecasting
What there is now is what I would call absolute forecasting… but keep watching the visual signs if you don’t want to get caught out By Andrew Bray In mid-November I decided to go out… […]
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How to survive a Tall Ship
Guy Venables finds out that turning up in posh foulies is all wrong, but on the other hand attempting to ‘fit in’ with the crew is also fraught with hazards, both social and physical… and…… […]
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Online forums – their kind of advice…
Thread: Sea Knives Asking an online forum for some simple advice? What’s that like then? Asks Sam Llewellyn 8th January 0855 Seasailor McDodder. Mudd. Original Poster I am off to the Boat Show, and I… […]
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Instructors’ Tales: Freckles at Sea
In which Richard Howell discovers that students don’t always understand why you should jettison cargo to leeward… For many years I used to provide an annual weekend corporate sailing event in the Solent for a… […]
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I’ll never forget whatsisname – Quirky
In which Quirky’s sailing companion name-drops about how he forgot a name… In a previous lifetime, when we lived in NY, we enjoyed the delights of keeping a 25 foot sloop on Long… […]
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Andrew Bray: Running aground
I’m a bit stuck right now. Running aground comes to us all at some time. It’s how we get off that makes the difference It’s a rite of passage. Anyone who sails, whether cruising… […]
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Andrew Bray: Where the closest contact is above in space
Can you hear me, over? Sometimes it’s easier for a mariner to call up the International Space Station than his wife at home In February 2005 Alex Whitworth and Peter Crozier were half way… […]
