May 28, 2023 | Restoring A Trailer Sailer
We continued our search. Generally, I was of the opinion that it would be better to pay more for something that was ready to sail, rather than pay less and have something requiring lots of work. But Jenni didn’t like the look of any of the boats we saw, many of which...
Jan 17, 2023 | Restoring A Trailer Sailer
When we first decided to purchase a trailer-sailer, we looked at a whole range of boats, none of which seemed to quite match our list of requirements, though a few came close. But what was clear, was that an inspection was definitely necessary, no matter what the...
Oct 14, 2021 | The Armchair Sailor
THE UNLIKELY VOYAGE of Jack de CrowA.J. MackinnonBlack Inc books, 2014 This has to be one of my favourite sailing books. I think it’s the combination of the amazing achievement and the beautiful, lyrical prose with which the tale is described. Anyone who has ever...
Sep 30, 2021 | The Armchair Sailor
Erebus, The Story Of A Ship Michael Palin2018, Arrow Books Erebus is not a well-known name or ship, despite achieving amazing feats in exploration. In the early 1840s Erebus was dispatched to discover the south Magnetic Pole and travelled further south than any ship...
