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The Question Of The Day!

Okay, here’s the question of the day:...

My Very First Sail!

The funny thing about getting into sailing...

The Question Of The Day!

Okay, here’s the question of the day: How many of you have stood on the deck of your boat, looking into a black and stormy sky, and asked yourself, “What the hell am I doing out here?” Come on. Fess up. I can tell you with all honesty that I can recall numerous times when I found myself standing at the rail, gripping a shroud, looking off into dark and angry skies, and wishing I was anyplace but there. There is something about watching a wall of black clouds coming toward...

My Very First...

The funny thing about getting into sailing is that nobody really tells you what you’re getting into. They tell you about the freedom, the...

Bashing out of...

“A sailor is an artist whose medium is the wind”. An amazing American single-hander, Webb Chiles. Realising that as a sailor; luck has played part of...

Heaven Turns to...

We were finishing a 500-mile crossing that had turned out to be one of those passages sailors dream about when they’re sitting in a...

‘Why not’ on...

Clive, Chris and I set off about two o’clock in August a few years ago on ‘Tintin’. We left from Clive’s mooring at Arisaig....

Dancing with the...

If cruising teaches you anything, it's that Mother Nature has a wicked sense of humor. She'll hand you a postcard-perfect evening, a gentle sunset, and...

…And There You...

Land was only four or five miles ahead of me. It had to be. The fact that I couldn't see a blessed thing out there didn't...

Time for the...

There comes a point in every sailor's life when the ocean quits handing out quizzes and decides it's time for the final exam. This was...

And Sometimes It’s...

It was one of those days that reminds you the ocean really doesn’t give a damn about your plans, your schedule, or your opinion...

What You Find...

As you rack up the years on this rock, you eventually stumble into one unavoidable truth that hits harder than a rogue wave at...