My Tattoo My fortieth birthday – some years ago – didn’t bother me much. It just came and went but – leading up to my fiftieth birthday – was a bit different story – definitely all downhill from there. My…
Category: Misc
30/04 I have never liked being referred to as an ‘Expert’ (and it’s happened a few times!) Mainly because- my definition of an expert is: ‘X’ is the unknown factor and ‘spurt’ is a drip under pressure.
I Am Sailing – Part 1 It’s more than thirty years, since my wife, Jean and I, discovered sailing. It wasn’t planned – we didn’t harbour any particular ambition to learn how to sail. We did both love being on…
I Am Sailing – Part 2 Table of Contents Largs 1 First Time in Largs 1 Saturday 2 Maritime Tradition 2 Largs Roger and Sharon’s sailing club also had boats moored in Largs Yacht Haven – on the coast of…
I Am Sailing – Part 3 Table of Contents The Tall Ship 1 Here We Go 1 The Winston Churchill 1 Induction 2 No. 1 on No. 1 Watch 2 I am on the Helm 3 The Irish Sea 3…
I Am Sailing – Part 4 Table of Contents Qualified Sailors 1 The RYA 1 Neilson 2 First Training Day 3 The Training 3 Lesson One 4 The Drill 5 Qualified Sailors Jean and I knew that, to have a…
Flotilla – Part 5.1 Table of Contents Morning assembly 1 First Briefing 1 Our Boat 2 First Radio check 3 N>B., ‘Over and Out’ 3 First Sail 3 Day 1 – Monday We are now both qualified to join the…
Thought for the week 13/042023 People are like tea bags – you only know their strength when – they’re in hot water.
Flotilla – 5.2 Table of Contents The Morning Briefing 1 First Sail 1 Happy Hour 1 First Gathering 2 Roy and Bernie 3 DAY 2 3 Morning Briefing 3 Day 2 – Tuesday The Morning Briefing Weather Clear Sky’s Max.Temp….
Flotilla – 5.3 Table of Contents The Highlights 2 Flotilla 2 The Morning Briefing 2 Leaving Big Vathi 3 Spartakhori 4 Matt & Karen 5 How to eat mussels. 6 Day 3 – Wednesday Now – what went on for…