Monthly Archives: May 2015

The Pit

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are used to catalogues about the woes of modern society. The party’s over is no exception and a breeding ground for simplistic right-wing jingoistic solutions: Spare the rod… Of course, it is all cogent. We have just as much … Continue reading →

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Perceptio

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Perceptio is of a rare subtlety in understanding many of the issues that dog us. Churches concerned with political correctness are described in Make of it what you will. I have given a lot of thought to the issue of … Continue reading →

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Interesting Ideas – and their Limitations

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For the first time in a few weeks, I have found a subject that strikes me as being of interest. There was the Semaine du Golfe when I was totally off-line. The only electricity I was using was a rechargeable … Continue reading →

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First Sailing Videos

Posted on Monday, 25 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I now have a cheap video camera in a waterproof case. Here are four very brief videos, the first on a day with little wind, the second and third running before a fresh wind and surfing on the swell. The … Continue reading →

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Maman, les petits bateaux!

Posted on Friday, 22 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Such would be a cry of delight from a little child on discovering that there were not only ships and schooners at the Semaine du Golfe – but also little boats! Here is a video about Flotilla 2, the type … Continue reading →

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Have Rubber Dinghy will Sail!

Posted on Thursday, 21 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This photo (acknowledgement to Ronan Coquil) has just gone out on Facebook, so I thought I would reproduce it here. This was taken last Tuesday as I followed my Flotilla to the opening festivities on the Isle of Arz. Towing … Continue reading →

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My Semaine du Golfe in Photos

Posted on Monday, 18 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here are the best of the photos I took with a waterproof camera. All the same, the lens needs cleaning from time to time to get rid of the salt build-up. I arrived last Sunday afternoon (10th May), rigged and … Continue reading →

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Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat

Posted on Monday, 18 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was relating the Semaine du Golfe with Sophie last night, and she pointed the discussion towards the “domestic” aspect of life on a boat rather than descriptions of places to which she could not relate or the technical aspect … Continue reading →

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Back Home from Brittany

Posted on Sunday, 17 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just returned from the Semaine du Golfe in Brittany, one of the major seafaring festivals of the world involving sailing ships, classic fishing boats and small sail-oar dinghies – more than a thousand vessels. It was a great … Continue reading →

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Interesting Reflection on Quo Primum

Posted on Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Hunwicke’s new entry S Pius V: the BIG MISTAKE, THE UNIVERSAL MYTH is worth a look-in. This piece of liturgical legislation is of no relevance to Anglicans, even though many of us are using the Anglican Missal or the … Continue reading →

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