Tag Archives: Sailing

New Testament Seamanship

Posted on Friday, 29 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A letter was written to a newspaper many years ago: Sir, – The story is told of an Exmouth pilot listening in church for the first time to the story of the shipwreck of St. Paul. The Reader ended dramatically … Continue reading →

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New Reefing System

Posted on Friday, 29 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is something I have wanted to do for some time. I began to comment on reefing a Mirror dinghy sail and saw the ideas of Mr David Sumner who lives in southern England and is very serious about his … Continue reading →

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Around the World in an Open Boat

Posted on Thursday, 28 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just discovered another amazing feat from the annals of seafaring. It is the incredible voyage of Anthony Steward, a South African, who circumnavigated in a nineteen-foot open boat, modified from a coastal trailer-sailer dayboat. No one has done … Continue reading →

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A Great Sailing E-mail Group

Posted on Friday, 22 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is one I recommend, called Openboat. It has 1534 members from all over the world, not just England. I have just joined it. This is the official description: Openboat is dedicated to the cruising of open boats in coastal … Continue reading →

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Jib on a Gaff Rig

Posted on Saturday, 16 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Another nautical theme came into my search box. I have already written on the gaff rig in several posts. This one concerns the jib in the precise context of the gaff rig. You don’t strictly need the jib on a … Continue reading →

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Introducing another Intrepid Seaman

Posted on Friday, 1 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have written about Bernard Moitessier and Joshua Slocum, the solo contemplatives who took on the most treacherous seas on this planet in substantial yachts of more than thirty feet. They were to the sea as Mozart and Bach were … Continue reading →

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Sail and Oar

Posted on Friday, 18 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just published an article on my French-language blog – Voile-Aviron, about a particular navigational mindset that distinguishes itself from aggressive competition or showing off one’s wealth and social status as in the case of some of the upmarket … Continue reading →

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More Reflections on Freedom and “The Pit”

Posted on Sunday, 13 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often return to the recurring theme in my life, and I still work at it and do all I can to “reality-check” it. This theme is one of the relationship between the human person (me or anyone else) with … Continue reading →

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Two Mirror Rig Questions

Posted on Monday, 30 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Another couple of search terms came up about the Mirror rig. I make no claim to expertise in this domain. I just know where to look and my boat has a Mirror rig which I set up every time I … Continue reading →

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Have Table will go

Posted on Thursday, 26 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

If you’re really desperate and have an outboard engine… Looks like fun, and you can have your dinner in style on the beach!

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