Tag Archives: Sailing

Here’s a lovely video from David Sumner, the intrepid Mirror sailor from the Dinghy Cruising Association, of him sailing Curlew round the Isle of Wight (60 miles) with one stopover. This is the fellow who gave me advice for my … Continue reading →

We live in a crazy world where the law of maximum precaution is the way. I first became aware of this when buying a pot of paint in England about 20 years ago, on which there was an instruction – … Continue reading →

I have just been sent a link to this amazing voyage in a sixteen-foot cruising dinghy. I have never sailed on the Mediterranean Sea, but I am told the weather and winds are extremely fickle. The Romantic poet Percy Shelley … Continue reading →

Something that always amazes me in life is the sheer amount of money people need, or think they need. The maximum becomes the minimum. A big and powerful car becomes a status symbol. We have lost our love of simplicity … Continue reading →

I have already written about my favourite hobby dinghy cruising. I suppose I become wistful about it at this time of the year when possibilities of taking the boat out become increasingly rare due to cold and bad weather. December … Continue reading →

I have just dug out a few photos my wife took as she relished seeing me capsize! My first lessons with a patient young Breton were on the Lac du Caniel, the place where the local sailing school teaches beginners … Continue reading →

At last, my “new” 12-foot boat sailed the sea today, at the very moment when my Bishop is on the Atlantic on the Queen Mary II. I don’t know what things are like for him but there is quite a … Continue reading →

There’s a chance that Sarum will sail this year. I have adapted the hull fittings to the rig and have rebuilt the rudder head. I am still waiting for a couple of V jam-cleats for the tiller, for the line … Continue reading →

I quite often look at the French traditionalist Forum Catholique which had a posting that caught my attention: Celui qui ne tire pas les bords dans un archipel, va passer droit sur un rocher… Quand le vent est stable, quand … Continue reading →

I had the most amazing stroke of luck today, that of finding a dinghy hull for only fifty euros – and close to my home. It and several others are being sold by an association specialising in helping young people … Continue reading →