Tag Archives: The Sea

Like my sailing blog in French, my postings are a little slow at present. There is little to report, and I see little need to repeat here what is reported elsewhere. Some blogs relate that Bishop Entwistle would be the … Continue reading →

I have just discovered Old Salt Blog – “a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea“. I am sure many a happy hour can be spent looking at the postings on this blog and the amazing … Continue reading →

Estuaries are funny place to sail, because you have to be careful of the tidal current and the current of the river flowing into the sea. If you don’t know what you’re doing, they can be dangerous. You can’t sail … Continue reading →

Mad dogs and Englishmen! This is a fine book to read: The Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow: A Mirror Odyssey from North Wales to the Black Sea. In1998 Sandy Mackinnon left his home in England in a Mirror dinghy … Continue reading →

I am not going to make any moralising comments like those about God not allowing man to boast his technological achievements or symbols of progress. Some preachers at the time likened the Titanic to the Tower of Babel. What would … Continue reading →

At last, the north-east wind decided to give something a little more decisive than its usual fickle and timid self (I much prefer a good westerly), but it was better than nothing. It was going to be delicate between the … Continue reading →

O ye Seas and Floods, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, bless ye the Lord : praise him, and magnify him for ever. One of the … Continue reading →