Remembering a gale-ridden war zone
Our windswept distant cousin, Falklands, made the news again today, almost forty years after the madness when Britain flexed its muscles to save a very, very distant possession of a pile of rocks peopled by Brits who seemingly preferred desolation to civilisation.
Shouldn't we avoid those stop-at-home feelings?
I was pondering on hopes to sail around the world alone again and forty years after my previous Cape Horner voyage.
Big feet, yes, but what sky divers!
Terrific to see old seafaring friends and occasional neighbours getting some fame on the net.
The secret of happiness is simple
Here’s some invaluable wisdom that this former professional seafarer hadn't realised is a psychological fact: Time spent near water is the secret of happiness.
What birds of a feather can do together
Blokes of foreign nationality might well feel they can sail into dear old Blighty and make this ancient land their home.