Liferaft drama: Done and dusted
New book done (but for a final read-through), done and dusted, and now rushing to airport for the flight home this evening.
Home is the sailor, home from the, er, sky
Home - at last! - home sweet home, where the houseplants have somehow survived a lounge drought, the bills, election promises, and a hundred broadband and TV offers, resemble the Himalayas under the letter flap. Back in time, importantly, to put jetlag on hold while I cycled to the polling booth to offer a desperate vote for relative sanity.
A luxurious rescue for Mervyn
Excellent news that solo yachtsman Mervyn Wheatley was picked up in such style after his yacht was crippled in a North Atlantic storm at the weekend.
August treatment for this ocean advocate
Wondering when that Yachting World splash about your blogger is to appear? You're not alone, of course, for it could make such a huge difference to the chances of my new book finding a publisher. And it must help Sailing to Purgatory reach a wider audience.