Missing in action
October 16th Vesta got spooked and ran out of the boat. The following week saw horrific storms, rain, winds gusting over 70mph. Since then there have been no confirmed sightings of her, and at this stage we believe she is lost 🙁
The Seven Stages of Buying a Boat
So, you’re thinking of buying a boat or you’ve just done the deal! Now prepare for the seven stages of grief boat buying! Acceptance and Hope Reconstruction and Working Through The Upward Turn Depression Anger and Bargaining Pain and Guilt Shock and Denial Acceptance and Hope You’ve bought the boat and everything seems full of […]
Why did I buy a boat? (Part 2)
The trials and tribulations of buying a 1977 Moody 39CC and moving from a desk job and into the cruising lifestyle – or “Welcome to my mid-life crisis”, as I like to say 🙂 “One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore” André Gide One […]
Why did I give up my day job and buy a boat?
As a child, I was captivated by tales of sailing and the sea, stories such as Swallows and Amazons, Robinson Crusoe, Hemingway’s tale of “The Old Man and the Sea” and so many other stories I’d read as a child.
My Manifesto
I have often been asked “so if you don’t think they (Boris, et al) are doing a good job, what would you do in their place?” … so I decided it might be time to put it down “on paper” so I can answer the question more simply and openly. COVID-19 Response I would have […]
Another way to say thank you …
Ok, bit of an experiment here …. Over the years I’ve helped a lot of people out and never really asked for anything in return, many have said “you’ve saved our business, thank you! – we’ll send you a bottle of something to say thanks” .. others have said “times are hard, but you’ve really […]