I'm not entirely sure what I was expecting when I bought Pamela C. I'd spent a good 2 or 3 years looking for the right boat and had put offers in on several over the
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April Shakedown
The plan for April is simple, get some miles under the keel! Initially, the plan is to start slowly - there will undoubtedly be work to do on the boat to prepare and trips to
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Being forced to pause
(but not giving up!) A year ago I had lofty plans to set sail around the UK and then conquer the world! A mixture of ill health and ill fortune has created setback after setback.
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For years I have said, give me a chart, a stopwatch and a compass and I'll navigate anywhere - whether it's in a plane or on a boat. As I get older, the bravado wanes
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With a New Year comes new aspirations and dreams. Follow as I embark on one “impossible journey” after another …
Impossible Journeys
The only impossible journey is the one you never begin .. unknown As we start a new year, we reflect on what was and then we look forward to what will be, always remembering that
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Having spent the last 6 months getting SV Pamela C ready to sail, we decided our first trip away should be to Weymouth to see in the New Year in style!
Getting Ready for New Years Eve 2021
After sitting on tenterhooks waiting for the UK Government to announce a lockdown and cancel New Year's Eve, we were overjoyed to find that no new restrictions are being imposed this side of the New
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So the sailing season has come to an end, but what does that mean for SV Pamela C and what are my future plans?
End of a season, but not the end of the road!
“When you sail for the first time, you have one of two experiences. It becomes a one-time, bucket-list thing you check off your list, or it becomes a part of your soul forever.”Michelle Segrest. For
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