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 time, only to be outbid or gazumped and with COVID and lockdown it became harder and harder to find anything […]
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 the supermarket. I hope I can complete most of this in the week leading up to the departure date (31st […]
(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. Then all my savings were depleted by a mixture of living costs and ongoing refurbishment and repair costs, so not […]
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 and the complexities of (safe) navigation increase. We now have to watch out for an ever-increasing number of ships on […]
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!
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 time, only to be outbid or gazumped and with COVID and lockdown it became harder and harder to find anything […]
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 the supermarket. I hope I can complete most of this in the week leading up to the departure date (31st […]
(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. Then all my savings were depleted by a mixture of living costs and ongoing refurbishment and repair costs, so not […]
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 and the complexities of (safe) navigation increase. We now have to watch out for an ever-increasing number of ships on […]
With a New Year comes new aspirations and dreams. Follow as I embark on one “impossible journey” after another …
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!
So the sailing season has come to an end, but what does that mean for SV Pamela C and what are my future plans?