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. Then all my savings were depleted by a mixture of living costs and ongoing refurbishment and repair costs, so not […]Curve Balls and Lemonade
For a while now, I have been experiencing excruciating pain in areas of the male anatomy that should not feel pain under any circumstances. It comes and goes, it isn’t a hernia, it isn’t an STD, it doesn’t seem to be cancer (thank God!), the quacks have poked and prodded a great deal and have […]Planning the shakedown cruise
I was taught to be cautious, and as such before setting out on a huge transatlantic expedition, I feel it prudent to take SV Pamela C on a number of shorter journeys which are closer to landImpossible Journeys
With a New Year comes new aspirations and dreams. Follow as I embark on one “impossible journey” after another …End of a season, but not the end of the road!
So the sailing season has come to an end, but what does that mean for SV Pamela C and what are my future plans?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 
Another day at sea!
September 20th, Jack again came on board with Gregg’s finest, suggesting that it was a nice day for a sail … to be honest, he had me at “hello” and I was raring to go (I’m not yet comfortable taking Pamela C out on my own, although getting closer and closer to feeling comfortable) and […]Maiden Voyage
September 19th, 2021 we finally managed to take Pamela C out under canvas for the first time since taking ownership back in June! Well under the Genoa as we’re still waiting for the new boom to be delivered. It was just a short trip out into Weymouth Bay, primarily to raise the Genoa and attach […]What is it about sailing?
What is it that I love so much about sailing? Good question! 
Take everything you own that you can’t live without, put it and yourself into the shower turn on the cold water all the way, stay in there for at least two hours. If you come out with a semi-sunny disposition you’re in […]