It’s been 2½ years since I took my Yachtmaster Coastal and I felt ready to move on to the offshore qualification. Last time, I made the conscious decision to take it in unfamiliar waters so as to force me to be thorough in checking out the local hazards. Continue reading Yachtmaster Offshore Exam
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Round the Island – So what went wrong?
After a week or so to reflect on our Round the Island Race perhaps the question should be “What could we have done differently?” Continue reading Round the Island – So what went wrong?
Round the Island Race 2015
Bob cooked bacon sandwiches as we motored down the Hamble which is probably the best way to start a day in the world and we could see the hundreds of boats milling about over Bramble Bank and towards Cowes. Continue reading Round the Island Race 2015
Round the Island Race Training Day
The Nomad 1 crew arrived at Gosport Marina for sustenance and banter on Thursday evening. Four of us had sailed together before, joined by Debbie a professor in molecular physiology which as with all of our professional lives was to prove useless on the Solent. Continue reading Round the Island Race Training Day