Jonty Pearce gets caught in an autumn downpour as he packs his boat up for the winter
Cruising life
Jonty Pearce: A Fantasy Voyage to the Isles of Langerhans
Jonty Pearce goes on an fantasy cruise with a crew of doctors and lands on remote islands, surrounded by mortal danger
Jonty Pearce: Super moon
As we witness the closest approach of the moon to earth in decades, Jonty Pearce wonders whether it could explain some strange behaviour...
Jonty Pearce: Jobs that have no end
Acquiring an orchard has kept Jonty Pearce on land with seemingly endless jobs, but is it so different from winter maintenance? he asks
Jonty Pearce: Winter migration
Jonty Pearce and his pontoon mates are made homeless for the winter when a howling gale necessitates some marina repairs
Jonty Pearce: A star-lit night at anchor
The beauty of the night sky from an anchored yacht fills Jonty Pearce with awe, but it also shines on when we're not afloat
Jonty Pearce: Mr Blobby on a stick, or ‘The art of mast climbing’
Some of us are better suited than others to being hoisted aloft, as Jonty Pearce discovered, but good team work and thorough preparation make mast-head jobs go smoothly
Jonty Pearce – Sprayhoods and cockpit covers
When it comes to cost, it all depends on the kind of sailing you do and your willingness to be self-sufficient, says Jonty Pearce
Heading for home from the high Arctic in a leaking boat
In a bitter north-east wind accompanied by flurries of snow we watched the desolate coast recede. By now, even on this coast, all the ice had vanished, all but…
Jonty Pearce: Going clubbing
Jonty Pearce pins his hopes on a sailing club and cruising with friends to ease him through the cold-turkey of retirement