I first met Dick Durham when he came aboard for a ‘Me and My Boat’ session, during which I jokingly referred to Aurial as ‘HMS Ebay’. It tickled his fancy…
Cruising life
Ketch sailing: Jib and jigger
Carol and I are both admirers of the ketch rig. Some Yachting Monthly readers may have seen my article on the rig (Six reasons to sail a ketch, May 2014)…
A killer whale and a wetsuit
Our blogger, Jonty Pearce, recounts a recent shopping trip with his wife to find a wetsuit
A sailor’s guide to whales and dolphins
Spotting wild whales and dolphins while sailing is a joy, says marine conservationist Anna Moscrop
Jonty Pearce: Head In The Clouds
I worry about clouds. Not the fine grey fluffy ones that hog the sky and deny us our vitamin D, or the dark ones that so love to drench us,…
Jonty Pearce: The Marina Nomad
As the recession deepens and our economy shrinks, the opportunity to relocate boats to other areas has been increasing. Marina waiting lists are shortening, and dropping demand has seen managers…
Jonty Pearce: Concrete Gardens
The sun is shining, the wind mild, and the seas calm. So why am I stuck miles from the water working in the garden and not sailing? The pressures and…
Jonty Pearce: The first sail of the season
During our Friday evening three hour drive to Aurial, we reassured ourselves that Saturday would dawn still and sunny for our inauguaral 2015 sail. Gladly, it did, though I woke…
Jonty Pearce: One of those days
It was just one of those days. We all have them – days when everything we touch goes wrong and it is best to just give up and go back…
Sailwhipping – why not to fettle in a gale
One of the problems of being a busy GP living three hours away from our boat is that we have to schedule our diaries a long way ahead. Our planned…