I’d love to see the author of The Canal Guide: Britain’s 55 best canals, Stuart Fisher, on Mastermind: his apparently effortless outpouring of information on matters far removed from his…
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Gold Bay: Book Review
Gold Bay is the second of a thriller series featuring tough ex-Navy SEAL Adam Weldon and beautiful undercover FBI agent Tripnee. Adam’s uncle, Peace (an ex-Zen monk) has been kidnapped…
Tested: Spot X Bluetooth Satellite tracking & messaging
The Spot X Bluetooth promises cheaper two-way satellite communication. We test the satellite tracking and messaging device to see if it is a cost effective option for cruising sailors
The Backside of Normal: a sailing life of adventure – Book review
If your starting point is Los Angeles then your cruising ground is immediately the Pacific. Roger Olson’s first expeditions took him to Catalina Island and down the coast of Mexico.…
The Journeying Moon: Book review
I chose The Journeying Moon by Ernle Bradford as this month’s Book at Bunktime because I was interested in those immediate post Second World War individuals who found that the…
Waterproof backpack tested: Red Paddle 30 litre
A waterproof backpack is easy to carry and keeps things dry when going to and from the boat. We put Red Paddle's new 30 litre dry bag through its paces
For the Love of the Sea: Book review
‘We are lucky to live in an island that enjoys such a diverse array of food,’ writes Jenny Jefferies in the preface to her book For the Love of the…
Satellite messenger tested: Spot Gen4
We test the Spot Gen4 satellite messenger which can send check in and customised messages or distress signals at the touch of a button
Solar panel tested: PV Logic 8W Folding Solar Panel
We test the affordable Solar Technology International PV Logic 8W Folding Solar Panel and see if it charges even during a spring sail
How a PLB saved my life when I was knocked overboard
Solo yachtsman Nigel Fox's life was saved by a PLB when he was knocked overboard by stormy seas off the north coast of Australia