With COVID-19 restrictions now easing, Jonty Pearce and his wife Carol cruise locally in south Wales - their first time on the water for eight months!
Jonty Pearce
Predicting navigational hazards
Jonty Pearce gives a thorough breakdown of how to avoid other ships at sea, from tankers to trawlers
Jonty Pearce: Going viral
Retired GP Jonty Pearce warns that an escape to leisure yachts runs the risk of COVID-19 disease spread and strain on local hospitals
Jonty Pearce: The travails of winter
Jonty Pearce checks on his Southerly 105 ketch following the recently stormy winter weather, but discovers not all of the boats have fared as well as Aurial
Jonty Pearce: Musings on the RNLI
Jonty Pearce throws his support behind the RNLI as he reflects that 2019 has not always been smooth sailing for the charity
Jonty Pearce: Over the top….again
Jonty Pearce continues his cruise north of Ullapool and the Summer Isles in Scotland
Jonty Pearce: Round the bend
Rounding the fearsome Cape Wrath in Scotland proves something of an anti-climax for Jonty Pearce as he cruises north of Ullapool and the Summer Isles
Jonty Pearce: A time to chill
Jonty Pearce reflects on why it is so important to make time to relax, as he enjoys a lazy passage close to home
Jonty Pearce: skippering skills refresher
Jonty Pearce helps Penguin Cruising Club members to brush up on their skippering skills ahead of an Easter charter to Scotland
Jonty Pearce: The might of the Fram
Jonty Pearce marvels at the exploration ship, the Fram during a visit to Norway