Jonty Pearce: Take every opportunity you can

A chance meeting presents an unexpected opportunity to get out on the beautiful waters of the Scottish west coast for Jonty Pearce

Jonty Pearce – The law of chance

Even if they interrupt your planned time away, chance meetings with old friends are happy moments to be relished, says Jonty Pearce

Jonty Pearce delights in others' difficulties with holding tanks, until his boat meets the same obstacle

A charter holiday is never without some issues, so a sailor must be a good mechanic and engineer as well as a competent seaman, says Jonty Pearce

With the start of British Summer Time, the sailing season is truly underway for Jonty Pearce, as he looks forward to retirement

Spring is in the air, and with the boat back in its home berth, Jonty Pearce is feelikng ready for the season

Looking across the average British harbour, the variety of shape, size and purpose of craft gets Jonty Pearce thinking

Jonty Pearce makes the most of a quiet weekend to get some work done on his boat before the season kicks off

With thoughts of unrestricted views from the helm, Jonty Pearce dreams up the regulator's dream sailing boat

It may still be winter, but the busy sailors in the boatyard are a sure sign that spring is on its way, says Jonty Pearce