The art of sailing not rowing or the Law of Least Effort I’ve pondered over this for quite a long time now? What is the purpose of doing a world circumnavigation by a sailing boat?  For me this is personal goal, but it’s more about travel by boat & bike with some element of kayaking. […]

The Jester Challenge is single handed transatlantic yacht race for boats of between 20’ to 30’ from Plymouth to Rhode Island.  The Jester Challenge was an original idea from a Second World War Royal Marine hero Blondie Hasler. Blondie came up with the Idea of singlehanded yacht race across the Atlantic called OSTAR. Which was

Back in the late 1990’s I was concerned about the lack of apprenticeship and technical craftsman training. Why?  I had been in industrial sales for about 20 years I decided I wanted to go back on the tools as welder. Yes it meant putting on blue overall once again?  “So what I thought”  it’s a skill and

Aluminium is used for many industrial applications. Such things as bulk road tankers, tipper trucks, beer barrels, overhead pylon cables, window frames, aircraft components, fast ferries, trains, vehicles both private and military and military bridges.  Aluminium is the most abundant material on Earth after oxygen and silicon. And is desirable for its inherent mechanical and

Since arriving in Conwy North Wales, to be near my family, and with the ongoing Covid pandemic I decided that needed to stay put for awhile! I thought it might be an idea to do some work over the winter months to help my finances? When I saw the advertisement for welders near Stockport I

When I arrived in Conwy marina back in June on walking alone the winding coastal path adjacent to Conwy river you suddenly behold an amazing Norman castle that dominates the southern bank of the Conwy river. Wales has many fine Norman castles, dotted all over North and South Wales. Conwy castle is a particularly fine

My Sister lost her husband a few days ago and he was only 66. He died due to a number of different things a previous stroke and complication through his type 2 diabetes. He had been a heavy smoker, obese and was addicted to Coke Cola. I know our lives are in our own hands

What\’s a tipping point? Definition: The point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger important change. Over the past few weeks there\’s been lots of news on different weather extreme events, such as the Heat Dome over the north western Canada, wild fires and droughts in

I had intended to sail to Norway north of Bergen to Sognefjord to do some kayaking. During my time in Sweden the locals had informed me that Norway was closed and Norwegians needing to enter Norway and needed to quarantine for 10 days.  When I arrived in Inverness I had spoken to my sister about

I flow out to Copenhagen on the 15 May 21 to collect my new sailing boat Stella Polaris. I had to organise various things prior to flying out to Denmark. Letter of authorisation from the old owner Saku stating I was flying out on business to skipper a sailing boat from Sweden to the UK