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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…