SAILING

I read that James Wharram the Polynesian self build designer of double hull sailing canoes died in December 2020. He lived to grand age of 92. James was Working class lad from Manchester who loved the outdoor life and climbing.  When he was 16 he read a book at his local Library about a Pacific […]

The affinities of all the beings of the same class have sometimes been represented by a great tree. I believe this simile largely speaks the truth.— Charles Darwin For most of us and probably all other living life forms, life is a given “ it is what it is”  Albert Einstein two theories of special and

I have always been fascinated about the Polynesian navigators who without any navigational charts or navigational instruments such as sexton, compass or time piece (chronometer) navigated across vast distances of the tropical Pacific ocean.  When reading about Captain Cooks voyages across the Pacific he used a Tahitian Priest called Tupaia who was expert in ancient

How does the Immune system work?  The immune system has a vital role: It protects your body from harmful substances, germs and cell changes that could make you ill. It is made up of various organs, cells and proteins. As long as your immune system is running smoothly, you don’t notice that it’s there. But

I been working or in my case watching other aluminium welders carry out their jobs of work. Having spent a couple of weeks in the welding school to pass two weld test pieces ( fillet and butt weld ). I was sent out into the factory to watch other welders go about their particular part

I did a blog post awhile ago about how the oceans might of been formed?  Blog post was called Creation of The Oceans.  http://marefabulas.com/creation-of-the-oceans/ The world oceans are body of water that covers covers 70.8 percent of the surface of the earth. More importantly it contains 97% of all water on the planet.  Seawater covers approximately 361,000,000 km2

Back in July of this year I purchased a serious touring bike called a Koga Miyata Signature. It was a second hand bike virtually like new!  To be honest I wasn’t hundred percent sure if I bought the right bike. What brought the Koga bike to my attention was a talk I went to in

What is the COP? It’s the United Nations Framework Convention On Climate Change. The COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention. All States ( countries)  that are Parties to the Convention are represented at the COP, at which they review the implementation of the Convention and any other legal instruments that the COP adopts

Having returned into a work environment after 6 years of retirement to pursue my passion of sailing. I had a rude awaking in seeing an old established engineering company in state of flux and poor leadership. As an ex soldier and an interest still in military history and tactical campaigns Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery strung

You probably might think this post is rather strange why do a blog post on addiction?  This has been brought into my mind through various personal family encounters and with a work colleague.  Recently my sister lost her husband and suddenly she’s started smoking again having given up cigarettes a couple years before.  One of