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…
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…
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…
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…
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…