Sailing Aphrodite

Alex has kindly offered to crew from Plymouth to Edinburgh on my round Britain trip this summer and as we had not sailed together since our...

With the weather being settled I took the boat out for more single handed 'familiarisation' and to enjoy being out on the water on ...

As the weather was quiet and I wanted some 'reacquainting' myself with the boat, giving me time to listen to what sounds she made ...

My reports of speed over ground (SOG) and speed through the water (STW) surprised a couple of my friends in the marina. In other words the...

The time had come to sort out some rusty skills and handle the boat on my own. I headed down to the boat and took ages getting her ready t...