“Want to sail the world, follow a map to it’s edge and keep going, adventure will be my guide, courage…
Crew Allocation Day
And… So the day, at long last arrives. Quite an epic event it turns out. Emotions run high as the…
Where do my loyalties lie?
It may be that I’m quite mad, as this weekend finds me jumping in a car with only 20 km…
The week before Crew Allocation
We’re all anxious to know our skippers, mates, crew and assigned yachts and their names. We may learn the race…
Level 2 Training
Going to sea and sailing non-stop, day and night, learning to keep watch and feeding the crew is the purpose…
RYA Sea Survival
Leaving Mel’s AirB&B early and following her helpful advice, I got the train to Portsmouth harbour. A railway official guided…
The day before Level 2 training.
The alarm clock was successful this morning and the ‘Bob is Back’ crew (Level 1 ) may well question, ‘whyever…
Riding Waves
At the end of a row of hangers known colloquially as ‘Millionaires Row’ were stored the gliders ‘Delta Mike’ and…
A week prior to Level 2 training
Yesterday morning dawned clear and somewhat chilly with a thin layer of frost covering the grass that Ian had mown…
Wondering through the park
As you make your way to Pafuri, one is staggered by the lilac tinged crimson of the Bushwillow seed pods…
Mangled Neuron 