2025
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Life in the slow lane: Taking time to stop and smell the flowers
What are your future travel plans? I regularly get asked what my travel plans are. The short answer is that I’m heading home to Northern Ireland and Donegal in Éire. Of course I’ve been heading there, and the Scottish Western… Continue reading
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Rescue on the River: saving a yacht from disaster
Life is rarely boring for long on a boat. It started like any sunny Sunday afternoon. I had been shopping, stocking up with enough fresh supplies for most of the week. I’d decided to BBQ that evening. This, of course,… Continue reading
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Fixing boats in beautiful places once again
I’ve continued to reside in sunny Salcombe for a the last couple of weeks, but hopefully this will be at an end soon.Regular readers will know that I began having issues with my chart plotter since leaving the Isle of… Continue reading
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The English Riviera: Sailing from Dorset into South Devon
When I last posted here a couple of weeks ago, Isosceles sat in Portland marina while I was sunning myself in beautiful Weymouth. Since then I’ve been enjoying the sights of the English Riviera and south Devon. No, I haven’t moved… Continue reading
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Sailing Adventures: From Isle of Wight to Portland via Poole
Last week I discussed why my trip is taking so long, plus the repairs I was having to do to the boat. This week things have moved on, so what’s gone wrong this time? A weekend on the Isle of… Continue reading
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The Freedom of Coastal Sailing: Enjoying the Journey
In last weeks blog I arrived on the Isle of Wight with a few engine issues to solve. I had always planned to stay here a while. I know some have speculated why I’m doing this trip in short runs. It’s quite… Continue reading
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Challenges of the Solent … and the seasons first breakdown
Last week saw me stopping off in Brighton, but I was keen to take advantage of the good sailing forecast and move on to the Isle of Wight. Saturday morning rolled around and the weather looked set for some good… Continue reading
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Cold Seas and Sunny Skies: Sailing on to Brighton
When I left you last Friday I was safely tucked up in Ramsgate. It had been a cold couple of days in the north sea. What a difference a week has made … Later last Friday afternoon I made the move round… Continue reading
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Farewell to Ipswich: Time to Journey at Sea
Leaving Ipswich is a real wrench. It’s become home, with real friends. It makes it harder to leave than when I set off from the Hamble. There the people were pleasant and the place was nice, but it was a… Continue reading
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