My favourite spot on a boat, top of the mast...My office with a view... It’s another busy day here in the marina today. A new wireless wind meter now installed at the top of Sailing Yacht "Sea Bean’s" mast, then off to help “Ella” a big Fontain Pagot Catamaran,...
I hope you’re having an awesome day! Now, this is what every Sunday should be like... Cruising down the east coast of Spain in the western Med between Alicante and Benidorm, auto-pilot on, feet up, chilled, relaxed, life is just a dream… This was exactly the...
“We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall...
If you never go, you will never know... Never be beaten by regret, because regret always has a sneaky way of revealing itself when it’s far too late... So chase that sunset, chase that adventure, chase that dream, make it happen! Hope you’re having an awesome...
The great thing about sailing around on a sailboat is that you get to discover and experience some of the most extraordinary places that this beautiful world has to offer. And not only do you get to meet some incredible people along the way, but you also get to...
The world is in the middle of a massive shakeup, possibly the biggest shake-up of our lifetime... But there’s been a no better time now to re-assess, re-calibrate, re-configure and really re-think things going forward. For many, things may never be the same...
One of the biggest misconceptions I come across from time to time, living this lifestyle of living on a boat whilst slowly making my way of sailing around the world, is the, “Oh you live on a yacht, you must be loaded…”, which in reality couldn’t be more further...
Can’t go wrong with a little Sunday afternoon Braai on the boat whilst stuck in a marina on the south coast of Spain. 😎🙌🏻⛵️ I know it’s a complete unforgivable criminal offence, punishable by death under section 4.11 of South African Braaing Law to put burgers on...
On this day, 24 May 1941, the pride of the Royal Navy, the HMS Hood was sunk in the Denmark Strait by Germany’s answer to the war at sea during WW2, The Bismarck. 1415 men lost their lives and were considered lost at sea that day, my great grandfather, Dennis...
After such an awesome banger of a day, you just can’t go wrong with a nice little Saturday afternoon Spanish sunset one man braai on the boat to see out the rest of a beautiful day... 😋 Good food, good beer, good tunes, good place, good life, good times... Just...