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The Scoresby Sund Sailing Expedition Departure is Imminent!
5th April 2026 Reading time: Five minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 2/10 Suddenly there is no time left and an awful lot to do! A fact not helped by me suffering from the dreaded lurgy all last week and I’m only just back to firing on all cylinders. I’m not actually setting sail just yet. The ice…
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Some of my thoughts about lifejackets
29th March 2026 – 12:30 Reading Time: 5 minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 8/10 I get slightly claustrophobic. Basically I can’t tolerate being trapped. This is one reason why I prefer to wear a manual lifejacket. The concept of a jacket inflating and trapping me inside a sinking yacht has zero appeal. I do realise that if…
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Seven Common Things Not to Buy to Stay Healthy
22nd March 2026 Reading Time: Three Minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 3/10 I think the human body behaves a bit like boats do, they like being used. Leave a boat laid up in a boat yard and decks soon go green, the diesel gets the dreaded bug, the winches seize up and lights don’t come on when…
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Steyning Stinger – Half Marathon – 2026
8th March 2026 Reading Time: Two minutes Nerdiness Quotient: Runners Only I do a little blog about the Steyning Stinger every year so it seemed a shame to just skip last weeks run. This will be my last run before I set off for my sail to Greenland. The picture sums it up – it…
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Sailing to Greenland: Essential First Aid Kit?
12:30 8th March 2026 Reading Time: 5 minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 6/10 Later this year, I will be sailing towards Greenland. It is always my aim to be as self-sufficient as possible and not to rely on any outside help. During the trip I will be out of reach of a large hospital for about four…
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Insights from the Jester Challenge Symposium 2026
21st February 2026 Reading Time: 6 minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 7/10 We have just returned from the Jester Challenge Symposium in Letchworth. Most of you who follow my blog will have a shrewd idea what this symposium will be about but for those who have stumbled upon this website and think that I may have taken…
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Deal Half Marathon 2026 – It’s Running Season!
12:30 Sunday 15th February 2026 Reading time: Four Minutes Nerdiness Quotient: Not very boaty My trainers always get taken on the boat but to be honest they are rarely used. By the time I moor up I just fancy a beer and a snooze. However, every year I do try to enter three Half Marathons.…
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New Sail Bags or Covers?
12:30 8th February 2026 Reading Time: 8 Minutes Nerdiness Quotient: 7/10 I nonchalantly said to Peter Sanders “Don’t bother with any bags” when I placed my order for my new sails. I was thinking it would be a doddle to knock up a few bags on my Sailrite Sewing Machine. And indeed, it would be…
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The total eclipse in Milneland – a blessing or a curse?
25th January 2026 12:30 Reading Time: Four Minutes For those of you who aren’t familiar with the East Coast of Greenland you might be wondering where on earth is Milneland? Milneland is the third biggest island in Greenland and it is situated in the middle of Scoresby Sund which happens to be the largest fjord…
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The Origin of the Jolly Roger, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and the word “Barbeque”
Sunday 18th January 12:30 Reading Time: Three Minutes I live in Rotherhithe on the borders of Deptford. The place oozes in maritime history. Hidden away between the Thames Path and the main road to Greenwich lies St Nicolas Church. The unusual carvings on the entrance posts to the church are what is believed to be…