Antifouling and jobs ashore

Elektra had been pulled ashore on Wednesday 28th of Feb for a week, mainly to allow me to give her a coat of antifouling. The forecast can only be described as changeable, I was looking for a dry day. The forecasters were showing some dry over the weekend but each time I looked it wasContinue reading “Antifouling and jobs ashore”

How I got into boats and sailing

As a family we had always holidayed in Cornwall in a village near the Helford River where my Mum had been brought up, her father was a farmer. I had learnt to swim very early in life. My Mum and Dad were both teachers realised early, I didn’t have the brains to be a teacherContinue reading “How I got into boats and sailing”