All at Sea with Stargazer

I live by the sea, maybe live for the sea, on an island in the tidal River Medway. Just downstream of the historic Chatham Naval Dockyard - where Nelson's Victory was built. For me the sea is about freedom and exploration - both personal and geographical. Stargazer is a 31' Hallberg-Rassy sloop; and companion on my journey

Friday, 3 April 2026

Ad Lib 4

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King Harold's (aka Storm Dave's) vanguard approaches. A phalanx of lowering grey cloud, firing off volleys of forty knot squalls. Wh...
Thursday, 2 April 2026

Ad Lib 3

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 Spring perfumes the Dover air. White clouds of cherry blossom adorn china blue skies. Beneath flint walls, laid in the aftermath of the 106...
Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Ad Lib 2

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 Stargazer improvises her exit, before the impending month-long lock closure. Choosing the lesser of two evils. A light airs day; in prefere...
Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Ad Lib 1

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  Stargazer's cruise preparations normally follow a structured stepwise process. When Stargazer and her skipper feel ready, we set sail....
Saturday, 14 March 2026

Winter Work 10

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  Tick, tock, tick, tock goes the countdown (to cruise departure) clock. A slot appears in the crane lift schedule, for Wednesday 18th of Ma...
Monday, 9 March 2026

Winter Work 9

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  Stargazer's skipper makes his annual London pilgrimage. To submit documention in support of his six month French Visa de Long Sejour a...
Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Winter Work 8

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  Lifted, in all senses. Both Stargazer's hull and her skipper's heart. To mark this moment, sunshine breaks through the grey winter...
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