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, 6 April 2018

Here Comes the Sun

A rainbow arcs across Ramsgate Harbour. The spring sun splashes a bright patch of summer blue across the canvas of bleak black winter cl...

Monday, 2 April 2018

BRASS MONKEY WEATHER

The March winds, whistling icily from the arctic, mound Stargazer's decks with snow. It is a month until her eight birthday which,...

Wednesday, 13 September 2017

YIN & YANG CRUISE. Part 2: Yin

Our peaceful sojourn in Souhwold is cut short. I've found enough phone signal to pick up the forecast. It shows a week of wind...

YIN & YANG CRUISE. Part 1: Yang

An unseen skylark pours its heartfelt song out from high above our heads. The wind sighs in the long grass on the seawall; and the...

Saturday, 10 June 2017

Battle of the Medway

The Dutch warship 'Holland' is moored in the dock basin behind my house. She crouches at the quayside like a snow leopa...

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