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

Thursday, 31 March 2022

Early Bird 5

Stargazer lies snugly tucked beneath Woolverstone's wooded bluff. Upriver, storm clouds are gathering over the Orwell bridge. Massing ...

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Early Bird 4

A tune floats along the street. Spreading smiles, among we onlookers, as its chords reach us. A pavement piano improvisation is underway. Wi...

Monday, 28 March 2022

Early Bird 3

Stargazer warms herself in the evening sun. Resting replete on her favoured berth, beneath the stonework of Ramsgate's harbour wall. ...

Saturday, 26 March 2022

Early Bird 2

The morning tide turns before dawn, in the stillness of the night. Today we are "sittin' on the dock of bay, watchin' the t...

Friday, 25 March 2022

Early Bird 1

The spicy fragrance, of toasted hot cross buns, fills my nostrils. The song, of myriad marsh birds, fills my ears. A peace settles over me...

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

Making Ready, No More

Stargazer's Vectran mainsail arrived this morning, borne by Alan and Sarah of Wilkinson Sails. (Full story behind Stargazer's sail c...

Tuesday, 8 March 2022

Making Ready 10

The creak of a mooring line. The tap of a halyard. The lap of water. Stargazer has come back to life, after her winter ashore. Her mast is...

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