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, 26 September 2025

Zen Again 165

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  Discretion proves to be the better part of valour, for one solo Dragonfly skipper. Tempted out, by twenty five, gusting thirty, knots of b...
Thursday, 25 September 2025

Zen Again 164

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 Light and shadow race across a boiling seascape. Scudding cloud seeking to outrun rolling wave. Two cormorants perch. Their wings firmly fo...
Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Zen Again 163

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A rainbow spears earthward, from a white puff of cloud, suspended in a grey sky. Symbol of hope or sign of unpredictable weather? Is Stargaz...
Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Zen Again 162

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  Sospan Dau fires a fusillade of sharp stones, seawater and black silt, into the skies. A blustery north east breeze carries the plume swif...
Monday, 22 September 2025

Zen Again 161

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  Bowls on the village green. A fine British tradition, with a nautical twist. Which dates back to Sir Francis Drake's defeat of the Spa...
Sunday, 21 September 2025

Zen Again 160

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  On a still autumn morning, a zephyr, from the north, stirs Stargazer's ensign. Without ruffling her reflection, in the mirror of Sover...
Saturday, 20 September 2025

Zen Again 159

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  Venus vies with the moon, for brightness, in a clear sky. Below, the lights of Le Havre shimmer. As Stargazer catches her tide. Fourteen k...
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