johnalison

There are plenty of natural causes for scum or froth in the sea, not to mention putrid smells, though that doesn't exclude human...

I think Des Sleightholme referred to such creatures as 'tore-outs', though it is fifty years since I read that and it may have been...

It is very rare for anyone on board to tell me what to do; perhaps I have a forbidding appearance. As a general rule, I will take a...

Although I think the seals can largely look after themselves, it would be considered bad form to disturb them during the breeding...

Do they still do free coffee, and croissants on Sunday?

I however wonder at the weather naivety of western atlantic seaboard sailors who favour boats without roofs above a steering position...

I had RDF and although I practised with it often enough I don't think it ever really helped much. Before Decca, a typical Thames Estuary...

I would say that in general our experience was always positive. There were times when we could have done with some help, but usually the...

In a marina or yacht harbour I don’t think it is unreasonable to assume that someone ready to take your lines is either a boat owner or...