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15th August Brightlingsea to The Orwell. Was an odd day.   0600 UTC Inshore forecast was E veering S later 3 or 4, inc 5 or 6 for a time. … Continue Reading →

12th August S Easterly’s and I am joined by David, Maggie and Eddie Willis and very good sailors Finbar and sister Maddie Anderson David and Finbar at the helm Maddie … Continue Reading →

9th August With ‘Samingo ll’ still in dry dock and ‘Undina’ needing use and TLC Griff very kindly entrusted her to me.  James R and me went to Suffolk YH … Continue Reading →

June 2012 ‘Argyll’ 58′ Sparkman and Stephens Marconi Yawl 10th June: From my window seat I looked down on Nice as we crossed the coast heading out in to the Mediterranean  … Continue Reading →

10th November 2011 Suffolk YH, R Orwell to The Tidemill YH, R Deben Peoples of MY boat!  David ‘Doc’ Foreman and James Robinson Samingo ll and her skipper have a … Continue Reading →

September 2011 Samingo ll and Self The first five hours were uneventful and we made excellent time passing Black Deep at 14.30.  There was a confused sea with winds no … Continue Reading →

Numb Nuts Goes Sailing 2011 The tide turns in his favour & he beats down to Brightlingsea He arrives at 2300. 40+ NM! How clever. HE IS TIRED! NOT THINKING! … Continue Reading →

Me and Samingo ll Harwich to Oostende outward leg 20th November My great friend Pieter Van Cauwenberghe in his Spirit 32 ‘Plankzeil’ had sailed a fair way in to the … Continue Reading →

23rd June Harwich Oostende SE E NE 2-6’s 26th June Oostende Dunkerque N W SW W 1-4’s 27th June Dunkerque Ramsgate W SW 2-5’s VP Visibility 28th June Ramsgate Harwich … Continue Reading →

Samingo ll 18th May