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7th June I thank my lucky stars for my Sally! “You have a window to go sailing until the 21st June.  Go!” she said. “But what about …?” “Go … … Continue Reading →

2nd May After a long winter and more rain than I can ever remember in Suffolk, we are back on the water. Me n ‘Talisker 1’ are at anchor in … Continue Reading →

3rd October Back at sea again today.  I can’t believe winter is approaching although we do have, inbound, a very warm October weekend. I was on board yesterday and ashore … Continue Reading →

16th September No entries on the blog for a while! Dear old ‘Talisker 1’ sat on her mooring from the 7th July to the 13th August.  She wasn’t alone as … Continue Reading →

8th July I felt palpable relief at the rattle of the anchor chain on Thursday evening at 2130.  We were safely at anchor off Colton Creek on the River Orwell, … Continue Reading →

22nd June We did sail to Cherbourg today. My concentration levels were good which was reassuring.  There is still work to do in getting my confidence back.  I don’t get … Continue Reading →

26th April Yesterday I put my main sail back on single-handed.  Don’t laugh.  I could not have handled that last year. The day before I climbed the mast with the … Continue Reading →

21st January I feel I’ve been in a nasty game of snakes and ladders.  I’m writing about my exceedingly tedious health problems. We are told the NHS is in crisis.  … Continue Reading →

8th November Doc (David Foreman) and James (Robinson) helped me sail ‘Talisker 1’ from Orford to Suffolk Yacht Harbour, her winter home.  It was lovely to be at sea with … Continue Reading →

The stars shine in the night sky above the tricolour as ‘Talisker 1’ glides through the darkness.  The windex arrow, lit by the tricolour, points just in front of the beam … Continue Reading →