Yesterday was a long walk to Portland Bill, which was surprisingly benign considering how windy it was. I noticed that the route suggested by some - so close to the cliffs that you could throw a ships biscuit to land - was littered with pot markers. So not a route for a night passage. The … Continue reading Knob

After a good (and cheap) stay on the swinging mooring at Lake Yard and having caught up with family and friends in Poole it was off to Weymouth. Lake Yard wasn’t without its moment of excitement when the free (👍) water taxi cut the corner to enter the narrow marina entrance to suddenly confront a … Continue reading Graveyard

The view from my cabin porthole this morning

It’s been quite crowded in the solent before, but never like this! Shouldn’t all these people be at work or on holiday in Spain!! It is Thursday after all. No room at Cowes, the Hamble, any of the marinas in Lymington including the town quay, and nothing in poole either, despite spending half the day … Continue reading Gridlock

After a walk along the canal into Chichester, somehow avoiding the family of swans and signets that had taken up residence right across the footpath and seemed keen to defend their territory, it was soon time for a meal with the motor boating friends. However we discovered that the Boat House Cafe has a kafkaesk … Continue reading Corona Madness

Great sailing weather on Monday. Sunny NE 10 kn I left Brighton at 9am at the same time as some friends who have a large motor cruiser. At 1300 they called to say they’d been taking it easy to save fuel (at a gallon a mile quite understandable!) but were now berthed up in Chichester! … Continue reading Brighton to Chichester