A Room Without A View
We have been talking to our good friend Joe about possibly buying a boat. And his most important piece of guidance is: “First, understand what you want your boat to do”.
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Latest Posts
Over The Sea Day 10 – Towards Canna
In which Sid and Doris glide along under the cliffs watching the birds to arrive at a scenic, sheltered mooring.
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Over The Sea Day 9 – In Loch Boisdale
In which Sid and Doris do No Sailing but walk over the bogs to Dalabrog.
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A highly technical post on the subject of reefing
I once bought a book on Sail Trim.
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Over The Sea Day 8 – Towards South Uist
In which Sid and Doris sail past Benbecula to Loch Boisdale, only an hour’s walk from quite a large shop.
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Over The Sea Day 7 – Towards North Uist
In which Sid and Doris solve a three reef problem and share Lochmaddy with a large but strangely welcome ferry.
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Over The Sea Day 6 – Towards Skye
In which Sid and Doris go over the sea to Skye and hang off a mooring by the Talisker distillery.
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Do you want to go to unspoiled islands?
Or do you secretly want them to be just a little bit spoiled?
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Over The Sea Day 5 – Towards Mallaig
In which Sid and Doris go round Ardnamurchan Point to Mallaig.
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Route Planning Around Skye
So here we are, two days in to the actual sailing. And things are looking good.
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