AndrewB

Teak doesn't take kindly to varnish. It will soon look tatty again, so be prepared to have to scrape it down and revarnish every year...

We sold the boat when one of us reached 75. But not really for age reasons. Just got fed up of fixing more and more things at the start...

Agreed. Ridiculous! When that happened to me I just removed my transom hung rudder, harnessed a pod of orcas and was able to steer the...

We stopped before 50, but not particularly due to old age, we just felt 7-8 years was enough and we were ready to move on to doing...

Stopped ocean cruising at 69. I kept tabs on many dedicated ocean cruisers during my time and found the typical age for giving up was...

Reception staff in Levkas Marina assured me that dry-docking of the swing bridge is a normal, annual event (usually in winter, when a...