chriss999

You could say you've done it, and if people say 'Did you go to Vanuatu?', you could say, "No, but I did get to the Isle of Wight and...

Yes, nice review. Not, I suspect, by a sailor, She was at one point a Guardian travel editor the crew said. Some sceptics (not me!)...

What you need in a review is an accurate description of the contents. This - according to the crew - was not a really a sailing book...

literary taste is very personal, like choosing wallpaper or choosing a life partner. So other people’s opinions are largely irrelevant...

How so, when it's well know that every contributor to this forum is of impeccable taste and discernment? :D

You don’t want take any notice of bad comments or negative reviews.

I read a sample of it on my kindle but found it a dull story and rather poor writing, so didn’t go on to buy it. Maybe it gets better...

Kettle boils quickly on t he left hand hob of the Aga.

Not sure you understand the process. www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money You will need to present a case in just the same way as any...

Seems odd to me.

On rigging screws, a couple of turns of monel seizing wire, wrap the ends into a pigtail, and then tuck into the rigging screw. Very...

I’ve been able to stop in studland bay whenever passing recently. Either anchor along with hundreds of small Poole-based mobo’s, or tied...

Best flounce of the year! Sorry to see you go, Captain.

Maybe OK if one was one of the last thousand. It may have happened before: ‘Modern humans—aka Homo sapiens—emerged about 300,000 years...

Can you have a word with the riparian owner about storing it by the river? Then you’ve just got to carry the oars and a decent lunch.