Paul Heiney in the Sunday Telegraph

[Tradewinds]

Old Varnish has written a piece in this weekend's Sunday Telegraph about his recent passage to Cape Horn.

Very moving.

Read it if you can.

 

[Ru88ell]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/1074...Horn-for-the-sailor-son-I-loved-and-lost.html

 

[CoVianna]

Very moving.

 

[Eyore]

Good read.

 

[Vega1447]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/1074...Horn-for-the-sailor-son-I-loved-and-lost.html

Thanks for the link.

I'm glad that I read it.

 

[gerry99]

A good read, very emotional too

 

[Borden]

Such a moving piece. A bond between father and son that transcends time and space.

 

[Blueboatman]

A fine piece, thank you for the sharing.

 

[dylanwinter]

very nicely done I thought

 

[TeamSpirit]

Inspiring stuff.

 

[aquaplane]

Thanks for posting.

 

[Seajet]

I hadn't known who ' Old Varnish ' was - though I know Paul Heiney ( and Libby ) through their excellent work; I also hadn't known of their terrible loss.

Thanks for putting up this very good piece.

 

[Windy Tonique]

The sea is a magical place where we can be at one with ourselves and the people in our lives. What a beautiful and touching article. I enjoyed his blog which in contrast was very much focused on the practical aspects of his voyage. I hope a book is to follow soon.

 

[Sybarite]

I hadn't known who ' Old Varnish ' was - though I know Paul Heiney ( and Libby ) through their excellent work; I also hadn't known of their terrible loss.

Thanks for putting up this very good piece.

+1

 

[KAL]

I hadn't known who ' Old Varnish ' was - though I know Paul Heiney ( and Libby ) through their excellent work; I also hadn't known of their terrible loss.

FWIW - he's also a thoroughly decent, generous and self-effacing chap.

 

[prv]

Nice article.

It does make me curious (and not a little jealous!) about Nicholas's epic sailing career at a relatively young age.

Pete

 

[AlistairT]

The book based on Nicholas's writing is really worth reading. Search on amazon for 'the silence at the song's end', I got it as a kindle download a couple of years ago and I still think about it.

 

[born2sail61]

awesome.

 

[Roberto]

thanks for the link,
and thanks to Old Varnish for the moving text