John Passmore With enormous pride, I can tell you that my autobiography Faster, Louder, Riskier, Sexier – a Wonderful Life with ADHD, is now available on Audible, read by the inimitable Charles Robert Fox, who narrated Old Man Sailing, the Good Stuff and at least two of the Voyage books. But this is the big one. This … Read more
The consensus was that we would be mad to sail from Grenada to Carriacou on Wednesday and then all the way back again on Friday. This Caribbean wisdom was assembled around a table in the One Love Bar in Prickly Bay. The table was for four but already accommodated five old West Indies hands – … Read more
Explain to me the logic: I have a flight booked to join the family for a week’s skiing in Austria. Actually, I have three flights booked – Grenada to Toronto with Air Canada (5hrs), Toronto to Frankfurt again with Air Canada (6hrs), Frankfurt to Salzburg with Austrian Airlines/ Lufthansa (55 minutes). This is the sort … Read more
After seven years and racking up 21,000 views, it is time to retire the oldmansailing “Good Health” video. I have just spent two days in the South Atlantic recording the new one, and doing a good deal of swearing every time I fluffed my lines and had to start again – including an absolute paroxysm … Read more
For those who have been following my track on Polarsteps, an explanation might be helpful. Yes, I did disappear deep into the South Atlantic for no obvious reason – and then, without any explanation, turned sharp left. And now, after a voyage of two months, two days, and 4,341 miles from the Canaries, I am … Read more
It seems surreal, but I have just crossed the equator from the North Atlantic to the South Atlantic. I seem to be in one of those deserted parts of the ocean, so far from the shipping lanes that the last time the AIS spotted anyone else was a tanker four days ago at a range … Read more
After a frustrating day in the Doldrums, it was amusing to take a close look at the Polarsteps track. You can do this by clicking on “2025” at https://www.polarsteps.com/JohnPassmore/15574045-2025 and then enlarging the map and going back up the track until you find yesterday’s tangle. Because that’s what it looks like – 28 miles of … Read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gpl150ze4o The BBC reports that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get treatment on the NHS for adult ADHD. Whether you believe this mental condition is a narcissistic affectation or a genuine handicap for 5% of the world’s population, there is no hiding the overwhelming demand for professional help. I was lucky; I contacted … Read more
I am pleased to announce that the new Voyage book is out on Amazon. The Voyage #3: Panama to the Isle of Man covers what happened when I decided on a whim that I wanted to see the Isle of Man TT – The Most Dangerous Race in the World, as it’s called: Madmen on … Read more
