Sailing – Old Man Sailing

3,629 miles of isolation

19 September 202631 May 2020 by John Passmore

I missed lockdown. Well, I didn’t actually miss it, I avoided it. I went sailing by myself. I’m over 70 and the government wanted me to stay indoors for weeks on end and – as I now understand the term – “shield” myself. So, for 42 days and 3,629 miles (measured by noon-to-noon positions), I … Read more

Lost

19 September 202624 January 2019 by John Passmore

There used to be a time when you could get lost on a boat – well, not exactly lost … but, maybe you might experience that nagging sensation of being not quite where you thought you should be. Of course, this didn’t matter too much in the middle of an ocean – the sun would … Read more

A magical moment in the high latitudes

19 September 20264 July 2018 by John Passmore

27th June 2018 After the gales of the Fair Isle Channel, the passage down the west coast of the Hebrides was marked by calms. And then this happened,,,

Mr Kipling

19 September 20263 July 2018 by John Passmore

June 19th 2018 This is me being philosophical. Five days into a passage from Suffolk to the Outer Hebrides (which is about as far as you can go without leaving the country) and I am off the North East corner of Scotland, have been listening to gale warnings for the past 48 hours and the … Read more