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This time I am not going to talk about murder and destruction on the african continent but I’ll try and keep it simple by describing how global insanity has invaded …
It’s sad to say but there are not many people left who can remember that blissful period in Africa. I’m lucky to have seen a few bits of it …
In my Twin towers blog I mentioned global insanity as some kind of culprit behind that ruthless and well-executed destruction. But of course, behind such a notion of worldwide human …
Well, the thing did do some damage, after all it was still a tropical storm since its demotion but for all the people that hoped that New York was going to …
More than fifty years ago I began to make my living as a fisherman. I was employed as mate on a whale-catcher, I dived for abalone, I caught pilchards on …
I have a friend in Cape Town who often functions as a good Samaritan for stricken sailors who limp into port for repairs. As he can repair anything these chaps are …
In these blogs it was never my idea to go into competition with the yachting magazines but so many sailing adventures have occurred lately that I cannot leave them out of …
If you check out the description of Steel’s Mastmaking that I have on my ‘for sale’ list, you’ll see that I cut and shaped my masts in France. As my …
