Author: James Tomlinson

Monday 5th December Last time on the water this year … 8th December The Sails are now off the boat and we go to Wareham on Tuesday to take them … Continue Reading →

24th October Brother David, niece Lucy.  Paul and Sara Hyland. Back in port…Suffolk YH & a tad warmer than off the Naze      

8th October Orford to Titchmarsh for a scrub of her boot top & some TLC 10th October Titchmarsh to Brightlingsea & a short sharp squall approaching the Naze.. 11th October … Continue Reading →

3rd October My little Grandson out on the water for the first time! And what a better way aged three than in my childhood boat ‘Audrey’!  A Pearly Miss bought … Continue Reading →

26th September Out with Doc again Heading out towards Roughs Tower 27th September A day at anchor in The Stour rafted to ‘Tuesday’ 28th September Back to Orford Coming out … Continue Reading →

14th September 15th September Going to find the Doc and ‘Tuesday’ in Pyefleet so a sail down to the Colne against a spring tide.. And anchoring with ‘Tuesday’ in Pyefleet … Continue Reading →

6th September Last Thursday we sailed from Orford to Shotley in the company of lots of Orford cruisers.  ‘Sanderling’ Migs and Jonny, ‘Cornelia’ Chris and Caroline, ‘Caveat’ David and Jill, … Continue Reading →

13th August This morning our neighbour hit us hard while trying to reverse out of the berth next to us. Loud voices had me out on deck just in time … Continue Reading →

2nd August We are in Cuxhaven in a good berth. I had supper with Claus and Christiane. Their boat entered the lock at Kiel at the same time as us … Continue Reading →