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Sailing my life away, part 9

2nd March 2021 Ancient Mariner 0

I still scan comments on an article recently published because I enjoy the opportunity to have a dynamic exchange with folk of widely varying knowledge of the sea in a much less time-consuming way than [more…]

Biography

Sailing my life away, part 8

16th February 2021 Ancient Mariner 0

I’d again like to begin by thanking all those who encouraged me to continue this series in their comments on Part 7. Whilst always welcome there is no longer any need to say so from [more…]

Biography

Sailing my life away, part 7

2nd February 2021 Ancient Mariner 0

PREFACE I’d like to start this article by explaining I scan the comments as each part is published and decide whether or not to continue the series accordingly. I’m now too old to continue for [more…]

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Sailing my life away, part 6

19th January 2021 Ancient Mariner 0

In earlier parts of my story I described in general terms why and how I started educating myself about sailing and the main technical things to look out for in a yacht’s design and specification. [more…]

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Sailing my life away, part 5

5th January 2021 Ancient Mariner 0

Unless one is rich enough to have a yacht custom-built to one’s own specification, which I certainly was not, one has to choose a “Production” model in much the same way most people buy motor [more…]

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Sailing my life away, part 4

15th December 2020 Ancient Mariner 0

I was able to reach a conclusion on the most suitable hull material and shape for my yacht based mainly on what may be called desk research – reading books and magazines. To some extent [more…]

Biography

Sailing my life away, part 3

1st December 2020 Ancient Mariner 0

Jacques (As You Like it, Act 2 Scene 7) describes seven ages of man. In looking back on my own life I can identify with the first four and, being near the early stages of the [more…]

Biography

Sailing my life away, part 2

10th November 2020 Ancient Mariner 0

It may interest some readers who commented on my first article to know that I was very conscious of Coleridge’s poem when choosing my pen-name because a few years after the events described here, whilst [more…]

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Biography

Sailing my life away, part 1

27th October 2020 Ancient Mariner 0

This article is the first of what may become a series if it attracts enough interest. It’s title has been inspired by a song performed by the Everly Brothers that was Number One on the [more…]

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