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Chasing the Ghost of Uncle George

January 19, 2026 Posted in Miscellaneous bits, Victoria 30 Boston BelleLeave a comment

With a week of unexpected leave I went to explore parts of North West Scotland which may have been visited by my Great Uncle during the war.

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Summer Cruise 2025: Not a Vintage Year

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Posted in Victoria 30 Boston BelleLeave a comment

2025 was not destined to be a vintage year. Though the weather was warmer than 2024, the thieves of time were at work.

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Returning to Scotland 2024

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 Posted in Victoria 30 Boston BelleLeave a comment

Our 2024 cruise from North Wales to Skye, during a particularly cool wet summer

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We Didn’t Mean to Buy a Boat
Returning to Scotland 2024
A Trip to the Chart Agents
Summer Cruise 2025: Not a Vintage Year
Revenge of the Ticks and other weekends
Chasing the Ghost of Uncle George

Victoria 30 Boston Belle

We Didn’t Mean to Buy a Boat
Returning to Scotland 2024
A Trip to the Chart Agents
Summer Cruise 2025: Not a Vintage Year
Revenge of the Ticks and other weekends
Chasing the Ghost of Uncle George

Sailing Around Britain

The 100 day plan
Preparing for Safety
Sorting Out the Comms
And then the plans changed
Leg 1 Caernarfon to Milford Haven and the Saga of Diesel
Leg 2 Milford Haven to Plymouth
Elin & Lou’s Round Britain & Ireland Race
Tales from the support crew.
Leg 3:Aftermath of the race and getting to Ramsgate
Leg 4a The East Coast: Ramsgate to Scarborough
Leg 4b: Scarborough to Eyemouth
Leg 5: Scotland
Reflections on our sails around Britain

Contessa 32 White Knight

In Search of a New Boat.
Shaking Down the New Boat
Its the Crinan Canal for me
Winter Refit and a Looming Pandemic
Aiming for Wales, a passage through Covid.
“No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”
Preparing to “Go Foreign” Part 1: Sorting out the Paperwork
Notes on Upgrading White Knight’s Navigation Systems
2021 The Season of Chaos

Shrimper 19 Daisy

Reflections on the Shrimper Years
Daisy’s First Time Round Anglesey
Daisy’s Cruise to the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Sailing with a Seagull

Other Boats

Kleppie & the Long Tail
Raid Lugger
Beyond the Hebrides Part 1: St Kilda
Beyond the Hebrides Part 2: Wind-bound on Uist and return to Skye
Of Saints and Spirits: A cruise around the Inner Hebrides

Miscellaneous Scribbles

Reflections of a Topper Roady
“Yachtmaster”
Sailing Knife
Probably the Smallest Sailing Club in the World.
A Trip to the Chart Agents

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