We said “goodbye” to Richard and Sarah in Port Louis Marina – this is the Lagoon part of the port of St Georges, which had lain a derelict mosquito ridden pool of unloved water until Peter de Savary got his hands on it a few years ago and turned it into the highly desirable marina it is today. Seeing his opportunity, he swiftly moved the project on to Crest Nicholson Marinas, and now it makes a … Continue Reading

“Artemis” has been stuck in the weeds behind the clubhouse for a couple of years now, high and dry.  Bonz Benson and myself took over ownership last August and as Gary had previously painted and antifouled her we thought what could be easier than to launch immediately for a late season sail.  Such optimism was duly dashed by a series of events conspiring against us. 

Firstly the mooring was unsuitable so with the help of Andy Morley we took over a new mooring from Hughie Higgins.  This took till mid-September.  Then either the weather conspired against us or the tides were … Continue Reading

Part 2 of Doug and Carol’s Caribbean Adventure can be found below.

We are working hard still

We are on our way!

The day has finally arrived, we still can’t quite believe the opportunity to explore the Caribbean has come our way again………but it has, the taxi has arrived and we are on our way to the airport. Cheery soul, the taxi driver, as he saunters along the M56 on the way to the airport, he tells us how inefficient British Airways are at handling luggage – we are flying BA – but will he spoil our trip, I think not!

All goes well with the … Continue Reading

I’m writing down these notes in the hope that the story of our first year of sailing from
the Dee Sailing Club proves potentially interesting for others treading the same path
(or water).

PART 1 – Getting started

We had previously owned a Seamaster 19 cruiser with a dreaded swing-keel. This
was sailed from the immensely expensive Liverpool Marina over a period of about 5
years. Coping with that massively powerful and fast tide was always a battle. That
and the industrial panorama from the river eventually wore us down. When our
beautiful Honda 8 outboard was ‘nicked’ by the locals last October enough was
enough. We joined DSC, … Continue Reading