It took a while, a hypersensitivity to dust slowing things down, but at last Onawind Blue was ready for the water. I'd photograph...

El Carlos Barral from Calafell Onawind Blue wasn't quite ready for the traditional sail festival at Cambrils. This was a pity as th...

After Onawind Blue's little solo adventure, off on the undertow and down the beach, I've slowly been scraping away at her paintw...

Robert Fitzroy I found the book of this title by Harry Thompson (2005) captivating. Until now I'd been familiar with the history ...

Not a shipboard meal and a treat even on Fiddler's Green, eggs Benjamin is my version of eggs Benedict. The name change may smack o...

I'd been in bed for two days, my teeth chattering, under a sweaty bedsheet topped with a pile of heavy blankets. The wind had moane...

The tenon saw is a right handy tool when it's sharp, and fairly useless when dull. The ways of the world are such that it's eas...