The consensus was that we would be mad to sail from Grenada to Carriacou on Wednesday and then all the way back again on Friday. This Caribbean wisdom was assembled around a table in the One Love Bar in Prickly Bay. The table was for four but already accommodated five old West Indies hands – […]

Explain to me the logic: I have a flight booked to join the family for a week’s skiing in Austria. Actually, I have three flights booked – Grenada to Toronto with Air Canada (5hrs), Toronto to Frankfurt again with Air Canada (6hrs), Frankfurt to Salzburg  with Austrian Airlines/ Lufthansa (55 minutes). This is the sort […]

After seven years and racking up 21,000 views, it is time to retire the oldmansailing “Good Health” video. I have just spent two days in the South Atlantic recording the new one, and doing a good deal of swearing every time I fluffed my lines and had to start again – including an absolute paroxysm […]

For those who have been following my track on Polarsteps, an explanation might be helpful. Yes, I did disappear deep into the South Atlantic for no obvious reason – and then, without any explanation, turned sharp left. And now, after a voyage of two months, two days, and 4,341 miles from the Canaries, I am […]