Isotherm SP ASU fridge review
A fridge on a boat is not a luxury, it’s a necessity, at least here in the Med, when it’s often over 30 degrees in the summer. Before we had…
Whale ‘Twist’ Shower review
Since I hate making holes in my boat I was delighted when Whale brought out their twist shower. What makes it different to most showers is that all the mechanism…
Forespar telescopic whisker pole review
Poling out the jib is a great way to efficiently use the sails you already have on your yacht. This is a great set up for downwind sailing and…
Oil changing made easy (well easier)
Yanmar might make a great engine but they certainly don’t make it easy to change the oil! The oil filter is inaccessible and placed horizontally on the engine block. If…
Think before you drill
Where it comes from I don’t know but I hate making holes in boats. Perhaps it’s the fundamental fact that holes and boats don’t go together. Holes let in water…
Yawl rig for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24
This is a Photoshopped picture of Doolittle to see how she would look with a tan coloured mizzen sail. It was Laurent Giles who said: Your sailing yacht can never…
Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 review
Photo of Doolittle taken at Cannes by James Taylor Nikon D3 All photos in this post taken with a Leica Digilux 2 unless otherwise stated. It’s been over five years…
Across the pond on a rock star’s boat
This post is dedicated to the memory of Richard Wright, keyboard player of Pink Floyd. Gone to that great gig in the sky All pics Leica Digilux 2. Green Island…
Sailing the world’s lightest nesting dinghy
Leica M9, 21mm f2.8 Asph ISO 160 250 sec @f 16 Click here to watch a one minute video of the Stasha sailing in a nice breeze. Filmed with the…
The biscuit toss
Nikon D3, Photo courtesy of James Taylor People who live on classic boats are always remarkable, none more so than Tom and Natalia who live on a 1929 Hilyard.…