Today (21st April) is National Tea Day in the UK (and also the Queen’s birthday, not a coincidence I feel). I thought the history of tea would make a good read given that no good boat galley would be without a good supply of tea. It’s a fascinating story with tales of drug dealing and industrial espionage…
There is plenty of advice out there on the best type of profile picture to have such as don’t post a selfie, wear red, (women) or blue (men). Then there’s don’t wear sunglasses, look into the camera (women) away from the camera (men). Include a pet, don’t include a pet. Do you know what I think?
With more time on our hands at the moment and supplies sometimes difficult to get hold of I thought some simple easy bread recipes would be a handy resource to have at your fingertips. Two of the recipes have been recommended by a couple of yacht chef pals.
Unlike me, some of you will find you have extra time on your hands whilst working from home or your boat. Below are a few recommendations for the best sailing books that, in my opinion, you should give some shelf space to.
I recently came across the interesting story of the Niagara Scow and decided to find out more and share it with you. The Niagara Scow, Iron Scow or Old Scow refers to a dredging scow that was marooned upstream of the famous Niagara Falls in 1918.
We have experienced two storms in two weeks in the UK this February, which have turned my thoughts to the story of the Perfect Storm. I’ve never read the book of the same name by Sebastian Junger nor seen the 2000 film with George Clooney and Mark Walberg but I had an idea of the plot.
Love it or loathe it Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us again. It may just pass by without you giving it a second thought or it may hang around and remind you that another year has passed by without finding your soulmate.
With the New Year comes thoughts of resolutions and goals. One of mine is to try some voluntary work this year. Whilst I’m not an expert sailor I’m sure I can offer some skills and if nothing else I can make a mean cup of char. Whilst looking for a suitable charity to approach I realised just how many sailing charities there are in the UK. A quick search of google brings back 17.5 million results for sailing charities UK alone. Many are small operations without famous figures heads or huge marketing budgets, so I thought it would be a lovely idea to raise awareness for some of the smaller operations out there that may not be on your radar.
Lovesail member IndigoBlue has sent in this quick and simple recipe for homemade chocolates. Ideal for snacking on the hoof or when on night watch. Over to IndigoBlue:
I recently decided to attend an RYA VHF Radio Course to obtain my radio operator’s licence. The reason for this was three-fold.
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