As the last day of my Level 1 course was re-scheduled for 7 May. I was trying to find a way to bring it a bit forward. So I contacted the senior instructor at Harp Sailing School and asked if it was OK to show up this Sunday morning and if there was a no-show,…

All week my mind was on sailing. Even in me sleep I was dreaming I was sailing! And I am a person who doesn’t remember his dreams. I was really looking forward to it. I was checking the weather forecast on the BBC website and I was very excited. Last night I prepared my bag…

All this week I have been looking forward to Sunday. Today, I went to Welsh Harp Boat Centre, a shop not far from where I live, recommended by the club, to buy some gear. Initially I wanted to buy a pair of boots, because the trainers wouldn’t keep my feet dry, and a pair of…

It all started last year. We had gone to Greece on holiday, and while we where lying on the beach I saw this guy pushing a catamaran into the sea. I went and talked to him, asked various questions and after about five minutes later he sailed away. I went back where I was lying…