Art Gallery

If you love someone who loves the sea give them a gift of art!

During seven years living on a classic boat I became seeped in the salty atmosphere of working boats, timber, rope, and sail cloth. The smells and the sounds of the sea are just a breath away in these evocative limited-edition prints, and original artworks.

To find a perfect gift which lasts a lifetime,

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Are you interested in hearing about...

Life on a Hebridean Island. Living aboard a classic gaff-rig?

...only, that’s what I Blog about!

Is your child a budding artist ?

Drawing is such a lovely thing - it gives hours of entertainment, costs next to nothing, and is so rewarding. We all love to express ourselves, and art is as natural a way of doing that as speaking. It only takes a little practice - come and see how simple it is!

There’s more than one way to skin a cat... During years of living aboard, constant engine trouble landed us in some alarming circumstances, yet by a combination of good luck and doing things like the old-timers we managed to squeak out of trouble without drowning anyone; or sinking anything.  ‘Sailors talk’ is the area of this site which contains a series of sailing magazine articles - which have mostly appeared in Classic Boat’ - which deal with some of the lost arts of sailing. The topic at the moment is Handling a boat under sail at close quarters - arriving in harbour with no brakes. Remind yourself of how they did it in the olde days; do a little daydreaming; and then try it yourself next time you’re on the briney!