Practical Boat Owner

Giving of gifts

Flotsam and jetsam

Sam Llewellyn writes nautical thrillers and edits The Marine Quarterly. He is currently patching up a 30ft ketch

It is that time of year again. The family and friends have gathered round the armchair in which you sit. The fire wheezes red and warm in the grate, the punch is in the bowl, and somewhere in the shadows at the corner of the room Charles Dickens is

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