The headland effect
Sam Llewellyn writes nautical thrillers and edits The Marine Quarterly. He is currently patching up a 30ft ketch
We are sailing full and by, gently heeled, and the swell is a neat arrangement of ridge and furrow. The sails are full, the trim perfect, a cup of tea in the hand, and a finger on the wheel is enough to keep us balanced. And the next headland lies blue across half the horizon.
