Practical Boat Owner

Vittles and vino

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

Good morning, or afternoon, as the case may be. Here we are on the face of the waters, moving cheerfully towards the next anchorage in our cruise, for in this isolated age we are shunning the viral hurly-burly of the marina. The autopilot is wheezing to itself, the sails are trimmed just so, and the course will bring us in

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