Paul Heiney

‘The only time frustration can overwhelm me these days is at anchoring time’

Here’s one piece of advice novice skippers should listen to: as soon as the shouting starts, all is lost. Shouting doesn’t get you anywhere on a boat. I know this to be true because I’ve done a bit of bellowing in my time. It was always a waste of effort, and soon after I’d done it I realised that a more moderate approach would have yielded a better outcome, and a