Sailing Today

Paul Heiney

‘Our spirits are as important as our senses when it comes to having a great cruise’

There’s nothing quite like the words ‘warm sector’ to bring on a depression, in me anyway. As soon as I hear those two apparently innocent words, I’m heading for the dumps.

I don’t think we appreciate how much our mood is affected by the weather. We know to reef when it blows, look sharp when the fog comes down, break out the tea and digestives when the sun

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