Yachts & Yachting magazine

Paul Heiney

How is your energy crisis going? Not too well for me, I’m afraid. If you’ve been reading this column for some time you will know that my boat doesn’t plough through the water driven by wind or diesel, but by its skipper being regularly fuelled with tea. But now that’s become an energy problem – I’m running short of gas.

I used to think those nice people at Calor Gas were my friends, but these days I’m not so certain. Once every few months

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