DR NICK BAMFORD is a former flotilla skipper and cruising instructor. He’s just relocated his Sigma 362
There was a distinct chill in the air as I headed east, sailing single-handed, towards Fowey in mid-September, with a brisk northerly on the beam. Such Stuff was loving it. This was the end of a season which had so far involved hundreds of hours under engine, but very few under sail. We had brought her back from Greece at the start of the year after 16 years in the Mediterranean.