Practical Boat Owner

Holy belt and braces

Flotsam and jetsam

Sam Llewellyn writes nautical thrillers, edits The Marine Quarterly, and is perpetually patching up a 30ft ketch: samllewellyn.com

Well, here we are, time to launch again. Antifouling on, everything varnishable varnished, survey surveyed, tanks full, and away we go…

Hang on a minute. Physically, the boat is in terrific shape. But how about the, well, ? Five years ago we changed her name with all due ceremony, clearing the deed with the ancient sea gods

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