Clive Marsh discovered small boats while working for Canadian Pacific Steamships and is a past Commodore of the Merchant Navy Association Boat Club. In this series he shares tales from his 50 years of boat ownership.
Even when living in a flat or townhouse with poor access to a drive or garden for a trailer-sailer you can keep your boat on a mooring or charter one when needed and that is just what I used to do. But I also liked the idea of keeping a boat at home so that I could take her to different locations at the drop of a hat.
None of us in the UK are far from a stretch of water. Eventually, I found a boat that I could carry on its side under my
