Marsali Taylor sails an Offshore 8M, Karima S. She’s a dinghy instructor and author of The Shetland Sailing Mysteries starring liveaboard sleuth, Cass Lynch.
The days are beginning to lengthen, the shalders (oyster catchers) are peep-peeping on the football pitch, and my mind is turning to getting my boat back. Time for the mast up horror.
I don’t mind that as much as the mast down. For a start, it’s going upwards. Then there’s time to prepare everything meticulously,
