Sam Llewellyn writes nautical thrillers, edits The Marine Quarterly, and is perpetually patching up a 30ft ketch: samllewellyn.com
Boatyard life
The tide of the year is rising. Time for work
There was a rumour of a washed-out bridge in the shortcut as we headed north in the rain, so it seemed advisable to take a nervous detour over the Rest and be Thankful pass, itself built on a landslide, while Argyll and Bute Council tried to decide what to