Marine Chandlery

My very tolerant good lady has, over the last forty seven years of married life and before that ten years as just ‘good friends,’ come to the rescue on many an occasion by rolling up her sleeves, slipping on her ‘sailing’ Marigolds* and getting her hands dirty. Take the Enterprise champs at Helensborough about 1973? with around two hundred entrants; the...

In the good old days when Christmas day was celebrated at my parents, yours truly always ended full to overflowing with turkey. All the works (except sprouts) inc two flavours of stuffing, followed by Christmas pud and brandy butter, seem to remember there was more brandy than butter when my father made it! And of course, when I was completely stuffed...

To keep abreast of ‘all things new’ in the marine trade, it's worth taking the time and effort to attend M.E.T.S (Marine Exhibition Trade Show) in Amsterdam. 'Tis the world’s largest showcase for all things nautical. What with Covid restrictions etc, boss man Andy hasn’t made his ‘annual’ pilgrimage for a number of years. In the past, however, when attending...

Last week I received an email from my yacht insurance broker reminding me that that the policy for Hindsight was due to be renewed on the 10th of December and that the following condition has been applied prior to renewal 2022: ‘A full out of water survey and valuation’ etc etc must be seen and approved by us'. Well, knock me down with...

One can get some excellent quality time on the water in the autumn/winter months, if you keep a weather eye on the forecast and choose your day accordingly. However, with reduced daylight hours a lot of folk will be putting their craft into ‘hibernation’. Below are some pointers which we think will help protect your asset, should we be faced with...