Bioluminescent Plankton
Phosphorescence. Seven of us left Toward sailing club last night. Paddling under a star-filled sky. Heading up Loch Striven, the sea was flat [...]
Boat Addiction
Kayaks, sailing boats and canoes. They can be addictive. They should come with a warning. Recently supermarkets were told to remove surgery sweets [...]
Loving The Sea.
The sea shimmers in the morning, catching little puddles of silver. They're the scalloped edges of an invitation. If you're lucky, you'll find [...]
Arctic Tern – To the moon and back.
A couple of weeks ago I was out hoping for a bit of sunshine only to find the winter was still hanging on [...]
Scotland reports most marine mammal sightings
Scotland has recordeed the highest number of whale and dolphine sightings in the UK. The National Whale and Do;phine WAtch hold a survey [...]
Beach Fire
Beach Fire It’s freezing here, and despite my best intentions of aimlessly wandering along the beach, the thought of near frozen toes does [...]
Extended sailing season?
Extended sailing season? A few weeks ago at the end of the sailing season, the local sailing club had their boats lifted out [...]
John Muir Trust
John Muir Trust In a former life I used to run an outdoor centre; now I’m an artist who sails. But, on occasion, [...]
Clinkers and Drascombes
Clinkers and Drascombes We have a wooden clinker sailing boat. Sounds awful grand except for the fact she is 10ft long and tippy. [...]
Paddling with Herons
Paddling with Herons Paddling a kayak alone at night, hugging the coast, watching as the streetlights extend into the privacy of the darkness [...]