Waiting to get a working engine into Isosceles was at times akin to a comedy of errors, but without the comedy! There had been a years delay while I sorted family issues out. It was great to have Isosceles as somewhere to go and recharge my batteries when times were difficult. I made some great…
2020 is a year that will never be forgotten. This is a personal memory of what happened, others have had much worse experiences of this year and I do not mean to belittle them, we should all remember our experiences of that hopefully unique time. In films over the years much has been made of…
Bad things happen to all of us sometimes. Be it loss of family members or good friends, relationship difficulties or changes in our work. Difficulties can be relative or cumulative, but every situation has a silver lining. There is a positive, even if it is a small one. Often people don’t want to look for…
Can you imagine a worse time for a major breakage than when you are introducing your in-laws to this fantastical thing you have been raving on about for weeks, months, years? The big project you have talked their daughter into and spent their grandchildren’s inheritance on? First, there was the steering We had taken Isosceles…
Owning a boat is a strange thing. She is undoubtedly my pride and joy, but a lot of the time I, along with I’m sure most regular boat owners, couldn’t honestly tell you why she is that object of such admiration. Over the first couple of months of ownership I spent weekends and holidays staying…
The search for a boat was on. I wanted something around 36 foot, this gives enough space for a couple and room for occasional visitors without being too big or expensive to maintain. I went through and found a long list of boats, comparing all different aspects of what was available. We went through the process,…
Dreaming of the future I have always wanted to run away to sea. Over the years the how and when has been refined into a retirement lifestyle of travelling the seven seas visiting beautiful parts of the world, although it wasn’t always that simple. The adventure with Isosceles all started with a side trip to…
