Congratulations my certificate reads. I’ve passed the theory part. Ocean is all about sextant navigation, voyage planning and world meteorology. Jim Smith, Principal of the Clyde Sail Training Trust, led the course over 3 weekends in January. Excellent course, well taught.

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I’ll tell you my weight if you promise not to tell my brother, Jim. If he hears how good this diet is he will try it. Then I’ll be back to square one as the overweight son and Mum will be back on my case.

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I have had some requests for photos of Madog transiting the Gota Canal. Andrew, Kirsty and family friend, Michelle Kibaris, took Madog, an X332, through as part of our family Baltic trip in 2005. Rebecca was able to come from Germany to join them for a long weekend. They had excellent weather and enjoyed it […]

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Why did we choose Giselle? We weren’t expecting to. Mary saw an advert in the Cruising Association magazine for charts of the world along the route we planned. We bought them from Pete and Gay Kite and collected from their new home in the South of France. While there, we looked at their Van de […]

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This is our plan. – Leaving Loch Creran early July 2008 – Crossing the Altantic ready for Xmas in Martinique – Panama Canal April 2009 – Tahiti in time for the July 14th Celebrations – Xmas 2009 in New Zealand – East Coast of Australia mid 2010 – Thailand for Xmas 2010 – Red Sea […]

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You can never start too early with man overboard practice. The great nieces, Fiona and Samantha Lovegrove, with their mum, Jen, at the pool on the South side of Edinburgh. I keep telling them

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Got the books now and we have started the diet. The GI approach is very different to previous diets. The meals are tasty and filling. Last night was Soupe au vin blanc (needed 1/2 bottle of wine and 1 pint of double cream for 4 servings) followed by Pork with Herb Sauce (wine again in […]

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My great friend, Rodney, has suggested the Michel Montignac books to help me loose weight. Montignac was first man to introduce G.I. into eating.

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This a picture of me on Jan 6th before I loose 1 ½ stone! I’m in good company. Mark Price the managing director of Waitrose is shedding weight as well. See his blog www.waitrose.com/notsochubby. He is also aiming for 1.5 stone but has added alternatives of 10kg and a waist reduction of 4″. I fear […]

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