Serendipities Of A Nomad's Life

(Please note: Explanatory notes are in red.) 13th December 2008. “An 11m (metre) sail training vessel with 7 PoB (persons on board)on a Yachtmaster course had left Eastbourne marina bound for Gosport in the morning (correct time was about 2pm) in what may be considered inappropriate weather conditions (SE 45 – 50 knots)(Winds had been [...]

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What probably happened is that we hit something hard as we fell off a big wave – maybe a length of stout timber or a log.  We soon realized there was more water in the boat than had come down the companionway and that it was still coming in. We started bailing and looking for a broken hose [...]

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Everyone has different notions of what is success for them – money, more “stuff”, skills, status or contribution, etc. – and I don’t dispute the importance of any of them.  What interests me, and maybe you too, is figuring out, firstly what constitutes success to me personally. And secondly, how to achieve it. I suggest [...]

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In response to the article Achieving Personal Success, Michael Litzkow sent me this welcome caveat: “The story is inspiring, and your description of the “Triangle of Fire” is very helpful.  However, I would like to suggest one additional consideration which comes out of my own experience at setting and achieving goals.

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Only one more month of the RYA fasttrack Yachtmaster course to go before the final exam.  The challenge in these last weeks is to keep focused and 100% engaged despite being very familiar with the sailing area (The Solent) and the manoevres and navigation. I’ve had the privilege of crewing for four other candidates during [...]

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