I almost went sliding seat rowing the other day. Philip Meakins is one of those people who accumulates boats (he says he has about 12 in a...

My book group has chosen Folly by green-fingered TV talking head Alan Titchmarsh for this month's read. Not my sort of thing as a rule ...

Work and sloth are a time-consuming combination. And the windy weather has not helped. But last Sunday I managed to get out sailing with the...

The Stampfli 24. More here.

It looks depressingly as though our glorious leader is about to make Britain an even more urgent target for terrorists with his insane pl...

Watched a fascinating programme on pirates last night. Dr Sam Willis, an excellent historian but a not-so-good folk singer, gave a potted...

By 'tub' I don't mean this... ...but a training boat, not a fine or best boat. John Welsford, the Kiwi designe...