Wearing Purple

Warning! Jenny Joseph (1932 – 2018) When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red…


A bit of help from our 'friends'

As time progresses, we are learning new skills and are able to carry out an increasingly number of…


Retirement - easy life?

Retirement…a time to sit back and put my feet up? Not when you have a boat! The job list does…


End of an era...

The end of an era and the start of my next adventure. Wednesday 24th July 2019 marked the end of my…


First trip out alone!

Sunday 7th July…another momentous day. Our first time out of the marina, by…


A large stick at last!

The last time that we saw Escapade with her mast was on the sea trials in September…


Water, water everywhere...

One of the most exciting things about Escapade finally being launched was the access to…


Re-launch day at last!

Time moved on and days turned into weeks and weeks turned into months. We (and…


What did we actually do?

Much of the previous post talks about the work that other people did to Escapade, but we were not…


Yet more spending!

Over the next two years, we continued to gradually work through our work list. Every…