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Equinox – lovely word.
At 15.44 (GMT) this afternoon the sun crosses the celestial equator. It is the autumnal equinox. What on earth has that got to do with…
Big Boats and Little Boats
Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited aboard HMS Warrior to give the after dinner speech to the Contessa 32 Association End of…
Everlasting Summer
The forecast for this weekend seems intent on lulling us into believing that the summer has life in it yet, after weeks on the resuscitation…
Heat, Wind and Chillies
When talking about heat and wind in the context of chillies, there is a risk that we might start to think some very un-navigational thoughts……
Dawn Today
The Natural Navigator’s day often starts with a quick check that the sun is rising roughly where it should be – blog readers will be…
Two Beaches for the Price of One
There is something surreal, perhaps postmodern?, about blogging about a newspaper that is writing about you. Ian Belcher reviewed my course in the Sunday Times…
Latitude Lice
Last night I spent a few minutes re-reading a couple of passages from Barry Cunliffe’s book about Pytheas the Greek. About 2300 years ago Pytheas…
