We cross the sea-strewn country of Greece from corner-to-corner, touching twenty-four of her glittering islands along the way. Clare and I do the final tally one afternoon and find ourselves a bit startled at theContinue reading

The casual tradition I began after first moving onto boats some eight years ago involves me going for a sail on my birthday. Last year was sailing in the Azores—a difficult experience to top—but thisContinue reading

If there is ever a time to put Champagne through the white-glove treatment, it’s for a visit from the Queen. Okay, perhaps not the Queen of England (she was busy overseeing her recent grandson’s weddingContinue reading