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Go Southerly… One of the services offered through Change of Tack is the delightful ‘task’ of helping clients find their ideal next boat. During the winter of 2017/2018, there has been a search for a suitable lifting keel sailing boat that was more than capable of dealing with European waters – particularly as the final […]

An RNLI Message on Cold Water Shock and Lifejackets Cold Water Shock "It's Ok, I'm a strong swimmer" - a phrase that more than one of my students has uttered to me in response to being told to wear a lifejacket. When I'm teaching any level of sea-based practical training the first and usually only [...]

The Sea - Always Commands Respect The Sea is an inspiring place and an environment into which we venture in pursuit of our desire to sail, but would you know what to do if you accidently ended up in it, rather than on top? One of the more sobering elements of what I teach to [...]

Have you ever reached for the starter key and had that mildly terrifying thought at the back of your mind…. ‘Is it going to start? … Please start!’? I guess it has happened to most of us at some point, particularly when on a boat that we may not be sure about, and certainly when […]