We are very excited this week to have a guest article on the blog. Sue Williams is a woman sailor and author and has written her memoirs, Ready to Come About, about a North Atlantic circumnavigation on a 37′ yacht with her husband David. Here she describes the events that led up to the trip and some of the mishaps they had along the way. Continue reading
Category Archives: Sea Tales
Lovesail Member Blogs
Quite of few of the Lovesail members are prolific writers, here are a few of the blog posts that have been added recently:
Catalina Aftermath….and women who fix sh*t by sailingsideways
Great trip to Two Harbors on Catalina Island. Now, whenever you use your ( or I use mine) boat and take it out for a day or two there is always a fix-it list upon return. So mine is:
Port Royal – Pirate Paradise
Port Royal – “the wickedest city on earth”
Sailing into the clear blue waters of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbour, Port Royal comes immediately into view. It’s hard to imagine that this quiet Caribbean village was once regarded as one of the largest cities on earth. In the late seventeenth century its alleyways and taverns rang incessantly with the riotous behaviour of some of the most vicious pirates and notorious privateers of the era.
The Dinghy
The Dinghy
Here is another work of fiction by talented member Gandalpuss. If you have any stories or articles you would like to write for the Lovesail blog then just email us at admin@lovesail.com. You don’t need to be a member it just has to be sailing-related and around 400-500 words long. Continue reading
The Folk Boat
The Folk Boat
One of the Lovesail members, Gandalpuss, has written this lovely story called The Folk Boat. We always welcome articles from Lovesail members, so if you are a budding writer of fact or fiction and have a short piece to submit, contact us through the usual email address and we can arrange to publish it on the Lovesail Blog. Continue reading
Love in the Middle of the Ocean
A story about love
Welcome to the first of what I hope will be many Guest Blog Spots for the Lovesail Blog. This week we have truly romantic tale “Love in the Middle of the Ocean” about a serendipitous voyage from one of our Lovesail members Tor: Continue reading