On the third day, one day after my first ever sail, Pittwater was hit by the biggest storm in 20 years. The winds were incredible, like you only notice on those really bad days peering out of your house at…

The day I moved aboard, after living vagrantly with family, I had a migraine. I was lucky enough to grab a lift with M to the Marina, stopped off along the way to grab a few essentials from storage. Blankets…

Right. This isn’t going to make sense and I’m not sure how to even begin explaining it but, I’ve had a fear of water most of my life. Well water generally and the ocean specifically. I’ve been dumped by big…