Sail Away To The Caribbean
This is a true story. The prompting to put it down in print has come from years of being nagged to do so! Jon and Sue Alsop had a three year old son, Jethro. Home was a 16th century cottage in Shotesham, Norfolk, East Anglia. Due to a dramatic change of circumstances brought about by UK taxation laws, Jon’s one man sail making business suddenly became unviable. Their options were to change careers, Sue to go back to work and Jon become house husband, or to change track completely and have an adventure. They chose the latter.
Sue Alsop, Salcombe Devon 2023.
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19). Disasters on board – rough sailing and leaks.
The children and I had a great time in the UK. My parents met me at Gatwick and drove us back to Cheshire. I took the boys to see Father Christmas in Manchester. We acquired some much needed winter clothing from charity shops. Olly was still only eight months old. He amused my family with…
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21). Making sails while the sun shines in Gustavia
JON’S SAIL REPAIR TECHNIQUES Before we had time to lower Guinevere from the davits, other yachtsmen had read the ‘Sailmaker’ signs and tenders were queuing up to beg him to fix sails. So many other boats had experienced the rough conditions over the past six weeks there was huge demand. When presented with ripped seams,…
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20). Nightmare crossing
The optimistic weather forecast said: “Swells 3 to 5 feet, wind 30 to 40 knots, the Upper Level Trough is Dissipating.” Along with eight other yachts we set off for St Barths only 14 miles away from St Maarten. Visibility was good. The sun was shining. We could clearly see our destination. Two sixty foot…
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