This book starts with a mixture of stories aimed at sailors new to sailing told through fictitious club chats. These are interspersed with some verses on sailing matters. There is then a true account, of a 300 plus sail against head winds while trying to teach a novice sailor how to handle his first sailing boat.. Finally there is the story of his singlehanded (for the most part) sail round Britain in 1990, in a boat rig he designed himself, raising money for the Macmillan fund (Cancer Relief)

A story of a young man's return home to learn that he has not only inherited his father's genes but has found love with a long lost cousin.

A story of a young man's return home to learn that he has not only inherited his father's genes but has found love with a long lost cousin.

Ralph (he hates to be called Mr. Hill) is an eighty-four-year-old man living in the South East of England. He believes he has led a charmed life and tells the story of his childhood and growing up in a changing world. He then adds the story of the final hours of a Lancaster Bombing in which his brother was killed. In a complete change of direction, the next piece is about a system for playing contract bridge called "The Amenable Club." For one who has hated the disputes following some games, he has tried to devise a system that will cause the least friction between players. His greatest hope...

Ralph (he hates to be called Mr. Hill) is an eighty-four-year-old man living in the South East of England. He believes he has led a charmed life and tells the story of his childhood and growing up in a changing world. He then adds the story of the final hours of a Lancaster Bombing in which his brother was killed. In a complete change of direction, the next piece is about a system for playing contract bridge called "The Amenable Club." For one who has hated the disputes following some games, he has tried to devise a system that will cause the least friction between players. His greatest hope...