Round the Island 2022

The Round the Island Race is an annual yacht race around the Isle of Wight. It starts and finishes in Cowes, and is organised by the Island Sailing Club. The course is about 50 nautical miles (93 km) long. It was first held in 1931, it was sponsored by JP Morgan Asset Management from 2005 but in 2017 Cloudy Bay took over as the Presenting Sponsor, the 2019 race wasContinue reading “Round the Island 2022”

Morning Boats

Selsey in West Sussex is a small seaside village which has a few fishing boats, the boats go out at about 6am during the sunrise. I like trying to capture not only the sunrise but also activity. I love being by the sea, when it is just the soft general sound of the waves andContinue reading “Morning Boats”

UK South Coast

Full fathom five thy father lies;Of his bones are coral made;Those are pearls that were his eyes:Nothing of him that doth fade,But doth suffer a sea-changeInto something rich and strange.Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:Ding-dong.Hark! now I hear them—Ding-dong, bell. William Shakespeare, ‘Full Fathom Five’. Southern England, or the South of England, also known as the South, refersContinue reading “UK South Coast”