Yachting Like It Is

Ang Sang Suu Kyi is again in the news headlines as she waits at the mercy of Myanmar’s military dictators.  In court, prosecuted on some very spurious charges, she will shortly find out if she has been found guilty.  Whatever the court decides, Ang Sang Suu Kyi still remains the focal point of hope for [...]

I would be prepared to bet that there is a glut of captains out there.   The talk these days is of the value of experience and not simply qualifications alone.  As less and less boats have been bought and sold over the last year, more captains than normal have been forced to seek the assistance [...]

Stereotyping could be described as ascribing homogenous characteristics to a group, without empirically ascertaining or respecting the accuracy and value of individual characteristics of those that make up that group.  The phrase is sometimes confused with Stereo Typing which is the act of operating a keyboard whilst using an Ipod. 

Stereotyping is usually recognized to be [...]

There are a number of people I do not trust.  A few of those fall into the following categories:  People that sell cars, the sort of people who allow dogs to lick their faces and fat people who claim that they don’t really watch TV.  I would simply choose not to do business with these [...]

The digital age is second nature to us these days.  It is more difficult to be out of touch than in touch for many of us.  In the old days cell phones in the Bahamas were so ridiculously expensive I once convinced the owner that he should not waste his money on providing me, his [...]