To make a profession of your hobby can be a mixed blessing. For Kieran, our editor, the yearning to sail a yacht instead of a desk, to read clouds and not copy, to reach waypoints rather than deadlines, has proved irresistible, and he has secured a three-month sabbatical to drain a reservoir of longing filled, drip-by-drip, over many years. As cruisers must, he’ll go where the wind takes him but he has vague plans to head for Norway.
For extended cruising, one must prepare thoroughly. There will be extra kit to fit – for Scandinavian cruising I suggested Kieran might want a bow ladder, two long webbing reels, a bag of iron pegs and a hammer for mooring to rocks. The most important bit of kit, though, is a fine-tooth…
