November 4, 2026 · 11 min
Reading the sky before you launch
Tell-Tales
A short letter every Sunday from the harbour: one knot, one look at the weather and one thing to try on the water.
“Learn to Sail a Dinghy was clear and easy to follow. I used what I learned the same week.”
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