Ted Rogers, a brave, brave man, passes away after a life of campaigns and sailing

I’ve just read an obituary of a most extraordinary man, Ted Rogers, who has passed away at 90 years.

Badly injured in wartime, he nevertheless managed to live a full life that included a lot of bricklaying, family life, campaigning against the evils of nuclear weapons, boatbuilding and sailing. I have considerable sympathy with his views, but there’s much to admire whatever your politics.

In particular, anyone who feels discouraged by the way the humdrum difficulties of life seem to make sailing impossible should take a moment to read the obituary in The Guardian and see his website. I’m only sorry I didn’t know him.

1955 21ft clinker-built cruising yacht built by Harry Feltham

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1950s Harry Feltham 21-footer for sale on Ebay

I hope someone is in a position to rescue this pretty little boat! They’ll need to move quickly…

•1955, 25ft clinker-built cruising yacht built by Harry Feltham for sale on Ebay

TOO LATE – she sold to the man in the white suit for £102. I hope he’s kind…

Modest celebrities Bill Serjeant and Nigel Davidson pass by on their way to the West

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Bill Serjeant’s Faith under sail

Bill’s little boat Faith. Click on the image to see his videos showing her
making way

Bill Serjeant is currently sailing his remarkable little heavyweight 14-ft Paradox cruiser Faith from its home port at Burnham on Crouch along the South Coast down to the West Country, where he intends to meet and sail in company with another Paradox sailor Al Law.

As Bill’s weblog records, along the way he anchored for a time in our sailing ground, the Swale, before sailing out along the North Kent Coast. However, over the last couple of days he’s been waiting out some bad weather in Ramsgate Harbour, where he met Nigel Davidson, who is currently circumnavigating the UK in his pretty 24ft Hillyard-built yacht Patsy Rye. For an earlier post about Nigel and his journey, click here. Huge good luck to both of them!

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