19 May 2012, somewhere east of Lord Howe, we think Trim, taut and terrific on the good ship Resolute? Naturally… First up on the Resolute Weekend Agenda, with looking-great-in-lycra Animal Mick, our flamboyant instructor. He makes us all weak in the abs. Its core, of course. And the rest of […]

18 May 2012 A big day on the good ship Resolute. First, a genoa crisis when the Big Shackle on the tack changed shape from U to an L. Then at 4 am GMT (guru mean time) F*#K!! FIRE!! Pornstar, always alert, happened by the microwave as it shat itself […]

17 May 2012 Still somewhere east of Lord Howe, we think Here we are, some 400 nautical miles from Lord Howe Island, having a “sun down” drink at the table – Rum and Ginger beer for Bill and John, G and T for Ken and a can of Carlton for […]

15 May 2012 You can’t ‘do’ Lord Howe in a long weekend, and to be sure, the Gurus did not ‘do’ the standard LHI list: Mt Gower, museum visits etc. The Gurus did, however, did however, manage to experience the best of local hospitality (including being put up for two […]

11 May 2012, Lord Howe Lord Howe! Paradise circa 1950…. What a landfall – spotted in moonlight at 4 am, it grew magnificent as a looming outline framed against perfect sunrise. We sailed in between the reefs, breaking waves either side of us and into a picture perfect aquamarine lagoon, […]