Enjoy the latest SITREP from the Yankee Jock Blog:
Unlimited Ordnance
Firstly, welcome to the recent wave of new recruits. I hope you have fun here. Please feel free to comment,…
Two by Two.
Well, my friends. I’ve been on board my new ship now for twelve days as Master, and for about six…
Canterbury Assailed
I forget where I read this factoid, but if you make any absurdly unreasonable request of a stranger, like cutting…
Moving On
Well. Where to begin? Tonight, in Vlissingen the Dutch begin to celebrate Carnival. A crazy celebration involving costumes and role…
Twits and Titans
Very little of what passes for ‘culture’ today, is anything more than a cult or a sub-culture. The political movements…
Candles and Badgers
Good evening. It’s nine p.m. on a Saturday night, so naturally, I’m sipping a Ribena and reading about IR35 tax…
The Channels
Davosians, Distribution, Demons and Duty. Greetings Yankee-Jockers. It’s been a while. We ended up so busy, I can’t believe it.…
Your Digital Dozen
Hello, to all. I trust you’re all back into the full swing of things after your Christmas and New Year…
Pure Resolve
Charlie Munger has two great quotes that I’ve been mulling over for several weeks: ‘It’s not greed that drives the…
Christmas Canoe
My hire car came early on Monday afternoon, and my flight to Edinburgh from Stansted on Tuesday was looking dicey…
On Manners & Management
I was told a few days before coming to this vessel that my main client had no work for me…