by Natalie | Sep 25, 2020 | Editorials, Features
Born in 1966, just four months before England held the World Cup aloft, it was written in the stars that Steve Lenton was going to be a dyed-in-the-wool football fan. His lorry driver father was a Nottingham Forest supporter, and weekends were held sacred for taking...
by Natalie | Sep 23, 2020 | Daily News, Editorials, Features
I am writing this two thirds of the way through 2020; a year none of us will forget and, with all your help, I am almost half way through my 555 km swim around this incredible island. Pain stopped play for the most August and September but I am glad to say I am...
by Natalie | Sep 14, 2020 | Editorials, Features
One of my favourite stories of the seas is the one on the Orcas that visit the Strait of Gibraltar. I have encountered Orcas when sailing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Galapagos islands or in Norway … but the most impressive interaction of these...
by Natalie | Sep 8, 2020 | Editorials, Features
“Can you hear me clearly?” is the first question Jan-Erik Viitala, Founding Partner and Creative Innovations Director of Axopar Boats, asks me as we link in for a phone interview this week. “Ummm, it sounds like you’re on a plane….”, detective skills are clearly...
by Natalie | Sep 1, 2020 | Editorials, Features
August certainly lived up to its reputation of being a furnace with humidity thrown in, but I’m happy to say we managed to escape and spent most of the month in Galicia, France and then the UK with our Campervan! The cool evenings and fresh mornings were a delight !!...
by Natalie | Aug 31, 2020 | Editorials, Features
As life begins to return to the new normal and the economy slowly tries to recover, there are a few hangovers from our 8 weeks of new normal that have become a staple of everyday life, and one of those is the Zoom call. And so it is, on a bright sunny morning, that I...