In December, the Prime Minister announced that he would introduce emergency legislation, supported by a legally binding treaty, to finally get flights to Rwanda off the ground and tackle Channel boat crossings. At the time, I wrote a blog post which explained why I believed that to be so important: […]
Read MoreEach year, the good people of High Wycombe weigh the Mayor, the councillors and the MP to check who is gaining weight at taxpayer expense. It’s a magnificent idea but strangely my Westminster colleagues seem reluctant to institute the tradition on Parliament Square. Unfortunately, I put a little weight on […]
Read MoreAsymmetric Monohull, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Might have been a Laser 4000. Crewed by Remco, the insatiable high-wind Dutch sailor.
Read MoreLaser, racing, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
Read MoreDistant Tiger capsize, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
Read MoreGoing out on the wire, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. Racing a Hobie 16 single-handed on a gusty day
Read MoreAll done. Last night out with new friends tonight. This seems to be the best photo of me at sea from the fortnight — no exciting Tiger or Fox pictures: Final photos uploading in the background including some good high-wind shots of cats, windsurfers and a kite board. Will post […]
Read MoreRace day was comical, with lulls followed by moderate gusts from various directions. In a mixed fleet, Remko and I were first over the line in a Tiger two out of three in the morning. For the third, Remko took a unilateral decision to put in a capsize in the […]
Read MoreMaltese Falcon, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. We woke yesterday to find the megayacht Maltese Falcon in the bay. Follow the links from the photos for more shots, including sail deployment. Maltese Falcon, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.
Read MoreWildwind 58 – Version 2, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker. No photos of me today — Beth was busy — but a few good shots of others. This is a Hobie Tiger, the boat I used to own.
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