Intro

Hi.

I'm Pat. My Wife Catherine and I have been sailing together for about five or six years. Before that I'd made a couple of attempts that never really took off. Initially it was all Squib sailing in or just outside of Dun Laoghaire harbour, which is on the South side of Dublin bay in Ireland.

It wasn't long before cruising beckoned and in 2004 we bought our first boat, "Lara", a 26 foot Westerly Griffon. For a first boat it was big enough, and we ventured as far as Dingle in West Kerry over the Summers of '04, '05, & '06.

In early 2007 we sold Lara, and with a mind to travel bigger distances we bought "Aragorn", a 40 foot Westerly Oceanlord. Also in 2007 I finally started to do what I'd been wanting to do for some time, and that is to start writing about our sailing experiences.

We have bigger adventures planned, so if you enjoy what you see here, stay tuned, I'll be happy to tell more.

I would appreciate your comments. Whether positive, negative, or neutral, as long as they are constructive, I'd like to know what you think. Tell me the kinds of story you'd like more of, tell me if I'm factually wrong, or if I am giving or implying bad advice, tell me how to improve my writing style, or just tell me your own stories.

Whether you comment or not, I hope you find the blog interesting, enjoyable, and useful.

Regards
Pat Egan
Dun Laoghaire
Ireland