My boat is a welcome retreat

Tracey and I have just commenced construction of our very own Grand Designs in so much as we are self building a long dreamed of off-grid house in our little corner of Cornwall. It’s cool to be using technology that we used to test and develop during the early days of short-handed racing.

- PETE GOSS

Our sense is that the build will take two years and so trips on Oddity won’t be measured in months until after the topping out party. Until then Oddity will be more a refuge from long hours, frustrations and hard graft. A tranquil escape to recharge and ease aching muscles.

It’s funny how a change in emphasis can influence other areas of life. After a couple of days laying blocks and in need of a break I sat down to call up Windy.com on my laptop. The kids had recently convinced me that I should up my security by opting for a randomly selected password triggered by my fingerprint. A great system until you need a forecast and your fingerprint has been worn off by breeze blocks. Not knowing the new password it took four days of trying before my fingers had recovered enough to let me in!