Trevor Martin recounts one early passage that taught him almost all he needed to know for the next 20 years of sailing. Going from ‘of course I can sail’ to ‘I will never know enough’. After buying my previous boat, a 1969 Snapdragon 24 fin keeler in...
Readers Reply. Both Directions. PBO 716 I was interested to read Trevor Martin’s ‘Improving a heads pump installation’ (*PBO March 2025), it was a great article. However the author made a slight error in assuming that the Whale Mk5 sanitation pump for a Lavac toilet...
Incensed by the Calor Gas debacle, I invested hours and many phone calls to solve my problem. This was finally achieved by my purchasing a Flogas 4.5 cylinder just before all providers seemed to not issue any cylinders except for refills to existing customers. I guess...
Two little mistakes... Having gifted my old Moody 36 with a new, not so sparkly, Rocna anchor last year, (I couldn’t afford the shinny stainless one), it occurred to me that it was still a sizeable investment. Especially as I had added a quality swivel and shackle...
ESCAPE BY YOUR SHELF - text only version (please see photo of the printed article for pictures) I believe that all of us, including the yacht designers, consider that a hatch is not just for ventilation, but also a means of escape both in emergency and as a...
Trevor Martin is a forensic psychologist, teacher and solution focused therapist who has also sailed and worked in the marine industry throughout his life. He is a regular contributor to the yachting press. Here he tackles the elephant on the water, or more...
Trevor Martin is a forensic psychologist, teacher and solution focused therapist who has also sailed throughout his life. In this article he considers the almost unpublishable sailing paradox that blights very few boats, but is endemic in our modern sailing culture....
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Thoughts on questions often asked - Kayaks, gear and choices Advice, guidance and myth busting TEXT ONLY VERSION Illustrated hard-copy version available at Canoestore Trevor MartinInland, Sea and Open Canoe coachCanoestorewww.outdooractivitytraining.ukApril 2025...
Whilst working at On Track Intervention Service at Dartington/ in 2018, I was asked to write an article for their inhouse online magazine. I started with: What is OTIS? How does it work? What is it for? The Intervention service was an embryonic department that had...