Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A move to the dark side; Wild promises; Just the two of us; Changing of the guardrail; Ducking out of dinghies; Reluctance is futile; French revelation; Ambling through autumn; Cast off!; Mutiny in Mâcon; Nasty noises; Star-crossed crossing; Seine but different; Happy berthday; Long distance relationship; Diesel disaster; Easter bonnet; Rallying around; Stand off; Marina manners; Under the weather; Big boating; Girls and buoys; Learning your lines; Racing revelry; Media mayhem; Helpful heroines; Ingenuous engineering.
Summary
'When I was first invited by my future husband to look at his pride and joy, I, the innocent invitee, happily conjured up alluring pictures of me in a new bikini and a great suntan. It didn't occur to me that 'see my boat' might mean actually going out in the wretched tub in the winter. But I was newly in love and would have - in fact did - follow him anywhere. However, I quickly realised that crew require that geometrical, spatial capability that I simply don't have. By the time I've worked out the wind direction, the required point of sailing, the angle of the sail, where the tiller is and w.
