A brief introduction to the site and my aims. I have felt for a long time that in the UK we all too often have a flawed perception of sailing. The TV and media are forever showing £multi-million superyachts that very few could even remotely hope to afford. Then there's that old joke: "sailing is like standing in a cold shower tearing up £50 notes". If that's your thing, that's fine. For the rest of us, not tearing up the money would be a really sensible improvement. And as it happens, it doesn't have to be like standing under a cold shower either.