Category: The Serchthrift Project

I passed! Yes, it was three weeks or so ago now, but I’ve been busy, so there you go. I am the proud holder of a Chief Mate (unlimited) certificate of competence, but unfortunately my application to add on the Master (3000gt) ticket has been held up by a quibble about whether or not my…

So, another month has passed since my last post. Seems to be becoming a habit… The reason for this is probably known to my regular reader, and that of course is that I have been continuing my studies towards my Chief Mates unlimited ticket, and, ultimately, my Master unlimited (Master Mariner). It is a long,…

It has been a month since my last offering, and I am happily able to report some actual progress with the project to fit out Serchthrift! Over the last few weeks, as well as frantically scribbling past exam papers to keep my mind ticking over on the professional side (written exams have now been rescheduled…

Nobody could have imagined at the start of the year what was going to unfurl as the winter turned to spring and the days started to lengthen. After two months trudging wearily into college day after day, we were told fairly unceremoniously one Tuesday morning that the college would be closing that day, and we…