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Faces On The Quay

By Paul Farmer

Sailing is not just about the ocean, but also about departures and arrivals.

When you lie alongside a quay in some small town far away from your own life, almost immediately faces will present themselves, looking down from the quay.
Fifteen miles up some unheard-of river live those who, unknown to their neighbours, cling to this thin channel as their link to the world.

The faces start off by offering casual conversational questions, but soon knowledge and care burst through and you, who thought your role was to be the authority, find yourself struggling to inject a word into their retelling of life and loves.

A face on a quay.

Others ask simpler questions then leave quietly to return with their children, for whom you become an early memory that plays a part in forming their lives. They may do you the great service of remembering you when no one else does

Other faces are drawn by the name of the home port, perhaps once their home port too. Your voyage here has been an adventure, theirs have been their lives.

A ship’s arrival is an event, and some places don’t have too many of those. Events focus feelings that cause people to tell their stories. Perhaps our stories are all we are.

When you talk to the faces on the quay, that’s when your travelling begins.

Paul Farmer

All 2023 UK Sailing Holidays

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Uk Sailing weekends on the schooner TrinovanteSchoonerSail

UK Sailing Weekends

October 31, 2019
Fri 5th to Mon 8th May 2023
3 nights £495

A UK sailing weekend to get out on the water in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
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View of waves sailing offshore to Norway.SchoonerSail

Harwich To Kirkwall, Orkney

October 31, 2021
Sat 13th May to Sat 27th May 2023
14 nights £2160
2 Spaces Only
A voyage to Orkney lasting several days with time to sail and explore ashore on arrival.
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Sailing In Orkney, a small traditional sailing boat at anchor, harbour view near Stromness.SchoonerSail Limited

Sailing In Orkney

October 31, 2021
Fri 2nd June to Fri 9th June 2023
7 Nights £1295
1 space only High summer sailing and exploring in the islands of Orkney
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Puffins on Fair IsleSchoonerSail

Orkney to Shetland & Shetland to Orkney

October 31, 2021
Thurs 15th July to Thurs 22nd July FULL
Or
Mon 24th to Mon 31st July 2023 £1295
7 Nights

A voyage from Shetland to Orkney or Orkney to Shetland Via Fair Isle
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Walking ashore on a sailing holiday in Shetland

Sailing In Shetland

November 2, 2021
Wed 28th June to Wed 5th July 2023 £1295
or
Tues 11th July to Tues 18th July 2023 £1295
7 Nights

A sailing holiday in Shetland with time to explore ashore.
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The Schooner Trinovante enters Whitby Harbour on a UK Sailing Holiday. Copyright Alan Green.

Kirkwall, Orkney To Whitby

May 1, 2018
Sat 5th Aug To Sat 13th Aug 2023
8 Nights £1350

Sail south along the Scottish coast to Whitby.
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View through a port hole of the sea - taken on a UK Sailing Holiday.SchoonerSail Limited

Whitby To Harwich

May 1, 2018
Sat 19th Aug to Fri 25th Aug 2023
6 Nights £960
Set sail on the old collier route. Offshore and Coastal Sailing
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Southen Pier at sunset with rigging blocks in the foregroundSchoonerSail

Ipswich To London

November 3, 2021
Thurs 31st Aug To Mon 4th Sept 2023
4 Nights £720
Sail on the East Coast rivers and up to the centre of London.
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The schooner Trinovante sailing off Felixstowe

London to Harwich

July 8, 2022
Fri 8th Sept To Tues 12th Sept 2023
4 Nights FULL

Sail from the centre of London to the historic port of Harwich.
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