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FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I’ve been bluewater cruising.

Not sailing, as such – more figuratively lost on the ocean; I’ve become a father for the first time. As the sleepless nights punctuated by spells of panic and relief roll by, a number of interesting parallels between sailing and parenthood occur to me.

The first is the involuntary anchor watch. Even when the baby is asleep, I listen intently for the slightest noise. It reminds me of an awful night at anchor in a rocky pool in south Brittany. As the sun went down the ebb began and the anchor chain grated and scraped across the seabed. With every echo up the chain I fidgeted nervously, darting on deck every 15 minutes or so to check whether we were dragging. In the event, we held fine and I vowed never to omit to use a snubbing line again.

The second parallel is the night watch on a long ocean passage. In order that we each get a minimum of sleep, we’ve divided forces, with one parent on baby watch (short spells of intermittent sleep) while the other sleeps (up to three glorious, untroubled hours). It is similar to the routine we adopt sailing long passages two-up. The person going off-watch makes a cup of tea for the person coming on and gives them a handover briefing.

Finally, just as when halyards mysteriously unclip and windvanes jam during the witching hours, things seem to go wrong with our daughter’s routine between midnight and 2am. Something of the Joshua Slocum principle.

I’m hoping that the similarities here will make her a natural sailor. So much so that we’ve already planned a trip to Brittany this summer. So, any tips on sailing with very small babies to the address below, please!

Someone who understands sailing with babies is one of our two new columnists, Jess Lloyd-Mostyn, who lives onboard with her young daughter Rocket. In this month’s column, she describes how her family found a home away from home on the other side of the world, in New Zealand (see page 34).

And our other new monthly columnist needs little introduction – the vastly experienced sailor Paul Heiney (page 32). Both Jess and Paul share an evident passion for sailing and are no strangers to adventure or trips to far-flung shores.

They fit our motto of ‘Go further, Sail better, Be inspired’ perfectly and we’re delighted they have invited us – and you - along for the ride.

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