Welcome to Josin’s blog for 2026. This year’s edition starts surprisingly before Josin is back in the water, because……
I was interviewed by Norwegian SEILmagasinet a while back, and the latest edition of the magazine “www.seilmagasinet.no” has the resulting article, “91 år og 75 år til sjøs”, or, more understandably “91 years old and 75 years on the water”.
These copies are for the family! Had to ensure at least they read it!
It has been an opportunity to give som of my experience over the years back to the broader sailing/cruising/solosailing community. I hope there is some information there which is useful to others.
It might be possible to read the magazine’s leader here: https://www.seilmagasinet.no/sm202602-utkikken/den-gamle-mannen-og-havet/961232.
But needs translating of course.
And even the article:
https://www.seilmagasinet.no/albin-ballad-john-lee-cotton-josin/91-ar-og-75-ar-til-sjos/960769
The article also admits that the important goal for this year is Shetland, which we didn’t get to last year. Looking forward to a nice sail under gentle conditions!
Josin goes back into the water on friday next, 17 april. She is all prepared.
Alls well,
Josin's 2026 blog 