Learning from the ‘near-miss’

Learning from the ‘near-miss’

by Nikki Henderson, Yachting World Back in December, I reminded myself what ‘too close for comfort’ feels like. After 18 days at sea, my crew and I finished an Atlantic crossing and parked up in Rodney Bay, St Lucia, with around 5 litres of usable diesel left – barely a couple of hours run time for our 60hp Volvo. You could look at that and consider it an example of exceptional seamanship and precise fuel management – a perfect plan. Barely a dr…