Old Harry's Dog-Watch

Reissued by popular demand, Old Harry's Dog-Watch is a wonderful collection of Des Sleightholme's irreverent observations on the nautical scene. With dry perceptive wit, he pokes fun at a variety of nautical situations from boat leaks, club dinners and night watches to cockpit cocktail parties and cooking at sea, to the absolute delight of many generations of his readers.

'For the best humorous writing Old Harry still reigns supreme' Yachting Monthly

A collection of Des Sleighthome's irreverent observations on the nautical scene.

Des Sleightholme has a lifetime's experience of boats, sailing and all things nautical. Former editor of Yachting Monthly and now retired, he revels in his freedom to cruise wherever and whenever he wishes. His Old Harry books (four of them), and his more recent autobiography, A Funny Old Life, have all been instant bestsellers. He now lives in South Devon on a cliff overlooking the sea.