A visit to HMS ’Victory’ in my early teens prompted a lifelong interest in maritime history, including much sailing on both modern and traditional vessels. Over the years I have also written several articles on various nautical topics, of which I share some on this page hoping that you might enjoy them. More recently I have published two novels, featuring a former smuggler turned customs officer who, while haunted by his past, gets thrown into unexpected adventures that brings him in the middle of the Napoleonic war.

Kester J. Bathgate