Circle Line

Steffan

Meyric Hughes

Magic to a sailor is harnessing the wind getting something for nothing  the surprise of a gust the boon of a side-wind and the trial of a headwind and best of all the moment when a change in direction means turning away from the head seas and wind and spray in silence and warmth. In 1969 man flew to the moon and sailed around the world solo. In 2009 sailor and Londoner Steffan Meyric Hughes thought he'd try something a little closer to home becoming the first to sail and row around London in a small boat. Along the way he discovers the history of the great city and great secrets of the mysterious Thames: wrecks bombs and intrigue. Circle Line is the story of a unique journey on the forgotten waterways of one of the world's greatest capitals; an investigation into the way we live today; and a humorous moving trip down memory lane.