Nick Ardley

Nick Ardley was born in 1955 and brought up on a Thames spritsail barge. One of four children, he and his siblings soon became the crew. His working life was spent as an engineer officer with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, but upon retiring from 'big' ships Nick fell into writing, being asked to tell his childhood story. He now writes avidly about his love and enthusiasm of sailing among the rivers and creeks around the Thames and its estuary, discovering its industrial history. Christobel, Nick's...See more

Nick Ardley was born in 1955 and brought up on a Thames spritsail barge. One of four children, he and his siblings soon became the crew. His working life was spent as an engineer officer with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, but upon retiring from 'big' ships Nick fell into writing, being asked to tell his childhood story. He now writes avidly about his love and enthusiasm of sailing among the rivers and creeks around the Thames and its estuary, discovering its industrial history. Christobel, Nick's wife and the 'mate' in his yarns, has grown to love the saltings too. See less