March 2015

Greetings all,Tremendous news…at 1000 this morning we judged that the time was right to make a dash for the Canary Islands so we tacked ship and are now making our way east towards Tenerife. The sailors amongst you will understand the vagaries of the wind but we...

Ahoy one and all, Another great day on the Atlantic Ocean as we pound (literally) our way towards Tenerife.  It was very much groundhog day with regards to the conditions.  The crew have adjusted to the somewhat erratic motion of the Ship extremely well...

Hi Everyone, Welcome to day 13 of our voyage. Well our great run with the wind came to an end this morning when it backed to the east and dropped off to less than 8kts. What made it worse was that we were left with...

Hi everyone,Welcome to day 43 0f our voyage. As forecast the wind backed around to the south west this morning and has strengthened to 15-20kts with regular rain squalls that are helping to keep everything a little cooler. Hopefully if the forecaster has got it...

Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 13 of our voyage. Since departing Brest yesterday we have been experiencing light – moderate NNW winds and really enjoying some pleasant sailing. Given these wonderful conditions our focus for the day has been sailing and Dougie our very talented Sail...

Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 41 of our voyage. Today the conditions have deteriorated again and at the moment we are fighting against 25-35kt northerly winds with a 2-3m swell. The good news it is not meant to last and if the weather forecaster has got...

Hi Everyone,Welcome to day 10 of our voyage. Overnight in light conditions we managed to transit through the Dardanelles and entered the Aegean Sea. Today’s focus has again been on sail setting and furling with Taff giving added instruction on how to set the mainsail. All...

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