I spent some of the more boring moments of the Thames Estuary crossing working out a few facts and figures. Kalessin left Suffolk Yacht Har...
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Ramsgate has many charms, but the swell that can roll right around the corner into the marina is not one of them. Soon after 0400 I gave up ...
We enjoyed the showers and walked along the beach at Royal Sovereign, but didn't do much else. I was pleased only to be charged for one ...
With constant easterlies, it was evident that we were't going to leave Gosport for a few days, although it looked as though Sunday might...
I really didn’t want to stay in Shephard’s Marina for too long. It’s not very peaceful and I thought it might be quite uncomfortable in stro...
It’s so easy to leave a mooring. You just chuck off the line and you’re away. We left at 0530 on Monday 16th, exactly as planned. At 0600 I ...
My sister Lucilla and her husband Mark had a few days spare and had very kindly volunteered to sail with me rather than spending time on a G...
I have not enjoyed Lyme Bay on our previous crossings. The trouble is that you are supposed to do Portland Bill at exactly the right time to...
After four slightly expensive nights on the Town Jetty in Dartmouth, I was starting to feel that we had done most of what we wanted to do. G...
Sunday may not have been a good day for the Channel Islands but it looked OK for a sail along the coast to Dartmouth, which would be 20 mile...
On Thursday 5 September Alice headed home, via taxi, train and flight from Exeter to Edinburgh, taking my grateful thanks. I walked up to th...
After one night in Falmouth we set off for Plymouth the next day. I originally planned a crew change at Dartmouth, but Plymouth is much bett...
We spent three nights in Newlyn in the end, probably one more than I planned. On the Sunday morning it was wonderful to see my brother Paul ...
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