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I cant quite believe the summer is over for me and ‘Talisker 1’. It almost seems like someone else went off on my boat and sailed 5,000 nautical miles in … Continue Reading →

28th September 29th September Was a lovely day with not a lot of wind and it was going to be possible to get out of the River Ore at about … Continue Reading →

5th August Orford SC Sea Race 12th August Out with three Legends in the Perly Miss Some Ordnance on The Ness! 27th August 31st August on the Spit 2nd September … Continue Reading →

14th August ‘Talisker 1’ was struck on her mooring. The gentleman, whose incompetence caused the damage, emailed me to tell me what had happened.  Ten out of ten to him … Continue Reading →

1219 24th July Subject:- Working Up Channel We are in Portland Marina. It does not have quite the appeal of Falmouth, St Mawes and then our overnight in Dartmouth!  I’ve … Continue Reading →

1419 8th July – Underway Again We are heading north away from very beautiful Santa Maria.  Hopefully the easterly winds that are promised for a day or so will get … Continue Reading →

1723 30th June We left Porto Santo this morning 0700 and we are only 17 NM off the N Coast Madeira main island and as the crow flies 30 NM … Continue Reading →

1100 BST 23rd June 2018 Once you set off into the ocean wilderness, with the elements driving you forward making an abort, a return, futile, you become gripped by the … Continue Reading →

15th June Weighed anchor at 1440 BST and set sail for Madeira.  By midnight we were 7NM NNE Cape Vilan. 1610 BSTWell this just might be it! What I’ve been … Continue Reading →

1530 BST 12th June We are nearly half way across the Bay of Biscay. Between Ushant and Finistere. I marvel at the power of the Ocean. Nothing nasty, nothing angry … Continue Reading →