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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 →

1845 BST 6th June We are moored at Bucklers Hard in the very beautiful River Beaulieu, having spent last night in Lymington Yacht Haven. We gently motored back east again … Continue Reading →

We are in Ramsgate after a cracking sail yesterday across the Thames Estuary. As I write there is a thick blanket of fog enveloping Ramsgate and Fog Horns are sounding … Continue Reading →

Orford to Oostende 6th & 7th May We left the Ore at 1330 BST on Sunday the 6th under a cloudless sky and set full main and genoa in a … Continue Reading →

My wonderful friends David and Candy Masters, US SV ‘Endeavor’ went back to the States in early January. David to get his “shoulder blade” fixed and Candy to have a … Continue Reading →