The seafarers who deserve respect… A long conversation with my old friends John and Jane in Durban helped me articulate…
English Harbour, Antigua Tied up at Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbour. Admiral Lord Nelson was stationed here in 1784, and…
Sailing at night – with the wind screeching, or under a friendly moon Black, just black, with the wind howling…
Voyage across the North Atlantic: ups and downs I thought it would be hard setting out on a 2,700 nautical…
Motivation from Anna and Louisa It’s still early days I thought, but being mid-Atlantic I had already covered three thousand…
Sailing single-handed I’ve been asked about how I deal with the practicalities of sailing a boat alone. Sitting in the…
Update on first day… Things seem to take a long time here… Having anchored (with difficulty, because the electric windlass…
Arrival! We made it! Well, we’ve arrived – after 24 days at sea. We sailed into Freeman Bay, at the…
Leaving La Palma… I will be off tomorrow, Sunday, probably about noon. It has been a fantastic five days here…
Photos – I have posted a number of photos on the Gallery page…