So, there it was, a tiny spec of land off in the distance. Martinique? Nope, St Lucia, but within minutes we could see our destination and before too long, the champagne was open and we were quaffing our first proper drink in weeks, at St Annes, Martinique. Remarkably, we all had a decent kip despite the broken sleep patterns resulting from the passage night watches. …
Captains Blog 57 – Atlantic Crossing 2023 Daily Blog Posts Week Three
Show me the way to go home………… Thu Jan 19 2023 ………I’m tired and I want to go to bed.No nautical blog is complete without some kind of reference to a jaws film. Last Tuesday during our morning coffee meeting, something rather large was sported heading to wards the starboard side of the boat , …
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Captains Blog 56 – Atlantic Crossing 2023 Daily Blog Posts Week Two
I love rock n roll, put another dime in the juke box baby Wed Jan 11 2023 And it’s a good bloody good job that we love rock n roll … that’s all we’ve had for the last 2 days. It looks like we’ve got the bigger winds and seas until Friday. The further west …
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Captains Blog 55 – Atlantic Crossing 2023 Daily Blog Posts Week One
Below are the daily posts published while en-route to Martinique. They appeared as updates on the Predict Wind, satellite tracking programme. They've been split into 1 week segments and we're produced by different crew members each day: Oh what a night! - Wed Jan 04 2023 ‘‘Twas early January in ‘23 … what a very …
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Captains Blog 54 – Santa Cruzers
The sail from Lanzarote to Tenerife didn’t waste any of the eye wateringly expensive diesel. We sailed the whole way and made good time. We’d booked into Santa Cruz at the North West of the Island. I didn’t know what to expect of Santa Cruz, but it immediately felt at ease. All you could ever …
Our Big Boaty Adventure 