Well, it’s been a while eh! Since I last time I wrote one of these. I was still tanned and reasonably fit then, but now I’m a grey haired withered old hermit who occasionally pops his head out the cockpit, like a meercat on lookout, just to check the world is still alive. Life aboard …
Dope with a rope
This very morning, Captain Mac had to dive into the icy Atlantic to remove a nylon rope wrapped around the propeller and drive shaft of Gianti. He tried to order the first mate to do it but she refused. There will be repercussions! Keel hauling for example. Unless you know of something more fitting?
Captains Blog 6
What’s That Swell? And so the day of departure from my beloved Maggoty Bank had arrived. The drizzly dull morning summed up my mood, but first mate was on good form to keep things upbeat. Nothing was moving as we passed Falmouth apart from an old wooden thing named Gypsy Moth IV. She soon backed …
Yarghh Shipmates
From the moment of their arrival, the two new crew were confined to the lower decks due mainly to the pouring rain and to a lesser extent I needed to assess their suitability to undertake the gruelling passage that lay ahead (Falmouth Marina to St Mawes, just around the corner!). Needless to say, the following …
Big weather
It was supposed to be 15-20 knots of wind all day, I had nice ham for sandwiches, we'd average around 5-6 knots all day. It didn't work out like that At one point we were having consistent 30-36 knots of wind hammering our poor Gianti & her new sails. With gusts of 40 knots and …
Off anchor … jobs
We came off anchor and into a marina in Falmouth to get our AIS installed. This means we can see and be seen by all boats who also have it installed. Brilliant news when it's dark or foggy. You can cyber stalk us and see exactly where we are using the link below & searching …
England, Ireland, Scotland, France … nope Penzance
After a fab few days exploring Maggoty Bank, Truro and Trelissick, we decided to take a day trip to Penzance, to pick up my stupid skin products. I can't recommend Pure Nuff Stuff enough ... 4-5 ingredients per product, zero preservatives and Emily (pictured) is so, so lovely. She's really interested in solving skin issues …
Continue reading "England, Ireland, Scotland, France … nope Penzance"
Cornish pixies
When I last wrote we were in Plymouth finishing some jobs, getting crafty and making bed linen and being generally confined to barracks until we were jolly we'll ship shape! We sailed across to Fowey in lovely sunny conditions, attempting to pick up a mooring buoy unlike any other we'd come across previously. Cue .. …
Captains Blog 4
Ho Ho Ho, we’re at Plymouth, city famous for manufacturing of hoes. More about that later! Disasters at sea, or narrowly avoided ones anyway, let’s start there. Near disaster 1: moored in lovely bay when knot came undone from buoy and boat heads rapidly towards rocky coast. Near disaster 2: rafted against boat with two …
Caption time ..
We've had a great few days in Dittisham & Salcombe ... with a huge walk and lots of food. On a day out we took the tender up to Totnes ... what a quirky, hippy little place it is. If you want a hand made, organic, locally produced anything ... you'll get it there! Whilst …
Our Big Boaty Adventure 