Crossed 2 degrees N, celebrating with coffee. V light breeze from S sprang up after 48 hours of motoring, blissful. 1-2 knots. Slow progress but improving, 2136 miles to Azores.
Paul Heiney and Libby Purves are writers and broadcasters in the UK, are married, and have sailed together for over 30 years. Libby is also a monthly columnist for 'Yachting Monthly' magazine. [...]
Paul has made many singlehanded passages; in 2003 he took part in the Azores and Back Race, and in 2005 in the Singlehanded Transatlantic Race.
Both Paul and Libby have written about their sailing adventures.
'One Summer's Grace' is Libby's best-selling account of their voyage round Britain with their, then, two small children.
Paul wrote of his solo transatlantic experiences in 'The Last Man Across the Atlantic'. The clue's in the [...]