Emerald Tales

Currently in Portugal after 7 years in the Mediterranean

22 March 2024 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
What Next for Emerald, Having Escaped Porto Santo?
08 March 2024 | Gran Canaria
Full Passage Report: Sailing Porto Santo to Gran Canaria
01 March 2024 | Porto Santo
When the Wind Blows in Porto Santo
23 February 2024 | Porto Santo
Why Did We Have An Overheating Propeller Shaft?
02 February 2024 | Porto Santo
We Need New Sailboat Batteries: Lithium or Lead Acid?
22 January 2024 | Madeira
Festive Fun in Funchal and Porto Santo
15 December 2023 | Porto Santo
Leaving Porto Santo - Our Hotel California
01 December 2023 | Porto Santo
Emerald's Launch From the Boatyard: The Moment of Truth
24 October 2023 | Porto Santo
Sailing Life: All you Need is Just a Little Patience
13 October 2023 | Porto Santo
What Happened Next in Our Boat Engine Rebuild
15 September 2023 | Porto Santo
Advice for Servicing a Hydraulic Autopilot
09 August 2023 | Porto Santo, Madeira
Our DIY Boat Engine Rebuild: The First Test Run
28 July 2023 | Porto Santo, Madeira
Boat Engine Rebuild - The Gasket Debacle
22 July 2023 | Porto Santo
Rebuilding a Boat Engine - Our Continued Adventures
23 June 2023 | Porto Santo
Repairing A Water Damaged Boat Engine
15 January 2023 | Porto Santo
What to do With Our Broken Sailboat Engine?
15 September 2022 | Porto Santo
A Hydrolocked Engine - Off With Its Head!
19 August 2022 | Porto Santo
A Sailboat With a Broken Engine
29 July 2022 | Porto Santo, Madeira
Sailing to Porto Santo
18 June 2022 | Faro, Portugal
Boat Refit: At Long Last It's Time to Leave the Boatyard

First Log Day

01 November 2006 | Brighton
Nichola
This is the first official blog from Emerald-land.
The sun is shining in Brighton, although it is a bit chilly but thankfully the heating is working.
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Vessel Name: Emerald
Vessel Make/Model: Kelly Peterson 44
Hailing Port: No fixed abode
Crew: Colin 'Skip' Wright, Nichola Wright
About: One from Northern Ireland, one from Yorkshire, UK
Extra: Emerald has been our home since 2004. We've sailed around the UK, the western Baltic and have spent 7 years in the Med. We're currently in Portugal, planning a refit. Lot's more information about us and the boat can be found at www.yachtemerald.com
Home Page: https://www.yachtemerald.com/
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Emerald

Who: Colin 'Skip' Wright, Nichola Wright
Port: No fixed abode

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