Life raft mission …
.. accomplished (part 1)
so we had a great 7 hour sail from Douglas IOM to Whitehaven in Cumbria this morning. A lovely broad reach all the way which is normally the fastest point of sail and we arrived perfectly as there was enough water to...
so we had a great 7 hour sail from Douglas IOM to Whitehaven in Cumbria this morning. A lovely broad reach all the way which is normally the fastest point of sail and we arrived perfectly as there was enough water to...
So what do I do …
... when I am "off" watch.
There's a lot to do when sailing a boat - especially with the overall distance we have to cover in total. On the longer 30+ hour legs all you can/ should do is rest/ snooze. On the shorter legs of less than 12 hours...
There's a lot to do when sailing a boat - especially with the overall distance we have to cover in total. On the longer 30+ hour legs all you can/ should do is rest/ snooze. On the shorter legs of less than 12 hours...
I now understand It’s harder…
.. to do business in NI
We had a little bit of faff at the start of our day off in Isle of Man. DouglasHarbour control wanted to move us to a different pontoon in the outer harbour - but we wouldn’t fit until a motor boat moved to create...
We had a little bit of faff at the start of our day off in Isle of Man. DouglasHarbour control wanted to move us to a different pontoon in the outer harbour - but we wouldn’t fit until a motor boat moved to create...
Found this bookmark…
.. in one of the books* I brought to (re)read.
The message is a useful reminder for all of us in life, not just at sea
* Failosophy by Elizabeth Day which is a collection of her lessons from talking with famous guests on...
The message is a useful reminder for all of us in life, not just at sea
* Failosophy by Elizabeth Day which is a collection of her lessons from talking with famous guests on...
Remember when a 50 mile trip…
.. felt like a long way!
So I feel we are getting into our groove now.
Today is a relatively simple 75 mile leg from DL to Douglas in the Isle of Man. Assumed 12-14 hour passage, using the strong northerly tide in the morning...
So I feel we are getting into our groove now.
Today is a relatively simple 75 mile leg from DL to Douglas in the Isle of Man. Assumed 12-14 hour passage, using the strong northerly tide in the morning...
