Intrepid Travels

Vessel Name: Intrepid Elk
Vessel Make/Model: Outremer catamaran 51
Hailing Port: Fremantle
Crew: Robert and Revle Elks
16 May 2017
06 October 2016
30 September 2016
22 September 2016
18 September 2016
17 September 2016
14 September 2016
13 September 2016
12 September 2016
10 September 2016
04 September 2016
01 September 2016
31 August 2016
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27 August 2016
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23 August 2016
21 August 2016
19 August 2016
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16 May 2017

Cherbourg encore

We are reunited with Intrepid Elk after a winter/summer separation and it is good to be home again. IE has had a facelift and her shiny white hulls are dazzling once more. She has a beautiful new bimini (shade cover) over the helm seat, which Robert designed and which was fabricated in Portsmouth and [...]

06 October 2016

IE preparation for winter

Our sailing days for this year are over and we are once again busy getting IE ready for a winter in the northern hemisphere. This year, she will be in the water for most of the time, with a short interlude on land in a large painting shed, where she will have her hulls painted. In order to get her into [...]

30 September 2016

Cherbourg, France

It was an inky black moonless night as we slipped out of the river and across the sand bar with fishing vessel Emma Louise behind us. Revle was on the bowsprit with a spotlight looking for hazards ahead. I was at the helm, peering at our chartplotter and concentrating on following our inward track. [...]

22 September 2016

Plymouth

We made a motoring passage of 35 miles to Plymouth Sound, then battled against strong currents up the Tamar River to an anchorage at West Mud where we spent a peaceful night. Plymouth has been a major naval base for centuries and we had some close encounters with modern navy ships in the harbour. We [...]

18 September 2016

Falmouth

Our passage to Falmouth took us past The Lizard, a projecting headland with a ferocious tidal race. We passed a little too close and got caught in the race which was too bumpy for comfort. Approaching the Falmouth harbour, we had the excitement of crossing our track from June 2015 when we made landfall [...]

17 September 2016

Newlyn

We left the Isles of Scilly early in the morning to catch a light northerly wind to Land's End and the fishing port of Newlyn, just south of Penzance. We couldn't believe our luck, having another gentle passage through one of the most treacherous and notorious waterways in northern Europe. We galloped [...]

Naval Dockyard and preparation

22 May 2015
The surgeon has given us the all clear to leave Bermuda, and our dear friend Alan arrived last night to rescue us and help us with the next passage. With one day to show him around, we hopped on the bus to cross the island to the far end where the Royal Naval Dockyard is located. It was a long and windy road to get there, but it did give him a wonderful overview of this remote place. The dockyard is built in grand style in very beautiful gray stone, but the enjoyment of it is somewhat tainted by the hordes of people, huge cruise ships and tawdry shops and restaurants in the precinct. The highlight was seeing a traditional Bermuda sloop tied up to the wharf and spending some time chatting to the captain. The boat is used for training and ‘character building’ and is beautifully maintained. We boarded the fast ferry back to St George’s, speeding along the northern coast of the island group, and covering the distance in no time at all.
We were surprised to see Alia Vita tied up at the customs wharf, and soon learned that they had run into gale force winds off the US coast and decided that the best option was to retrace their steps and wait for the weather to abate. The crew all looked very tired but otherwise well and unharmed. They are off again on Sunday, with wonderful weather forecast for the run to New York.
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