After two long days in a row we were all tired, and us kiters a bit sore. We allowed ourselves an extra hour lie in, until 08:00 instead of our usual 07:00. But couldn’t afford much more as the south west wind that had brought us on a down wind Read more…
This afternoon was like being in the middle of a David Attenborough program, but this one was live! As we headed into the southern harbour at Skomer island the sky was full of birds; puffins, razorbills and manx shearwaters all fishing right in front of us. Up until today it Read more…
Padstow is one of those cute little fishing towns you find on postcards. We’ve been before as tourists and there is always the constant flow of people around the harbour. Unfortunately this visit we entered at dusk and were up early to prepare for the long day ahead. We did Read more…
Eight o’clock on the dot and Stew was calling around the local chandlers and mechanics on the Isles of Scilly checking if anyone had an engine control cable that could replace the one that broke yesterday. Pasty had already given us a contact for someone in Penzance who could possibly Read more…
We woke this morning to rain and poor visibility. Despite the unfavourable weather we were hopeful it would soon lift. We didn’t have the luxury of waiting where we were as the passage between Tresco and Bryher, which was our calmest way out, is only navigable at high water. And Read more…
The wind we needed yesterday was here in force today. We set off in 16-18knots, with big rolling swells. It was hard to do anything down below as you needed at least three points of contact on the boat to stop yourself from falling over. It had been a while Read more…
If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. And so we did. We waited in the dinghy for three, one hour slots today hoping for the wind to come in. First we tried in the bay between Tresco and St Mary’s, watching as various fishing boats, ferries and tour Read more…
During the night we had the edge of Storm Hector come over bringing 35knot winds and a 12ft swell. Compared to Ireland and Scotland this was nothing but it meant we were storm bound in the Scillies for the day. When the worst of it had past Islay and Jeremy Read more…
Joe cooked an extra large pot of porridge this morning as we were hoping to make it back across to the northern coast of Cornwall today. With the wind forecasted to blow up heavily overnight we knew we’d have to make it to Padstow in order to have a safe Read more…
With the wind in all day, and us having decided in advance that today wasn’t going to be a travelling day – due to the upcoming storm – we had a slow start. Despite it being a Tuesday, it felt more like a Saturday with a long lie in and Read more…