Our start point this morning was Fraggle Rock. Some of us will remember this from childhood as the popular TV series with the same name. For some reason I’d remembered it as being underneath a tree not a lighthouse. We were all humming the theme tune as we approached two Read more…
First thing I did last night when we arrived in Falmouth was laundry. It’s worrying when the highlight of the day is clean clothes and a hot shower – sometimes in life its the small luxuries that make the difference. We have a limited water supply, and generally want to Read more…
After such an early morning yesterday, today’s 10:30 start felt like complete luxury. So was a day on land exploring how to make gin at Salcombe Gin Co. We split into two teams, team Mactaggart (Jeremy and Islay’s family name) and team Wirral (where Joe and Stew grew up). Each Read more…
Both wind and tide lined up for an early start. First light was 4:15, so we set our alarms for 3:30, enough time to make porridge and get ready before setting off. This was our earliest start yet and only our second passage in the dark (the first being a Read more…
Once all the tourist from the day before had left we had the cove mostly to ourselves, with only 3 other boats anchored overnight. This didn’t last long, even with it being a Monday the beach started filling, and by noon the cafe on the corner was packed. A group Read more…
Bright (or at least for the first part) and early we headed down to Chesil Beach for Stew’s impromptu beach clean. It was great meeting Matt who had seen us on Facebook and joined us before his gym session, warming up his calves as we traipsed across the beach’s steep Read more…
No wind, no chores, just pure rest and relaxation. Think my knees needed it after yesterday, I felt them in the morning even with all the stretching. There’s no wind forecast until Tuesday, so will definitely be ready to go by then. Just to make sure we’re prepared, we’ve made Read more…
After a few days in Brighton we were ready to leave. It was really special being back in such a familiar city surrounded by so many memories and friends, but when you know you’ve got distance to cover you don’t want to be in any one place for too long, Read more…
Chores in the morning, including Stew and Joe delving deep into the bilges to try and find why we were taking on water in Ramsgate. The wind had picked up suddenly in the night, and we had started rolling quite a bit. We were in the outer harbour, and the Read more…
I’ve been in contact with my old school in hopes to arrange a visit on our way past. We had a grand plan that we could kite into the beach, and walk up the tunnel that connects the school to the beach through the cliff. And then possibly do a Read more…