Ramsgate is a giant enclosed marina built out of stone. When you’re walking along the outer edge of it, it feels as if you’re inside the moat of a giant castle, with the world outside of you completely blocked from Read more…
Only 6 Miles to go to turn the corner on the East coast and start the South Coast, but it was proving a difficult distance to knock off. Today the forecast was for good winds from the NE. However, nestled Read more…
This morning’s aim was to go from Harwich, across the Thames Estuary, to Ramsgate. A distance of about 45 nautical miles. To put this distance into perspective, the English Channel is only 20 miles across to France. Needless to say Read more…
The aim for today was to get from Harwich, where we finished on Friday’s epic 100km day, to Clacton-on-Sea, with the aim of getting around to Ramsgate on Monday. With this plan, we left Shotley Marina around 08:30 and headed Read more…
No wind today, so a day off the water. We got our chores done quickly in the morning – the boat got a wash down; starboard oil filters changed; and gear rinsed. We were rewarded by a lovely afternoon in Read more…
Just approaching Lowestoft harbour there was a large boat manoeuvring. Joe was carefully directing us first inside as it looked to be heading out, then possibly outsides as it changed direction. In the midst of this serious conversation, I suddenly Read more…
Sea Paling was one of the coolest places we stayed, at least from an engineering perspective. As part of the sea defences 9 man-made reefs have been built ontop of a pre-existing sand bar to help stop errosion. The first Read more…
After an unsuccessful attempt in the morning, where only Islay had managed to get out, we went for a wander down the beach to explore. You could see large sections where the cliff had erroded, it looked like giant lava Read more…
We were rigged and ready for 09:00 this morning, a miracle given Stew is not a morning person. Think he forgot almost every piece of kit, circling back about 5 times to get his radio, or camera, or whatever. Despite Read more…
We woke this morning to the sound of a boat engine just outside. A crab fisherman, coming to check his pots. Stew sprang into action, launching the dinghy and heading over to do some bartering for dinner. Our first locally Read more…